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Battlegrounds 11: Attack! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sea Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Dead by April - Trapped as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sea Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joakim Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larsson slips under a jab.
Larsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larsson tries to clinch but Bass moves out of range.
Bass moves into range and clinches up with Larsson.
Larsson is trying to break the clinch but Bass has him pressed against the cage.
Bass has had enough of the clinch but Larsson keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bass manages to break the clinch.
Bass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larsson throws a combination. Bass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Larsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass tries to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling the position.
Larsson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsson tries to clinch but Bass moves out of range.
Bass circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larsson tries to clinch up but Bass circles away and keeps his distance.
Bass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bass wants to clinch
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsson throws a one two combo.
It looks like Sea Bass has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass tries to keep at a distance but Larsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bass wants to break free but Larsson has control.
Bass is looking to break free of the clinch but Larsson has double underhooks.
Bass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larsson pushes Bass up against the cage in a clinch.
Bass tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Bass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bass goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bass has had enough of the clinch but Larsson keeps him there for the moment.
Bass swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson manages to break the clinch.
Bass tries to clinch but Larsson moves away
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bass.
Bass closes the distance but Larsson moves to the side
and Larsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Larsson.
Bass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Larsson tries to clinch but Bass moves out of range.
Bass closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four 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.
Bass tries to clinch up
and Larsson moves into the clinch.
Bass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bass breaks from the clinch.
Larsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bass tries to clinch but Larsson moves away
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bass darts in trying to clinch
and Larsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joakim Larsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sea Bass's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bass throws the left hand but Larsson avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bass throws a nice looking combination but Larsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bass misses with a hook.
Bass misses the shot to the body.
Larsson has closed the distance and engaged Bass in a clinch.
Bass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bass will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Larsson up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bass.
Larsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bass has him pressed against the cage.
Larsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bass has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bass has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Larsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bass won't allow it.
Bass looking to stall.
Bass breaks the clinch.
Bass has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bass tries to clinch but Larsson moves away
and Larsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Larsson wants to break free but Bass has control.
Bass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larsson tries to break the clinch but Bass is controlling the position.
Bass manages to break the clinch.
Bass darts in trying to clinch
and Bass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass wants to clinch
and Larsson counters with a left and a right that stings Bass.
Bass closes the distance but Larsson moves to the side
and Larsson moves into the clinch.
Bass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bass clinches but Larsson breaks the clinch
and Larsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Larsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Larsson.
Bass swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bass closes the distance but Larsson moves to the side
and Larsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bass is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Larsson breaks the clinch.
That's four 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.
Bass closes the distance looking to clinch
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bass misses with a hook to the body
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bass tries to clinch but Larsson moves away
and Larsson counters with a nice body shot.
Larsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bass throws out the jab.
Bass misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bass swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joakim Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sea Bass's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bass tries to clinch
and Larsson counters with a left to the body.
Bass missing with a left hand there. Larsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bass tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Larsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bass wants to clinch
and Larsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bass is trying to break the clinch but Larsson has him pressed against the cage.
Bass is trying to stall.
Bass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bass tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Larsson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass wants to clinch
and Larsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bass throws a hook but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson moves away from the strike by Bass.
Bass tries to clinch
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bass closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bass.
Bass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Bass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass tries to keep at a distance but Larsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Larsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Bass won't allow it.
Bass swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bass prevents Larsson from breaking the clinch.
Larsson has had enough of the clinch but Bass keeps him there for the moment.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larsson wants to break free but Bass has control.
Bass lands with a light punch inside.
Bass breaks the clinch.
Sea Bass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bass forces Larsson back against the cage and clinches.
Larsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass throws a shot from downtown. Larsson moves away and avoids it.
Bass tries to clinch
and Bass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Larsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bass tries to clinch up
and Larsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sea Bass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larsson takes a shot to the head.
Larsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Larsson blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bass is trying to maintain a safe position but Larsson gets an underhook and turns Bass into the cage.
Bass wants to get back to striking at distance but Larsson won't allow it.
Bass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bass taking a breather.
