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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between tweeti timorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hayakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tweeti timorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hayakawa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayakawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice sprawl there from timorian as Hayakawa shoots in.
timorian gets caught flat footed, as Hayakawa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hayakawa tries to free his leg and advance position but timorian is retaining full guard.
timorian looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
timorian is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hayakawa is pushing down on timorian's leg trying to pass to half guard. timorian is fighting to maintain full guard but Hayakawa has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are battling for position here. timorian manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
timorian working a defensive guard here.
Hayakawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. timorian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
timorian had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hayakawa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. timorian Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hayakawa's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
timorian keeps control of the position as Hayakawa tries to break free.
timorian lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Hayakawa.
Hayakawa wants to escape the position.
timorian lands a shot to the body.
I really don't envy Hayakawa right now.
A lull in the action here.
Hayakawa is trapped and timorian is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Hayakawa breaks timorian's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
timorian trying to keep a closed guard but Hayakawa is proving a slippery customer.
Hayakawa forces his way into half guard.
Hayakawa looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hayakawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. timorian knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hayakawa is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but timorian still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, timorian has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
timorian lands some shots froms side control.
Hayakawa is looking for a sweep.
timorian lands a decent elbow from side control.
timorian is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hayakawa looks calm but he's in trouble here. timorian gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hayakawa is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! timorian lets go of the hold and Hayakawa can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). tweeti timorian!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hisoka Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the 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, Hisoka Misawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin moves out of range of the body kick from Misawa.
Misawa throws a wild body kick that Rasputin sees coming a mile off.
Misawa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Misawa had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rasputin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Misawa Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rasputin's back instead.
Misawa working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rasputin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Misawa tightening his grip on Rasputin, looking for the choke.
Misawa is breathing heavily.
Misawa is trying to stick to Rasputin's back but Rasputin is turning into Misawa. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Misawa's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rasputin.
Rasputin is pushing down on Misawa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Misawa is fighting to maintain full guard but Rasputin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Misawa tries to roll over but Rasputin keeps him under control.
Rasputin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Misawa keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to pass to full mount but Misawa defends it.
Rasputin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rasputin wants to finish this one by submission but Misawa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rasputin.
Misawa can't escape the position.
Rasputin misses with a head shot.
Misawa tries to improve his position but instead Rasputin has taken his back!
Misawa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Misawa is looking for a sweep. Rasputin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Misawa actively working from the bottom here.
Rasputin throwing shots but Misawa is blocking nicely.
Rasputin is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is looking for a kimura but Misawa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rasputin to get the leverage.
Misawa is refusing to be controlled, as Rasputin sits in half guard.
Rasputin prevents Misawa from improving his position.
Misawa is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rasputin pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Misawa throws a head kick that misses.
Misawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasputin shoots in but Misawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Misawa misses with a body shot.
Hisoka Misawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa throws a hook but Rasputin avoids it easily.
Rasputin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Misawa thows a body kick. Rasputin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Misawa tries to land a front kick but Rasputin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice sprawl there from Misawa as Rasputin shoots in.
Hisoka Misawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Rasputin.
Misawa tries to land a front kick but Rasputin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Misawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Misawa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Misawa!
Misawa misses with a looping left.
Misawa punishes Rasputin's body with a nice straight punch.
Misawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rasputin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Misawa scores with a nice body kick.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by Misawa.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by Misawa.
No luck for Rasputin with that takedown attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Misawa misses with an uppercut.
Misawa throws a body kick that misses.
Misawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rasputin.
Misawa stuffs the takedown.
Rasputin shoots for a double leg takedown but Misawa sprawls well. He's pushed Rasputin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hisoka Misawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Misawa as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rasputin.
Rasputin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's six 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.
Misawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin moves forwards but Misawa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Misawa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Misawa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Misawa keeping full guard, as Rasputin tries to pass.
Misawa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rasputin stands up from Misawa's guard - Rasputin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rasputin avoids the body shot from Misawa.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rasputin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rasputin ducks under a wild hook from Misawa.
