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NJE 3: Road to Glory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Konzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Hata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hata has chosen DJ Shadow - Stem as his entrance music. Kazuo Hata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Konzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Hata!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konzaga tries to clinch but Hata is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Konzaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Konzaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Konzaga is looking to clinch.
Konzaga tries to clinch up.
Konzaga shoots in for a double leg but Hata sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Konzaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juan Konzaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hata circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hata swats away the attempt to clinch by Konzaga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konzaga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Konzaga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kazuo Hata has been cut.
Hata has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Konzaga clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Konzaga trying to control the action but Hata just sinks the hooks in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konzaga defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hata goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Konzaga escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Hata moves into full guard.
Konzaga thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hata is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hata escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Konzaga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konzaga stands up from Hata's guard - Konzaga perhaps looking for a knockout.
Konzaga scores with a nice strike.
Konzaga tries to clinch but Hata is having none of it.
Konzaga tries to clinch up.
Konzaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Konzaga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hata pinned against the cage. Hata gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Konzaga tries to clinch but Hata is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konzaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Konzaga closes the distance and clinches up with Hata, looking for a takedown. Konzaga pushes Hata against the cage but Hata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Konzaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konzaga is breathing heavily.
Hata doesn't manage to clinch there - Konzaga circles away.
Konzaga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hata counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hata works his way into side control.
Hata swings around for an armbar but Konzaga sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hata's guard.
Hata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Konzaga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Konzaga stands and throws Hata's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Konzaga decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hata takes the fight into the clinch.
Hata is trying to drag Konzaga to the mat but Konzaga just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Konzaga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Konzaga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hata blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hata tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Konzaga smiles and moves away.
Konzaga tries to clinch up
and Hata counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Hata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazuo Hata'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.
Hata tries to close the distance and clinch but Konzaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Konzaga wants to clinch but Hata slips to the side
and Hata counters with a shoot takedown. Konzaga fights it but they end up in guard.
Konzaga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Konzaga controls Hata momentarily but Hata frees himself.
Konzaga strikes from his own guard.
Hata advances to half guard.
Hata seems to be working for a kimura but Konzaga defends the submission attempt.
Hata is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Konzaga!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hata looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Konzaga tries to hold on but Hata pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konzaga tries to reverse the position but Hata maintains control.
Hata is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Konzaga can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hata blocks Konzaga's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hata wants to take Konzaga's back here but Konzaga is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Konzaga wants to hold on but Hata pushes him away.
Konzaga is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kazuo Hata has got the better of the ground game so far.
Konzaga looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hata is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Konzaga with him. Konzaga is trying to defend but Hata has an arm under the chin now! Konzaga grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kazuo Hata!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Ustorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teruo Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Ustorf has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ustorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teruo Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura tries to clinch but Ustorf is having none of it.
Nakamura wants to clinch.
Nakamura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Ustorf circles away.
Ustorf throws a sloppy head kick and Nakamura moves out of range easily.
Nakamura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ustorf swivels and escapes.
Ustorf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Ustorf circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamura instigates a clinch.
Nakamura gets underhooks to prevent Ustorf's takedown attempt.
Nakamura stops a takedown attempt from Ustorf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nakamura.
Nakamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nakamura lands an elbow just above Ustorf 's eye.
Nakamura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nakamura is pressed up against the cage. Ustorf has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nakamura down to the mat. Nakamura avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Ustorf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ustorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ustorf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Ustorf circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Ustorf moves out of range.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Ustorf pushes him off.
Ustorf lands with an uppercut that bounces Nakamura off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Teruo Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ustorf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ustorf bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nakamura takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ustorf is breathing heavily.
Nakamura is looking to regain half guard here but Ustorf keeps moving and retains side control.
Nakamura is not content to let Ustorf control the position.
Ustorf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nakamura throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Nakamura tries to clinch but Ustorf is having none of it.
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Ustorf circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ustorf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Ustorf circles away and keeps his distance.
Ustorf throws a shot to the body.
Nakamura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ustorf cracks Nakamura with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nakamura drops his hands momentarily and Ustorf takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ustorf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That has opened up Teruo Nakamura's cut even more.
Nakamura takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ustorf throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nakamura counters with a left and a right that stings Ustorf.
Ustorf lands a left and a right that sends Nakamura crashing to the canvas! Ustorf dives into mount looking to finish!
Ustorf scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ustorf looking to finish Nakamura with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nakamura!
Ustorf scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nakamura?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nakamura is trying to stand up.
Ustorf in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ustorf scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ustorf won't let Nakamura get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ustorf working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Ustorf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teruo Nakamura's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nakamura tries to move into range but Ustorf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ustorf throws a right and a left that Nakamura avoids nicely.
Teruo Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Ustorf moves out of range.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ustorf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ustorf swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakamura.
Nakamura moves out of range of the body kick from Ustorf.
Nakamura is looking to clinch but Ustorf is avoiding it.
Ustorf throws a shot to the body.
Nakamura tries to clinch up.
Nakamura takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ustorf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakamura wants to clinch.
Ustorf works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ustorf scores with a three punch combo!
The cut above Teruo Nakamura's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ustorf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ustorf shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ustorf looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nakamura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nakamura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ustorf scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nakamura looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf is looking for a kimura but Nakamura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ustorf to get the leverage.
Ustorf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nakamura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ustorf.
Ustorf is working for a submission of some sort.