Bass breaks the clinch.
Bass is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bass's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bass moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bass misses with a combination
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joakim Larsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larsson 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joakim Larsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haya Oku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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211 lbs
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204 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haya Oku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Meyers!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Oku.
Meyers shoots in for a double leg but Oku sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haya Oku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oku throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Meyers stumbling backwards into the cage! Meyers bounces back off the cage towards Oku, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Oku lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Oku celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Haya Oku!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Fuchs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermainet Twymanj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuchs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Fly me to the moon. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franz Fuchs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jermainet Twymanj!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuchs shoots for a double leg takedown but Twymanj sprawls well. He's pushed Fuchs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fuchs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuchs is looking to clinch.
Fuchs shoots in for a takedown but Twymanj shows good takedown defense.
Fuchs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Twymanj swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Fuchs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twymanj wants to clinch
and Fuchs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Twymanj gets full guard.
Fuchs won't allow Twymanj to sweep him here.
Twymanj trying to keep a closed guard but Fuchs is proving a slippery customer.
Fuchs being controlled here momentarily.
Fuchs stopping the sweep attempt from Twymanj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twymanj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fuchs's guard.
Fuchs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Twymanj is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuchs is breathing heavily.
Fuchs looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Twymanj passes into half guard.
Twymanj seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Twymanj is nestled in close to Fuchs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fuchs tries to get to full guard but Twymanj has control of the leg.
Fuchs tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Twymanj has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Twymanj looking to finish Fuchs with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fuchs!
Fuchs is looking to get to half guard.
Twymanj 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 three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Twymanj trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Twymanj connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fuchs can't escape the position.
Twymanj controlling from mount.
Fuchs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Twymanj lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuchs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Twymanj tries to control but Fuchs wriggling away.
Fuchs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Twymanj wants to control the pace but Fuchs is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jermainet Twymanj dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Twymanj tries to clinch but Fuchs moves away
and Fuchs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Twymanj's guard now.
Twymanj looking for a sweep. Not yet Twymanj, not yet.
Fuchs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Twymanj works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Twymanj wants to sweep here but Fuchs controlling him for the moment.
Fuchs postures up.
Twymanj controlling the position.
Fuchs throws a big right hand that misses.
Twymanj looking for a sweep. Not yet Twymanj, not yet.
Fuchs tries to free his leg and advance position but Twymanj is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fuchs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Twymanj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twymanj looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fuchs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Twymanj trying to control but Fuchs is working from the bottom.
Fuchs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Twymanj can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Twymanj is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fuchs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fuchs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Twymanj doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Twymanj manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fuchs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fuchs prevents Twymanj from improving his position.
Fuchs is looking for a kimura but Twymanj is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fuchs to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twymanj moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fuchs lands a couple of elbows.
Fuchs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fuchs trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Twymanj manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Twymanj is looking to stand up but Fuchs won't let him.
Twymanj is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fuchs keeping busy on the bottom but Twymanj has passed one foot through into half guard.
Twymanj passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs is looking to get to half guard.
Twymanj looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Twymanj raining down shots from the mount!
Fuchs is squirming around, avoiding Twymanj's attempts to control the action.
Twymanj controlling from mount.
Twymanj landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franz Fuchs dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Twymanj closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fuchs is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Twymanj's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Twymanj wants to take a breather but Fuchs is having none of it.
Fuchs with the active half guard here but Twymanj passes nicely into side control.
Fuchs manages to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Twymanj wants to take a breather but Fuchs is having none of it.
Twymanj moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Fuchs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twymanj wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuchs keeps working.
Fuchs gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Twymanj trying to control but Fuchs is having none of it.
Twymanj landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fuchs can't escape the position.
Twymanj controlling the pace for now.
Twymanj tries to control but Fuchs wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jermainet Twymanj just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuchs shoots and misses
and Twymanj counters with a two punch combo.
Twymanj tries for a takedown but Fuchs circles away easily
and Fuchs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Twymanj's guard now.
Fuchs wants to pass the guard but Twymanj is keeping the position.