Rasputin shoots for a double leg takedown but Misawa sprawls well. He's pushed Rasputin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rasputin shoots in and drives through. Misawa sprawls well.
Misawa scores with a head kick.
Misawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rasputin slips a jab from Misawa.
Rasputin fails with a takedown attempt.
Rasputin avoids the head kick by Misawa.
Misawa throws a lazy right hand but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Misawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Misawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rasputin blocks a low kick nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin shoots in but Misawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Misawa as Rasputin shoots in.
Rasputin ducks under a wild hook from Misawa.
Misawa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rasputin is out of range and Misawa settles back down.
Misawa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Misawa throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Misawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Misawa scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hisoka Misawa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rasputin tries to clinch there but Misawa circles away.
Misawa stuffs the takedown attempt from Rasputin. Rasputin gets slowly back to his feet.
Misawa 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.
Misawa throws a wild body kick that Rasputin sees coming a mile off.
Rasputin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Misawa's waist but Misawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rasputin off to one side.
Grigori Rasputin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rasputin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rasputin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hisoka Misawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Rasputin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Misawa misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rasputin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Misawa throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misawa misses with a hook.
Misawa throws a body kick that misses.
Rasputin doesn't manage to clinch there - Misawa circles away.
Misawa slow jab from Rasputin misses its intended target.
Rasputin has a takedown stuffed.
Rasputin wants to clinch up but Misawa keeps it at a distance.
Misawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rasputin avoids the head kick by Misawa.
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.
Misawa loads up on a big right hand but Rasputin slips the punch.
Rasputin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Misawa is fending him off so far but Rasputin persists. Nope, Misawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Misawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rasputin misses with a takedown attempt - Misawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Misawa throws a front kick aimed at Rasputin's knee but Rasputin avoids it well.
Misawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Misawa throws a push kick but Rasputin slaps the foot to one side.
Rasputin closes the distance and clinches up with Misawa, looking for a takedown. Rasputin pushes Misawa against the ropes but Misawa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rasputin fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rasputin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rasputin fails with the takedown.
Misawa slow jab from Rasputin misses its intended target.
Misawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Misawa.
Rasputin moves out of range of the body kick.
Misawa is looking to land body kicks.
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.
Misawa misses with an uppercut. Rasputin saw that one coming.
Rasputin checks the leg kick.
Misawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rasputin.
Rasputin avoids the body shot from Misawa.
Rasputin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Misawa is looking to slow Rasputin down with leg kicks.
Misawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rasputin.
Rasputin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misawa.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Misawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rasputin fails with a takedown attempt.
Misawa misses with a low kick.
Rasputin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Misawa cracks the inside of Rasputin's front leg.
Misawa throws a push kick but Rasputin slaps the foot to one side.
Misawa is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Misawa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rasputin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Misawa thuds a left hand into Rasputin's body.
Rasputin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Misawa misses with a hook.
Rasputin slips under a jab from Misawa.
Nice takedown defense from Misawa. No joy for Rasputin on that attempt.
Rasputin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Misawa throws a big shot that misses.
Rasputin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Misawa tries to avoid it but Rasputin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Misawa to the ground. Misawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Misawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Misawa throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Rasputin shoots in for a double leg but Misawa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good work by Misawa as he checks the leg kick.
Misawa throws a wild body kick that Rasputin sees coming a mile off.
Rasputin has a takedown stuffed.
Misawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Misawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rasputin avoids the head kick by Misawa.
That's eight 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.
Misawa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Misawa cracks Rasputin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rasputin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rasputin thows a huge punch but Misawa dodges it nicely.
Rasputin is trying to work for a kimura but Misawa is defending well.
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.
Rasputin prevents Misawa from improving his position.
Rasputin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Rasputin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Misawa is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rasputin jumps into side control!
Misawa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin thows a huge punch but Misawa dodges it nicely.
