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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigori Rasputin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Morton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton throws a series of punches but Rasputin avoids them all with ease.
Rasputin shoots in but Morton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rasputin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morton.
Micheal Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rasputin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Morton!
Rasputin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rasputin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rasputin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Morton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rasputin.
Morton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Morton is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rasputin is working for a guillotine from mount but Morton frees his head quite easily.
Morton is trying to escape the mount but Rasputin keeps good control and instead manages to take Morton's back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morton covering up well under a series of strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin working for a choke but Morton is defending well.
Morton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rasputin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Morton wants to get back to his feet.
Rasputin is looking to control Morton but Morton is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morton preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rasputin.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is looking for a rear naked choke here but Morton reverses the position brilliantly into Rasputin's guard!
Rasputin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Morton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Morton throws a right hand that Rasputin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasputin also avoids with ease.
Morton misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Rasputin or perhaps it was just good defense by Morton which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin doesn't manage to clinch there - Morton circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rasputin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morton swivels and escapes.
Morton swinging wilding here.
Morton misses with a series of wild punches.
Rasputin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morton.
A clash of legs there as Rasputin blocks the low kick.
Morton misses with an uppercut. Rasputin saw that one coming.
Morton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Morton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by Morton.
Rasputin shoots in and bounces Morton off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Rasputin stops Morton from standing up.
Rasputin forces his way into half guard.
Rasputin trying to pass the guard but Morton defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morton tries to kick Rasputin off but Rasputin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rasputin works his way into side control.
Morton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rasputin asserts his dominance and retains side 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.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morton tries to bum rush Rasputin with a series of wild strikes but Rasputin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rasputin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morton tries to avoid it but Rasputin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morton to the ground. Morton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Morton throws a right and a left that Rasputin avoids nicely.
Morton swinging wilding here.
Morton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Donk. Morton catches Rasputin right on the button with a cross.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Morton! Rasputin is backing up but he can't get away as Morton lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Rasputin and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Micheal Morton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Give it Away as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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175 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
5 - 4 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Austin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a double leg but Hester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hester tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Hester tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Hester throws a head kick that misses.
Hester stuffs the takedown.
Patrick Hester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Smith.
Hester throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hester is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
Smith prevents Hester from standing back up.
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hester is controlling an arm, preventing Smith from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith goes for an armbar but Hester turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hester.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Hester has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith working for a triangle but Hester defends it easily.
Hester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hester is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Hester postures up.
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 Smith moves out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hester knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hester is looking for a sweep.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hester's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hester looking for submissions off his back.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Hester is defending well.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Hester defends it.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is working for a submission of some sort.
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.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hester is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hester!
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.
Hester is controlling an arm, preventing Smith from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Smith is working for a guillotine from mount but Hester frees his head quite easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Smith is working for a guillotine from mount but Hester frees his head quite easily.
Hester tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Hester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Hester tries to buck Smith off but he can't manage it.
Smith goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hester is on top in guard.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hester is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Smith Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hester's back instead.
Hester manages to reverse the position and now he's in Smith's guard. Nice work there by Hester.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Hester is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hester manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Hester's guard.
Smith 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.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith passes Hester's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hester!
Smith works his way to his opponent's back.
Hester defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Smith working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Hester is doing well to defend. Smith seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Hester is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Austin Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davy Geerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Durrant (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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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Geerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durrant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durrant scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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.
Geerts is looking to reverse the position.
Geerts struggling a bit here.
Durrant has hold of Geerts's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Geerts tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Durrant cranks the arm and Geerts screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Geerts, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). David Durrant!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toki Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spackman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Never Scared by Busta Rhymes. Tooth has chosen Thunderhorse as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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176 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Spackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toki Tooth!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spackman looks to land a combination but Tooth avoids it well.
Tooth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tooth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dan Spackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spackman throws a series of punches but Tooth avoids them all with ease.
Tooth shoots in looking for a takedown. Spackman tries to sprawl out of it but Tooth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Spackman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Tooth or perhaps it was just good defense by Spackman which made him look bad.
Dan Spackman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toki Tooth.
Tooth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spackman pinned against the cage. Spackman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spackman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tooth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spackman pinned against the cage. Spackman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tooth shoots in for a takedown but Spackman shows good takedown defense.
Tooth shoots in and bounces Spackman off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Tooth looks gassed!
Spackman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tooth trying to control but Spackman is working from the bottom.
Tooth tries to free his leg and advance position but Spackman is retaining full guard.
Spackman wants to stand and escape but Tooth is having none of it.
Tooth looking to pass the guard.
Spackman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tooth on the ground.