Twymanj working a defensive guard here.
Fuchs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Twymanj is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Twymanj has escaped and now he's on top!
Twymanj stopping the sweep attempt from Fuchs.
Twymanj stands and throws Fuchs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fuchs tries to buck Twymanj off but Twymanj is having none of it.
Twymanj wants to control but Fuchs is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Twymanj in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Fuchs is trying to get back to half guard.
Fuchs sneaks back into half guard.
Fuchs looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Twymanj pushes past his half guard into mount!
Fuchs is desperately trying to improve his position but Twymanj has a good base and remains in mount.
Twymanj trying to control but Fuchs is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jermainet Twymanj.
I think Twymanj 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jermainet Twymanj!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarkko Hakulinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Guidotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakulinen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Last of the Mohicans Theme. Tony Guidotti is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jarkko Hakulinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Guidotti!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guidotti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hakulinen as he jumps to the side.
Guidotti blocks a head kick by Hakulinen.
Guidotti looks for a takedown but Hakulinen sprawls well.
Guidotti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hakulinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Hakulinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Tony Guidotti has been cut.
Guidotti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hakulinen is looking for a triangle but Guidotti pushes his legs off easily.
Guidotti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Guidotti wants to pass the guard but Hakulinen is keeping the position.
Hakulinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hakulinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hakulinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Guidotti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hakulinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guidotti tries to free his leg and advance position but Hakulinen is retaining full guard.
Guidotti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hakulinen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guidotti manages to get himself to full guard.
Guidotti has his foot on Hakulinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hakulinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Guidotti is looking for a triangle but Hakulinen pushes his legs off easily.
Guidotti looks gassed!
Hakulinen wants to control from the top but Guidotti keeps moving.
Guidotti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hakulinen is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hakulinen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hakulinen advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakulinen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Guidotti defend it? Hakulinen steps over the head and cranks it - Guidotti is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hakulinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jarkko Hakulinen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Trine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minamoto Yoritomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minamoto Yoritomo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Trine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minamoto Yoritomo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trine avoids the head kick by Yoritomo.
Trine throws a hook to the side of Yoritomo's head but Yoritomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoritomo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoritomo misses with a few strikes there.
Yoritomo misses with a head kick.
Yoritomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoritomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trine misses with a looping left.
Some bone on bone action there as Yoritomo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yoritomo throws a series of punches but Trine moves out of range.
Yoritomo tries to clinch but Trine is having none of it.
Yoritomo throws a right hand that Trine ducks under and follows up with a left that Trine also avoids with ease.
Yoritomo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trine connects with a nice looking jab.
Yoritomo throws a sloppy head kick and Trine moves out of range easily.
Yoritomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Trine. No joy for Yoritomo on that attempt.
Yoritomo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trine motions for Yoritomo to come forward. Trine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trine throws a wild body kick that Yoritomo sees coming a mile off.
Nice shot by Trine.
Yoritomo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yoritomo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Trine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yoritomo looks gassed!
Trine is looking to advance position but Yoritomo won't allow it.
Trine is trying to control the action in half guard but Yoritomo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trine throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trine is looking to take a break and control but Yoritomo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Trine thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yoritomo to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo wants to stand up but Trine is controlling him.
Trine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoritomo throws a right hand that Trine ducks under and follows up with a left that Trine also avoids with ease.
Yoritomo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trine throws a solid leg kick but Yoritomo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trine.
Trine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoritomo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trine blocks a head kick by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trine waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yoritomo.
Trine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yoritomo lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yoritomo.
Trine looks to throw the jab but Yoritomo is out of range.
Yoritomo scores with a one two! Trine had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yoritomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trine.
Yoritomo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoritomo tries for a takedown but Trine circles away easily
and Trine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trine.
Michael Trine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minamoto Yoritomo.
Yoritomo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Trine is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Yoritomo to the mat. Yoritomo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Yoritomo trying to control the position.
Yoritomo keeping full guard, as Trine tries to pass.
Trine is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoritomo has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo wants to stand and escape but Trine is having none of it.
Yoritomo looking to control.