Misawa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Misawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rasputin manages to get himself to full guard.
Misawa wants to pass the guard but Rasputin is keeping the position.
Rasputin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rasputin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Misawa drops back looking for a leg! Rasputin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rasputin manages to kick Misawa off! Misawa jumps back into Rasputin's guard.
Misawa preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Misawa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Misawa 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hisoka Misawa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Misawa 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Hisoka Misawa!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hisoka Misawa!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Hisoka Misawa!
Hisoka Misawa wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gogo momo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). momo has chosen Miles Davis - Moon Dreams as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, gogo momo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from momo.
Green drives through with a takedown into guard.
momo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Green wants to control from the top but momo keeps moving.
momo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Green is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for momo.
Green looking to punish the body of his opponent here but momo is avoiding damage well.
Green is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but momo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on momo's face as Green controls the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
momo is not content to let Green control the position.
momo is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but momo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
momo is looking to regain half guard here but Green keeps moving and retains side control.
Green thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
momo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Green is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
momo is trying to escape the mount.
Green trying to control but momo is having none of it.
Green controlling from the full mount.
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.
Green misses with a head shot.
momo is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
momo is squirming around, avoiding Green's attempts to control the action.
momo is looking to improve his position but Green isn't that keen on the idea.
Green wants to control the pace but momo is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
momo looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
A lull in the action here.
momo defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Green's arms.
momo wants to escape the position.
momo looks gassed!
Green misses with an elbow to the head.
Green wants to control but momo is keeping busy.
momo can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green throwing sloppy strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
momo staying busy and making it hard for Green to control.
Green punches the canvas rather than the man.
momo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Green working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Green trying to control momentarily.
momo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Green.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking for the choke from the back position but momo is controlling his hands well.
Green is trying to stick to momo's back but momo is turning into Green. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Green's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by momo.
momo throwing strikes from guard but Green blocks nicely.
momo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
momo is looking for a kimura but Green is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for momo to get the leverage.
Green manages to get to full guard.
momo tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Green lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for momo!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling the pace for now.
Green is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Green throws a series of punches but momo moves out of range.
momo avoids the head kick by Green.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green throws a head kick that misses.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but momo is just out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Green loads up on a big right hand but momo slips the punch.
Green misses with a series of wild punches.
momo blocks a head kick by Green.
momo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Green counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Green not landing any meaningful shots this time.
momo gets back to full guard.
momo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
momo wants to sweep but no luck.
momo working for a triangle but Green defends it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Green avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Green pushes down on momo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
momo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
momo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
momo is not content to let Green control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
momo is looking for a sweep. Green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
momo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
momo looking for submissions off his back.
Green moves into full mount! momo won't be happy about that!
Green controlling the pace for now.
Green lands a heavy elbow.
momo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Green dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
momo has his takedown stuffed
and Green decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in momo's guard.
momo keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green 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.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leroy Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green is looking to stand up but momo won't let him.
Green stands up over momo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green throwing strikes but missing.
momo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
momo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Green!
Green is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Green regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Green manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Green keeping full guard, as momo tries to pass.
momo preventing the sweep.
momo passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green regains full guard. Nicely done.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. momo defending well though.
momo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Green has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing momo to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Green is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - momo pulls down on the head and he's put Green to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). gogo momo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferdinand Marcos 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferdinand Marcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Morton!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos slips a jab and a cross from Morton.
Marcos lands with a kick to the temple. Morton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Micheal Morton has been cut.
Morton walks into a stiff left hand from Marcos.
Morton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcos manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marcos.
Marcos throws a leg kick which misses Morton's front leg but catches the back leg as Morton tries to avoid it.
Marcos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marcos trying to control the position from guard on top but Morton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcos wants to pass the guard but Morton is keeping the position.
Marcos postures up in Morton's guard and throws a big left but Morton blocks it.
Marcos trying to control but Morton is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos advances to half guard.
Marcos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Morton defends it well.
Marcos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marcos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marcos stops Morton from getting back to his feet.