Tooth passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Spackman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tooth is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Spackman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Spackman swinging wilding here.
Spackman misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Spackman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spackman looks to land a combination but Tooth avoids it well.
Spackman misses with a two punch combination.
Tooth gets the takedown into side control.
Tooth has an Americana. Spackman didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tooth is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tooth hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Toki Tooth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacen Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett has chosen Alaj volim kad je pomalena as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacen Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Fields moves out of range easily.
Barnett connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Fields to the floor! Barnett dives in looking for the finish!
Fields is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barnett tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fields controls his leg.
Oh Fields is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barnett decides to stand and escape the position.
Barnett misses with a head kick.
Fields seems to have got his legs back now.
Fields shoots in looking for a takedown. Barnett tries to sprawl out of it but Fields keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Barnett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fields shoots for a double leg takedown but Barnett sprawls well. He's pushed Fields's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fields walks into a stiff left hand from Barnett.
Fields feints and as Barnett raises his hands in defense, Fields changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Barnett wants to stand up but Fields is controlling him.
Fields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnett is keeping the position for now.
Fields 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.
Fields sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barnett's guard.
Barnett is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett 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.
Fields content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barnett wants to get back to his feet.
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. Barnett tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fields!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacen Fields!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Saturn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and klaus kluubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saturn comes to the ring accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - "I'm Shipping Up to Boston". I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that klaus kluubert was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilbert Saturn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, klaus kluubert!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kluubert loads up on a big right hand but Saturn slips the punch.
Saturn throws a hook to the side of kluubert's head but kluubert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
kluubert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saturn throws a right hand that kluubert ducks under and follows up with a left that kluubert also avoids with ease.
Saturn wants to clinch.
Saturn misses with a lunging right hand
and kluubert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saturn taking some punishment here, with kluubert in his half guard.
kluubert thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Saturn's head.
Saturn is looking to escape.
Saturn pushes kluubert off and gets back to his feet.
Saturn throws out a leg kick but kluubert moves out of range and Saturn only half commits.
kluubert looks to land a left hand but Saturn moved out of range nicely.
Saturn scores with a crisp jab that stopped kluubert in his tracks.
Saturn clobbers kluubert with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saturn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saturn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and kluubert counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saturn's guard now.
kluubert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saturn is looking to stand up but kluubert isn't so interested in that idea.
Saturn is breathing heavily.
kluubert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kluubert distracts Saturn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saturn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst kluubert is controlling him.
kluubert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saturn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saturn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from kluubert.
kluubert thows a big elbow that misses.
kluubert trying to control the position from guard on top but Saturn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saturn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for kluubert on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
kluubert lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A clash of legs there as kluubert blocks the low kick.
Gilbert Saturn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
kluubert cracks Saturn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saturn misses with a right hand
and kluubert counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
kluubert working Saturn over with strikes.
kluubert throwing shots but Saturn is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kluubert tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saturn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
kluubert prevents Saturn from standing back up.
Saturn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saturn tries to get out of the position.
Saturn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from kluubert.
Saturn pushes kluubert off looking to stand but kluubert dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Saturn drops kluubert with a huge uppercut! kluubert drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Saturn is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbert Saturn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Huima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JT Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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264 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mika Huima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JT Colossus!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huima fails with the takedown.
Huima closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huima lands in his opponent's guard.
Colossus is pulling down on Huima's head. It's preventing any offense from Huima, at least for the moment.
Colossus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Colossus escapes and gets back to his feet.
Huima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huima shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Colossus as he jumps to the side.
Colossus blocks a jab.
Mika Huima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huima with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Huima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Huima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colossus lands with a big left! Huima is wobbled badly! Colossus comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Huima to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). JT Colossus!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Falapovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Fen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falapovic comes to the ring accompanied by Dio - Holy Diver. Fen has chosen Its The Final Countdown as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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279 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
6 - 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Fen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falapovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Falapovic swivels and escapes.
Falapovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fen trying to control but Falapovic is working from the bottom.
Fen wants to pass the guard but Falapovic is keeping the position.
Fen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Falapovic is keeping the position for now.
Falapovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fen on the ground.
Fen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falapovic wants to stand but Fen is controlling the position.
Fen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Falapovic connects with a looping right hand.
Falapovic misses with a head kick.
Fen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falapovic can pounce on him.
Marko Falapovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falapovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Falapovic stuffs the takedown.
Falapovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falapovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice sprawl there from Falapovic as Fen shoots in.
Marko Falapovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Fen.
Fen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Falapovic!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falapovic wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Fen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Falapovic is now in Fen's guard. A big mistake from Fen there, giving up the dominant position!