Trine is looking to work some ground and pound but Yoritomo has wrist control.
Yoritomo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trine thows a big elbow that misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yoritomo lands a high kick!
Trine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoritomo's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoritomo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoritomo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trine counters by moving into the clinch.
Trine can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Trine dominated that round.
That's time! Trine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yoritomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoritomo moves out of range as Trine throws a body kick.
Yoritomo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trine moves into the clinch successfully.
Trine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trine lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Trine.
Trine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoritomo has Trine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Trine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Trine lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoritomo backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trine breaks the clinch.
Yoritomo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minamoto Yoritomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoritomo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoritomo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Trine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritomo wants to get back to his feet but Trine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trine throws a big right hand that misses.
Trine content to stall in guard here.
Trine thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two 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.
Yoritomo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trine is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yoritomo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yoritomo has escaped and now he's on top!
Yoritomo stays in close to Trine's body and controls the position.
Trine striking off his back but it's not causing Yoritomo any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Trine tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Yoritomo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trine wants to hold on but Yoritomo pushes him away.
Trine working to try and regain half guard.
Yoritomo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Trine to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trine is trying to defend against the choke here but Yoritomo has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Yoritomo Tightens the hold and Trine taps out furiously! Yoritomo displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Minamoto Yoritomo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janu Haperenu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janu Haperenu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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20
215 lbs
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22
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Janu Haperenu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Haperenu or perhaps it was just good defense by Khalidov which made him look bad.
Khalidov lands a right hook to the body.
Khalidov throws a series of punches but Haperenu moves out of range.
Haperenu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khalidov throws a nice looking combination but Haperenu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haperenu looks for a takedown but Khalidov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janu Haperenu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haperenu shoots in for a takedown but Khalidov shows good takedown defense.
Khalidov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Haperenu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Khalidov.
Haperenu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Khalidov pinned against the cage. Khalidov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Khalidov. No joy for Haperenu on that attempt.
Haperenu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haperenu shoots for a takedown but Khalidov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two 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.
Khalidov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haperenu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haperenu is breathing heavily.
Haperenu shoots in but no luck this time.
Khalidov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haperenu.
Haperenu fails with the takedown.
Khalidov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Janu Haperenu has been cut.
Khalidov misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalidov misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haperenu fails with the takedown.
Khalidov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalidov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haperenu shoots in for a takedown but Khalidov shows good takedown defense.
Fedor Khalidov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khalidov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khalidov misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haperenu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Khalidov scores with a jab to the body.
Haperenu shoots in looking for a takedown. Khalidov tries to sprawl out of it but Haperenu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khalidov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haperenu fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Khalidov misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Khalidov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janu Haperenu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khalidov stuffs the takedown attempt from Haperenu. Haperenu gets slowly back to his feet.
Haperenu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Khalidov is controlling Haperenu's posture.
Khalidov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haperenu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khalidov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haperenu being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov keeping full guard, as Haperenu tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidov wants to stand but Haperenu is controlling the position.
Haperenu pushing down on Khalidov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Haperenu seems to be working for a kimura but Khalidov defends the submission attempt.
Haperenu is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Khalidov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khalidov is controlling Haperenu's trapped leg to prevent Haperenu from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haperenu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Khalidov tries to hold on but Haperenu pushes him away.
Khalidov is looking to improve his position but Haperenu isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Haperenu working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Khalidov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Haperenu goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Khalidov is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov gets to his feet - Haperenu follows without any prompting.
Haperenu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khalidov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Haperenu backs up against the cage.
Khalidov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Khalidov cracks a nice hook into Haperenu's ribs.
Khalidov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khalidov throws a right and a left that Haperenu avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haperenu shoots in but Khalidov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janu Haperenu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Khalidov.
Khalidov stuffs the takedown attempt from Haperenu. Haperenu gets slowly back to his feet.
Haperenu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khalidov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khalidov thuds his right hand into Haperenu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Khalidov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Janu Haperenu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Haperenu shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalidov sprawls well. He's pushed Haperenu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Khalidov lands with a nice body punch.