Marcos tries to pass to full mount but Morton defends it.
Morton pushes Marcos off looking to stand but Marcos dives back in and keeps control.
Marcos is nestled in close to Morton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morton is refusing to be controlled, as Marcos sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morton throws a right hand that Marcos ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcos also avoids with ease.
Marcos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marcos.
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand.
Morton just misses with a punch to the body.
Morton scores with a hook.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marcos counters with a low kick, right behind Morton 's knee.
Morton looks gassed!
Marcos slips a straight right by Morton.
Marcos connects with a crisp jab.
Micheal Morton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morton misses with a looping right.
Morton misses with a shot to the body
and Marcos counters with a nice uppercut.
Marcos drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marcos is controlling him.
Marcos advances to half guard.
Marcos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marcos.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marcos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marcos prevents Morton from standing back up.
Marcos is looking for a kimura but Morton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marcos to get the leverage.
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.
Morton wants to get back to his feet.
Marcos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marcos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marcos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marcos wants to work for an arm triangle but Morton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Marcos wants to control but Morton is keeping him busy.
Morton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marcos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marcos is really struggling to control Morton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries to pass to full mount but Morton defends it.
Marcos trying to control from half guard but Morton is working away.
Morton is trying to stand up here but Marcos is controlling him well.
Morton is defending against the submission attempts here by Marcos.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Morton misses with a combination
and Marcos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morton!
Marcos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morton is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marcos wants to finish this one by submission but Morton is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Marcos.
Morton is squirming around, avoiding Marcos's attempts to control the action.
Marcos has hold of Morton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Morton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Morton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Marcos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Morton has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Morton!
Marcos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marcos wants to sweep but no luck.
Morton gets to his feet - Marcos follows without any prompting.
Morton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcos counters with a series of strikes. Morton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Morton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marcos.
Morton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcos thows a body shot but no joy.
Morton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marcos counters with a right hand to the body.
Morton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marcos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morton's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Morton is trying to stand back up but Marcos is controlling him
Marcos thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Morton to regain full guard.
Morton wants to stand up but Marcos is controlling him.
Marcos wants to control from the top but Morton keeps moving.
Marcos looking to pass the guard.
Morton wants to stand and escape but Marcos is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morton lands a nice hook to Marcos's body. Marcos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marcos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Morton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marcos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Morton keeping full guard, as Marcos tries to pass.
Marcos is looking to advance position but Morton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Marcos tries to hold on but Morton pushes him away.
Marcos is trying to escape the mount.
Morton is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Marcos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Morton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Marcos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morton is fending him off so far but Marcos persists. Nope, Morton circles away and we're back to standing.
A choreographed right hand from Marcos misses the target.
Marcos shoots in and drives through. Morton sprawls well.
Morton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marcos slips a jab and a cross from Morton.
Morton throws a series of punches but Marcos avoids them all with ease.
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Marcos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcos rather than just go for the knockout.
Morton throws a lazy body kick
and Marcos counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morton stuffs the takedown attempt from Marcos. Marcos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ferdinand Marcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Morton falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Marcos counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marcos circles away.
Marcos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marcos is pressing down on Morton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morton is holding on for now.
Marcos stops Morton from getting back to his feet.
Marcos is looking to advance position but Morton won't allow it.
Morton wants to get back to his feet.
Morton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marcos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morton is trying to stand back up but Marcos is controlling him
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morton misses with a combination
and Marcos counters with a stiff right hand.
Marcos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marcos tries to pull guard but Morton holds him up against the ropes and eventually Marcos drops back down to his feet.
Morton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Marcos keeps control of Morton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for Marcos to work.
Marcos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morton has had enough of the clinch but Marcos keeps him there for the moment.
Marcos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morton gets caught flat footed, as Marcos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marcos trying to control but Morton is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos with a nice head shot there.
Marcos won't allow Morton to get back to his feet.
Marcos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morton is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morton throws a combination that misses
and Marcos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four 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.
Morton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Micheal Morton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marcos works the jab nicely.