Fen looking for a guillotine here but Falapovic defends easily.
Fen looks gassed!
Fen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Falapovic is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Falapovic's back instead.
Falapovic holding both Fen 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falapovic showing good submission defense here.
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.
Fen controls the action.
Fen is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Falapovic defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fen wants to control the position but Falapovic frees himself and scrambles - Fen manages to regain control in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Falapovic!
Fen looking to control but Falapovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Falapovic is on top in guard.
Falapovic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fen's guard.
Falapovic throwing strikes but missing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falapovic is one step ahead there.
Fen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Falapovic's guard.
Falapovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Falapovic tries to get out of the position.
Fen wants to pass the guard but Falapovic is keeping the position.
Falapovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fen 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.
Falapovic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fen trying to control the position from guard on top but Falapovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fen tries to free his leg and advance position but Falapovic is retaining full guard.
Fen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Falapovic's guard.
Fen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Falapovic tries to lock up and control but Fen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fen working for a submission but Falapovic is keeping him at bay.
Fen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fen wants to finish this one by submission but Falapovic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Fen.
Fen landing strikes from the mount.
Fen goes for an armbar but Falapovic turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Falapovic.
Fen working for submissions but it's allowed Falapovic to get to half guard.
Falapovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fen is trying to control but can't.
Falapovic prevents Fen from improving his position.
Fen wants to control but Falapovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Falapovic prevents Fen from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Falapovic.
Falapovic misses with a few strikes there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Falapovic throws a nice looking combination but Fen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falapovic gets caught flat footed, as Fen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Falapovic is looking to stand up but Fen isn't so interested in that idea.
Fen won't allow Falapovic to sweep him here.
Falapovic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fen dives into side control.
Falapovic tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Fen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Li Fen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Falapovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fen blocks a head kick by Falapovic.
Marko Falapovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falapovic misses with a head kick.
Falapovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fen shoots for a takedown but Falapovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fen closes the distance and clinches up with Falapovic, looking for a takedown. Fen pushes Falapovic against the ropes but Falapovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Falapovic.
Falapovic misses with a head kick.
Falapovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Falapovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fen feints and as Falapovic raises his hands in defense, Fen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Falapovic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fen, into his guard.
Fen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Falapovic uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falapovic stands up and beckons Fen to his feet.
Fen avoids the head kick by Falapovic.
No joy there for Falapovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fen dodges the punch combination from Falapovic.
Falapovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Li Fen has been cut.
Fen just misses with a punch to the body.
Falapovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fen blocks a head kick by Falapovic.
Falapovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fen closes the distance and clinches up with Falapovic, looking for a takedown. Fen pushes Falapovic against the ropes but Falapovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marko Falapovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Fen.
Falapovic misses with the combination.
Falapovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fen advances nicely into full mount.
Falapovic tries to buck Fen off but he can't manage it.
Fen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Falapovic is now in Fen's guard. A big mistake from Fen there, giving up the dominant position!
Fen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fen looking to secure an arm triangle but Falapovic defends it well.
Falapovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fen mounts Falapovic! Really nice guard pass there!
Fen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Falapovic has worked his arm free - good work by Falapovic!
Fen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Falapovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fen is putting a hurting on Falapovic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Falapovic wants to control but Fen postures up.
Fen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Falapovic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Falapovic's legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Falapovic is trying to get back to his feet.
Fen controlling the position.
Falapovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Falapovic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Falapovic is looking to escape.
Fen has control of Falapovic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Falapovic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Falapovic is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Fen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Falapovic wants to get back to his feet.
Fen goes for an armbar but Falapovic turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Falapovic.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Falapovic wants to stand and escape but instead Fen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Falapovic wants to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fen trying to control the action but Falapovic is working from the bottom.
Falapovic misses with a strike from the bottom.
Fen prevents Falapovic from escaping the position.
Fen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Falapovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falapovic wants to control but Fen postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Falapovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fen misses with a takedown attempt - Falapovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Falapovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Falapovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Falapovic swivels and escapes.
Falapovic tries to bum rush Fen with a series of wild strikes but Fen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Falapovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Falapovic!
Fen has hold of Falapovic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Falapovic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Marko Falapovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Falapovic flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Fen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Li Fen!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Li Fen!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Li Fen!
Li Fen wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baumgardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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172 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Baumgardner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Einar Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baumgardner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee cracks Baumgardner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Baumgardner is rocked!
Lee throws a pinpoint strike between Baumgardner's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Baumgardner crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Lee scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Einar Lee!
Einar Lee is the new welterweight champion!
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