Haperenu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khalidov tries to avoid it but Haperenu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khalidov to the ground. Khalidov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haperenu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Khalidov.
Haperenu shoots for a takedown but Khalidov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janu Haperenu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khalidov misses with a two punch combination.
Khalidov lands a jab-cross combination.
Fedor Khalidov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalidov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khalidov stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov lands a really nice looking cross but Haperenu seems unphased.
Haperenu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khalidov tries to avoid it but Haperenu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khalidov to the ground. Khalidov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khalidov throws a series of punches but Haperenu moves out of range.
Haperenu dodges the punch combination from Khalidov.
Haperenu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khalidov is fending him off so far but Haperenu persists. Nope, Khalidov circles away and we're back to standing.
Khalidov misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Khalidov. No joy for Haperenu on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haperenu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haperenu shoots in looking for a takedown. Khalidov tries to sprawl out of it but Haperenu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khalidov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haperenu shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalidov sprawls well. He's pushed Haperenu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fedor Khalidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haperenu shoots for a takedown but Khalidov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haperenu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khalidov but Khalidov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haperenu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khalidov misses with a wild combination.
Khalidov looks to score with a jab to the body but Haperenu is just out of range.
Haperenu shoots in but Khalidov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khalidov looks to land a combination. Haperenu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Khalidov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haperenu.
Haperenu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four 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.
Khalidov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haperenu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice combo by Khalidov! Oh, that's hurt him - Haperenu falls to the canvas and Khalidov follows him into side control.
Haperenu is rocked!
Khalidov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalidov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Haperenu to his feet.
Janu Haperenu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Haperenu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalidov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Khalidov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khalidov 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Khalidov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guto Groos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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231 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guto Groos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong Li!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li tries to clinch but Groos is having none of it.
Groos keeps the fight on the outside.
Groos has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Groos.
Groos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Li pushes Groos off looking to stand but Groos dives back in and keeps control.
Li is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Groos is working for a submission of some sort.
Groos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Groos prevents Li from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groos seems to be working for a kimura but Li defends the submission attempt.
Groos is looking for a kimura but Li is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Groos to get the leverage.
Groos is breathing heavily.
Li tries to kick Groos off but Groos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Groos is working for a submission of some sort.
Groos wants to pass to mount but Li is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Li works his way to full guard. Good work.
Li wants to stand and escape but Groos is having none of it.
Groos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Li dives on top into guard.
Li slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Li trying to control but Groos is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li wants to get up but he can't break Groos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Li really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Groos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Groos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Groos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Groos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Groos keeping full guard, as Li tries to pass.
Groos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Li showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Groos is on top in guard.
Groos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Groos pushes down on Li's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Groos 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guto Groos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Groos blocks a head kick by Li.
Groos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Li as he jumps to the side.
Groos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Groos off to one side.
Groos scores a takedown into full mount!
Groos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Groos is working for a guillotine from mount but Li frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Groos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Li has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Li!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li controls from within his opponent's guard.
Groos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Groos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Groos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Li doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Groos is tightening it up a little... Li has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Li reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Li taps out! nice BJJ there by Groos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Guto Groos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jokohama Humahuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and orang atan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). atan has chosen SUIKA - Attack my life voyage my life ( as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jokohama Humahuta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, orang atan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
atan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Humahuta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from atan.
atan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Humahuta manages to avoid it.
Humahuta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
atan wants to control but Humahuta postures up.
Humahuta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
What's atan going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
atan is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humahuta trying to control the action but atan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Humahuta is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but atan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Humahuta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, atan has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Humahuta goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, atan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Humahuta but great work by atan.
Humahuta looks to move to half guard but instead atan has passed into mount! Damn!
Humahuta tries to lock up and control but atan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
atan controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Humahuta is trying to escape the mount.
atan controlling the pace for now.
Humahuta is looking to get to half guard.
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.
Humahuta tries to hold on but atan postures up.
Humahuta is desperately trying to improve his position but atan has a good base and remains in mount.
Humahuta regains half guard.
Humahuta is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
atan content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jokohama Humahuta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from atan does no damage.