Marcos swings for the body but Morton moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Morton.
Marcos throws a sloppy head kick and Morton moves out of range easily.
Morton misses with a combination
and Marcos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morton misses with a double jab
enabling Marcos to counter with a crisp jab.
Marcos avoids the body shot from Morton.
Marcos has Morton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Morton is trying to break the clinch but Marcos has him pressed against the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marcos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marcos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marcos lands in his opponent's guard.
Morton wants to stand and escape but Marcos is having none of it.
Marcos pushing down on Morton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Marcos is trying for a kimura here. Morton looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Marcos wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ferdinand Marcos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Eyes of A Ranger". Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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189 lbs
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188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakurai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakurai circles away.
Lee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Sakurai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lee prevents Sakurai from improving his position.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee seems to be looking for submissions.
Sakurai tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sakurai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sakurai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sakurai throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakurai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakurai won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to stand but Sakurai has his arm trapped.
Lee blocks the strikes from Sakurai.
Sakurai is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Sakurai is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Sakurai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sakurai trying to control from the bottom.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sakurai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Lee taking shots to the head.
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.
Lee is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sakurai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sakurai controlling his opponent.
Sakurai landing shots from mount.
Sakurai is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lee is surviving well by controlling Sakurai's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lee wants to improve his position but Sakurai is controlling well.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Sakurai is controlling him well.
Lee is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sakurai pulls his head out easily.
Lee scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sakurai manages to mount him!
Sakurai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakurai has control of Lee's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lee regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lee wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sakurai blocks Lee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sakurai content just to control the position here.
Sakurai prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
That's six 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.
Sakurai looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sakurai with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee can't escape the position.
Sakurai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sakurai is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lee is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Lee is desperately trying to improve his position but Sakurai has a good base and remains in mount.
Sakurai looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sakurai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Sakurai trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Sakurai maintains control.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sakurai working for a submission but Lee is keeping him at bay.
Sakurai is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lee regains half guard.
Sakurai trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee kicks Sakurai off and gets back to his feet.
Sakurai lands with a right hand.
Sakurai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakurai won't be happy with that.
Lee misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sakurai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee scoring with punches and elbows.
Sakurai regains half guard.
Lee wants to stand but Sakurai has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai looking for submissions off his back.
Sakurai is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Sakurai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sakurai.
Sakurai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sakurai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sakurai is controlling Lee's posture.
Sakurai tries to strike from the bottom.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakurai is controlling Lee's posture.
Sakurai controls Lee momentarily but Lee frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakurai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakurai won't be happy with that.
Sakurai manages to get back to half guard.
Sakurai manages to get to full guard.
Sakurai lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Sakurai.
Sakurai putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sakurai is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sakurai with shots to the head and body - Lee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lee really wants to buck Sakurai off and get back to his feet.
Sakurai cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee is looking to get back to is feet but Sakurai passes into side control.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Lee explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Sakurai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakurai fails with the takedown.
Sakurai shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Sakurai didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lee works over Sakurai with some ground and pound from guard.
Lee is pushing down on Sakurai's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sakurai is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sakurai knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sakurai wants to clinch.
Lee fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sakurai sprawls well initially but Lee persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lee thows a huge punch but Sakurai dodges it nicely.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Lee trying to pass the guard but Sakurai defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sakurai to get to his feet.
Sakurai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sakurai showed some decent athleticism there.
Sakurai stalling.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Sakurai has control of the leg.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to kick Sakurai off but Sakurai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sakurai prevents Lee from improving his position.
Lee gets back to full guard.
Sakurai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sakurai won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
Lee striking off his back but it's not causing Sakurai any problems.
Lee trying to strike off his back.
Sakurai stops Lee from standing up.
Sakurai trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakurai manages to get himself to full guard.
That's six 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.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Sakurai.
Lee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sakurai is proving hard to escape from.
Sakurai is working an open guard so Lee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sakurai misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a shoot takedown. Sakurai fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee lands a couple of digs.
Lee landing some decent shots from guard.
Lee cracks Sakurai with a solid left hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Sakurai blocks nicely.
Lee has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sakurai is proving hard to escape from.
Lee stands up from Sakurai's guard - Lee perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sakurai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai working Lee over with strikes.
Sakurai trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lee is working Sakurai over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lee lands a few punches from side control.
Sakurai is trying to control Lee's posture but Lee avoids it.
Lee scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee stands up and beckons Sakurai to his feet.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Sakurai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakurai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the ropes.
Sakurai misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Chuck Lee!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Chuck Lee!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Chuck Lee!
Chuck Lee wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Sunrise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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192 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoru Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suzuki.
Hawk misses with a two punch combination.
Hawk throws a body punch but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Matt Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk looks to land a combination. Suzuki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Horrible takedown by Suzuki or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawk which made him look bad.
Suzuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Suzuki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Suzuki is trying to take his opponent's back.
Suzuki goes for an armbar but Hawk turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hawk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki looking for a guillotine here but Hawk defends easily.
Hawk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Suzuki is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.
Suzuki is trying to hold Hawk in close to prevent damage but Hawk has managed to pass into half guard.
It looks like Hawk is going to stand back up.
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.
Suzuki is looking to improve his position.
Suzuki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Suzuki.
Suzuki throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hawk uses it to pass to side control.
Hawk wants to stand but Suzuki is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hawk tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Suzuki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Suzuki is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hawk pulls his head out easily.
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.
Suzuki tries to get to full guard but Hawk has control of the leg.
Suzuki trying to control here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hawk misses with a hook.
No luck for Suzuki with that takedown attempt.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minoru Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawk.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a right hand that Suzuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Suzuki also avoids with ease.
Suzuki fails with the takedown.
Suzuki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawk to score with a decent uppercut.
Matt Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawk swivels and escapes.
Hawk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suzuki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suzuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Hawk misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suzuki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Suzuki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Suzuki is staying tight to Hawk's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Suzuki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries to escape but Suzuki is in control.
Suzuki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Hawk is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Suzuki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's eight 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.
Hawk prevents Suzuki from moving into mount.
Suzuki is working hard here to advance position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawk stuffs the takedown attempt from Suzuki. Suzuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Suzuki is looking to clinch.
Hawk throws a combination. Suzuki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Suzuki is rocked!
Suzuki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hawk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a wild combination.
Hawk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suzuki tries for a takedown but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hawk throws a hook but Suzuki blocks it.
Suzuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawk tries to sprawl out of it but Suzuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Hawk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Hawk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hawk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Suzuki has a takedown stuffed.
Suzuki avoids the body shot from Hawk.
Suzuki slow jab from Hawk misses its intended target.
Hawk misses with a wild combination.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Suzuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk lands a left and a right that sends Suzuki crashing to the canvas! Hawk dives into mount looking to finish!
Oh Suzuki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawk controlling the position easily from mount.
Suzuki seems to have got his legs back now.
Hawk prevents Suzuki from getting the reversal.
Hawk trying to control but Suzuki is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki gets back to half guard.
Hawk tries to stand but can't do so whilst Suzuki controls his leg.
Suzuki trying to control but Hawk postures up.
Suzuki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suzuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hawk is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is looking to sweep but instead, Hawk has passed into half guard.
Hawk wants to get back to his feet.
Suzuki tries to get to full guard but Hawk has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suzuki trying to control but Hawk postures up.
Suzuki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suzuki is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hawk pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hawk throws a hook but Suzuki avoids it easily.
Minoru Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawk misses with an uppercut.
Hawk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suzuki slips a jab and a cross from Hawk.
Hawk misses with a straight left.
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suzuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minoru Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suzuki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hawk throws a jab but it's blocked by Suzuki.
Suzuki shoots in but Hawk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suzuki moves away from the strike by Hawk.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looks to land a combination. Suzuki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hawk looks to land a combination but Suzuki avoids it well.