Humahuta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Humahuta moves out of range as atan strikes.
Humahuta misses with a takedown attempt - atan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Humahuta closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Humahuta lands in his opponent's guard.
Humahuta trying to move into half guard but instead atan has managed to sweep!
atan wants to stand but Humahuta is controlling his posture from full guard.
atan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
atan cracks Humahuta with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. atan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Humahuta to stand back up!
Humahuta is rocked!
It looks like Jokohama Humahuta has been cut.
Humahuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but atan moves away.
Oh Humahuta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Humahuta staying out of range there.
A punch combination from atan misses.
atan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Humahuta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Humahuta dodges the punch combination from atan.
Humahuta seems to have got his legs back now.
atan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
atan is breathing heavily.
Humahuta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in atan's guard.
Humahuta works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humahuta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Humahuta trying to mount his opponent but atan defends it.
Humahuta 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.
Humahuta is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and atan defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
atan is trying to stand back up but Humahuta is controlling him
Humahuta is looking for a kimura here.
Humahuta trying to control from half guard but atan is working away.
Humahuta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
atan looks to land a combination but Humahuta avoids it well.
atan throws a series of punches but Humahuta moves out of range.
Humahuta moves out of range as atan strikes.
atan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
atan is looking to stand up but Humahuta isn't so interested in that idea.
Humahuta trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but atan manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Humahuta throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jokohama Humahuta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jokohama Humahuta's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
atan lands with a nice combination. Humahuta backs away looking to recover.
Humahuta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Humahuta is trying to work for a kimura but atan is defending well.
Humahuta is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Humahuta is looking to work some ground and pound but atan has wrist control.
Humahuta trying to control the position from guard on top but atan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Humahuta wants to pass the guard but atan is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
atan wants to stand but Humahuta is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
atan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
atan throws a sloppy head kick and Humahuta moves out of range easily.
atan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Humahuta manages to avoid it.
Humahuta blocks the body kick.
Humahuta slips a jab and a cross from atan.
orang atan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
atan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Humahuta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
atan misses with a wild combination.
atan stuffs the takedown.
atan throws a right hand that Humahuta ducks under and follows up with a left that Humahuta also avoids with ease.
Humahuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but atan manages to avoid it.
atan misses with a two punch combination.
atan misses with a series of wild punches.
atan misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - atan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Humahuta closes this distance looking for a takedown but atan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jokohama Humahuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Humahuta slips a jab and a cross from atan.
A head kick misses from atan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
atan throws out a loose jab but Humahuta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Humahuta slips a jab and a cross from atan.
atan throws a hook but Humahuta blocks it.
No joy there for atan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
atan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Humahuta avoids the head kick by atan.
atan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Humahuta moves away.
Humahuta closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Humahuta lands in his opponent's guard.
atan keeping moving, preventing Humahuta from controlling successfully.
atan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jokohama Humahuta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
atan manages to capitalize on a mistake by Humahuta to take his back!
Humahuta is in bad spot here.
atan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Humahuta has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
atan has the hooks in. Humahuta is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
atan is persistently looking for the submission but Humahuta is defending it well.
atan keeps control of the position as Humahuta tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to orang atan.
I think Humahuta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jokohama Humahuta!
Jokohama Humahuta retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Already Unconscious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Who (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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275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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235 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Already Unconscious!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Elvis Who!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unconscious stuffs the takedown attempt from Who. Who gets slowly back to his feet.
Unconscious scores a takedown into full mount!
Who is desperately trying to improve his position but Unconscious has a good base and remains in mount.
Unconscious lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Elvis Who has been cut.
Unconscious looking for a guillotine from mount but Who is having none of it.
Unconscious landing strikes from the mount and Who is in trouble!
Unconscious landing strikes, looking to finish!
The cut above Elvis Who's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Who is desperately trying to improve his position but Unconscious has a good base and remains in mount.
Who is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Unconscious with good strikes from the mount here!
Elvis Who's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Elvis Who's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Already Unconscious!
Already Unconscious retains his heavyweight title!
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