Suzuki scores with a head kick.
Suzuki misses with a double jab
and Hawk counters with a series of strikes. Suzuki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hawk!
Hawk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Suzuki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suzuki showed some decent athleticism there.
Suzuki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hawk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suzuki passes to full mount!
Suzuki tries to control but Hawk wriggling away.
Suzuki looking to take Hawk's back but Hawk rolls and after a scramble, Hawk ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Hawk to escape a tricky position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suzuki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hawk tries to stand but Suzuki is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawk 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Matt Hawk!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Matt Hawk!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Matt Hawk!
Matt Hawk wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maek Houzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakayama comes to the ring accompanied by The Vapors - Turning Japanese. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maek Houzo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakayama throws an overhand right that lands on Houzo's shoulder, as Houzo tries to avoid the shot.
Houzo drops his hands momentarily and Nakayama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nakayama cracks Houzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Houzo throws a right hand that Nakayama ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakayama also avoids with ease.
Houzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakayama's waist but Nakayama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Houzo off to one side.
Houzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nakayama to score with a decent uppercut.
Houzo misses the shot to the body.
Houzo throws a big shot that misses.
Nakayama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Houzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Nakayama sprawls well. He's pushed Houzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nakayama lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Nakayama finds it's way through Houzo's defenses.
Nakayama connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Houzo tumbling to the canvas! Nakayama pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Houzo was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JT Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fidel Puno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to JT Colossus's chin.
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265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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264 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fidel Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JT Colossus!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colossus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colossus.
Colossus throws a series of punches but Puno avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Colossus misses.
Puno slips under a jab.
Puno moves out of range of the strikes.
Puno lands a left and a right that sends Colossus crashing to the canvas! Puno dives into mount looking to finish!
Colossus is rocked!
Colossus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Colossus is still in real trouble! Can Puno finish him?
Puno has hold of Colossus's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Colossus manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Puno is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Colossus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Puno wants to control the pace but Colossus is squirming around nicely.
Puno looking to ground and pound but Colossus is blocking nicely.
Colossus seems to have recovered his senses.
Colossus is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Colossus is looking to escape.
Colossus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Puno working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Colossus looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Puno! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fidel Puno!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Baumgardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Durrant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Baumgardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baumgardner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Durrant as he avoids it easily.
Durrant decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Baumgardner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baumgardner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Durrant's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Durrant's back!
Durrant is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Baumgardner off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Durrant turns into Baumgardner and is now in his guard.
Durrant has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Baumgardner is proving hard to escape from.
Baumgardner wants to sweep here but Durrant controlling him for the moment.
Durrant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Baumgardner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Baumgardner is refusing to be controlled, as Durrant sits in half guard.
Durrant is looking to advance position but Baumgardner won't allow it.
Baumgardner is looking to improve his position.
Durrant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Baumgardner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Durrant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgardner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Baumgardner working for a triangle but Durrant defends it easily.
Baumgardner working for a triangle but Durrant defends it easily.
Durrant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baumgardner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Baumgardner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durrant drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Durrant jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Durrant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baumgardner is breathing heavily.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Baumgardner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durrant 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.
Baumgardner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Durrant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Baumgardner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Durrant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baumgardner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumgardner looking for a guillotine here but Durrant defends easily.
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.
Durrant passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Durrant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baumgardner keeps working.
Durrant in side control, throwing shots but Baumgardner defends.
Durrant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durrant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Baumgardner is trying to improve his position.
That's four 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.
Baumgardner manages to get back to half guard.
Baumgardner is trying to get back to full guard.
Durrant is pressing down on Baumgardner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Baumgardner is holding on for now.
Durrant is working for a kimura but Baumgardner is defending it quite comfortably.
Baumgardner is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Durrant pulls his head out easily.
Baumgardner looking for submissions off his back.
Baumgardner is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Durrant is tying to control. Baumgardner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baumgardner wants to get back to full guard but Durrant has mounted him!
Baumgardner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Durrant is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Baumgardner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Durrant prevents Baumgardner from getting the reversal.
Durrant trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Baumgardner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Durrant is keen to just control but Baumgardner is a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's six 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.
Baumgardner gets full guard.
Baumgardner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durrant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Durrant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baumgardner had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Durrant is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Baumgardner Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Durrant's back instead.
Durrant tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Durrant in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Durrant is rocked!
It looks like David Durrant has been cut.
Durrant is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Durrant is still in real trouble! Can Baumgardner finish him?
Baumgardner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Durrant can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Durrant seems to have recovered his senses.
Baumgardner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Durrant is looking to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Durrant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Baumgardner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Durrant defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Baumgardner.
Durrant wants to control but Baumgardner is having none of it.
Durrant is looking to improve his position but Baumgardner isn't that keen on the idea.
Durrant really wants to buck Baumgardner off and get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Durrant is looking to improve his position but Baumgardner isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Durrant bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Durrant throws a big right hand that misses.
Durrant wants to control from the top but Baumgardner keeps moving.
Durrant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baumgardner's guard.
Baumgardner actively working from the bottom here.
Baumgardner is looking for a sweep. Durrant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Durrant is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Baumgardner looking for submissions off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Durrant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Baumgardner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Durrant.
Baumgardner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baumgardner looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Durrant pushes past his half guard into mount!
Baumgardner is trying to escape the mount.
Durrant is looking to stand but Durrant has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Durrant mounts Baumgardner! Really nice guard pass there!
Baumgardner regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Baumgardner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Durrant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Durrant.
Durrant stands up and beckons Baumgardner to his feet.
Baumgardner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Durrant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baumgardner won't be happy with that.
Durrant fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Baumgardner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Durrant wants to take a breather but Baumgardner is having none of it.
Durrant is working for a kimura but Baumgardner is defending it quite comfortably.
Baumgardner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Baumgardner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baumgardner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Durrant is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durrant throwing strikes from guard but Baumgardner blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baumgardner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Durrant sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Durrant wants to control from the top but Baumgardner keeps moving.
Durrant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baumgardner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durrant gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Baumgardner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Baumgardner is looking for a triangle but Durrant pushes his legs off easily.
Durrant works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baumgardner is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Durrant pulls his head out easily.
Baumgardner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brian Baumgardner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baumgardner has his foot on Durrant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Durrant works his way back into a safe position though.
Baumgardner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durrant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Durrant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baumgardner keeping moving, preventing Durrant from controlling successfully.
Baumgardner throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Durrant escapes and throws Baumgardner's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Baumgardner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Durrant tries to get to full guard but Baumgardner has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrant is trying to maintain the position but Baumgardner is very close to passing his half guard.
Baumgardner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Durrant tries to get to full guard but Baumgardner has control of the leg.
Baumgardner tries to pass to full mount but Durrant defends it.
Baumgardner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Durrant is just riding it out for now. Baumgardner eventually gives up the hold.
That's four 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Durrant scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Baumgardner sneaks back into half guard.
Baumgardner is pressing down on Durrant's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baumgardner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Durrant's guard.
Durrant wants to sweep but no luck.
Baumgardner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baumgardner preventing the sweep.
Baumgardner postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Durrant is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Baumgardner, into his guard.
Baumgardner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Durrant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Durrant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baumgardner is keeping the position for now.
Durrant pushing down on Baumgardner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Durrant sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Baumgardner looking for submissions off his back.
Durrant is looking to take a break and control but Baumgardner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Durrant works his foot free and advances to mount.
Baumgardner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Durrant fails to advance to Baumgardner's back.
Durrant jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Baumgardner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Durrant is looking to take a break and control but Baumgardner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baumgardner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Durrant's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Baumgardner gets back to full guard.
Baumgardner looking for a sweep. Not yet Baumgardner, not yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Durrant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baumgardner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Durrant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Baumgardner is tightening it up a little... Durrant has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Durrant reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Durrant taps out! nice BJJ there by Baumgardner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brian Baumgardner!
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