Ustorf takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nakamura has hold of Ustorf's hands but Ustorf slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nakamura taking some punishment here, with Ustorf in his half guard.
Ustorf is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ustorf landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ustorf is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf wants to control but Nakamura is keeping him busy.
Ustorf is really struggling to control Nakamura but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ustorf is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nakamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ustorf lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Ustorf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teruo Nakamura's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ustorf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakamura tries to clinch there but Ustorf circles away.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ustorf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ustorf feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ustorf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Ustorf trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ustorf postures up in Nakamura's guard and throws a big left but Nakamura blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ustorf landing some decent shots from guard.
Ustorf scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ustorf.
Ustorf sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ustorf content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ustorf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ustorf looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ustorf lands a couple of elbows.
Ustorf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nakamura's guard.
Ustorf winds up and cracks Nakamura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ustorf throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ustorf slips a nice elbow through Nakamura's hands, connecting with Nakamura's forehead.
Nakamura wants to get back to his feet.
Ustorf looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nakamura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ustorf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakamura keeps working.
Ustorf postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Nakamura to stand up.
Teruo Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch but Ustorf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Ustorf.
Ustorf shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ustorf showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ustorf lands a nice short elbow.
Ustorf throwing shots but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ustorf.
Ustorf trying to control the action but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Nakamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ustorf.
Nakamura wants to get back to his feet.
Ustorf decides to stand and escape the position.
Nakamura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sean Ustorf is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teruo Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ustorf lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Ustorf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ustorf, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Ustorf!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Trine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratto Macfedries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Trine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ratto Macfedries's 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
4 - 2 - 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratto Macfedries!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trine avoids the body shot from Macfedries.
Trine slips a jab from Macfedries.
Trine throws a sloppy body shot
and Macfedries counters with a big head kick but Trine shrugs it off.
Trine tries for a takedown but Macfedries sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trine misses with a double jab
and Macfedries counters with a head kick. That will keep Trine thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Trine misses with a looping right.
Trine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trine scores with a takedown into Macfedries's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trine wants to control from the top but Macfedries keeps moving.
Macfedries can't keep his opponent in guard - Trine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Trine is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Macfedries!
Trine scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Macfedries?
Macfedries wants to hold on but Trine pushes him away.
Trine looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Trine controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Trine 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.
Macfedries is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Macfedries really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Macfedries taking shots to the head.
Trine lands with some strikes.
Trine lands a big elbow - Macfedries is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Macfedries is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Trine!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuhiro Ryohida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theodor Eicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theodor Eicke will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Ryohida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Theodor Eicke!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eicke gets a takedown into half guard.
Eicke seems to be working for a kimura but Ryohida defends the submission attempt.
Ryohida is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Eicke pulls his head out easily.
Ryohida tries to get to full guard but Eicke has control of the leg.
Ryohida is working hard here to advance position.
Eicke is trying to control the action in half guard but Ryohida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ryohida wants to improve his position but Eicke is controlling well.
Eicke wants to free his trapped foot but Ryohida is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ryohida is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ryohida shoots and misses
and Eicke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ryohida's guard now.
Ryohida looking for a guillotine here but Eicke defends easily.
Ryohida controls Eicke momentarily but Eicke frees himself.
Eicke is stalling in the full guard.
Eicke wants to control from the top but Ryohida keeps moving.
Eicke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Eicke wants to pass the guard but Ryohida is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida is trying to control the position but Eicke postures up.
Eicke stopping the sweep attempt from Ryohida.
Eicke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Eicke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ryohida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eicke is working away from the top position though.
Eicke 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.
Eicke passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ryohida!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Eicke wants to control but Ryohida is keeping him busy.
Ryohida is trying to control but can't.
Ryohida won't allow Eicke to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ryohida manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ryohida keeping moving, preventing Eicke from controlling successfully.
Ryohida controls Eicke momentarily but Eicke frees himself.
Ryohida is breathing heavily.
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.
Eicke wants to control from the top but Ryohida keeps moving.
Ryohida looking for a guillotine here but Eicke defends easily.
Eicke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryohida works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eicke controlling from the top position.
Eicke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Eicke pushing down on Ryohida's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ryohida tries to get to full guard but Eicke has control of the leg.
Ryohida is in trouble now - Eicke has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theodor Eicke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eicke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Eicke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Eicke moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ryohida has worked his arm free - good work by Ryohida!
Eicke working away.
Eicke is trying to get an arm triangle but Ryohida is defending well.
Eicke tries to move to mount but Ryohida blocks the move with his legs.
Ryohida is trying to improve his position.
Eicke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Eicke is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryohida is trying to improve his position.
Ryohida wants to control but Eicke postures up.
Ryohida manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Eicke manages to get to full guard.
Eicke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eicke can't keep his opponent in guard - Ryohida advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Eicke wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida trying to mount his opponent but Eicke defends it.
Eicke moves into full guard.
Eicke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Eicke keeping moving, preventing Ryohida from controlling successfully.
Ryohida passes Eicke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ryohida wants to pass to mount but Eicke is defending the position.
Eicke wants to improve his position but Ryohida is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eicke looking for subs from the bottom but Ryohida mounts him!
Ryohida raining down shots from the mount!
Ryohida takes Eicke's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Eicke is in trouble.
Eicke is trying to break free.
Ryohida trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Eicke is in bad spot here.
That's four 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.
Eicke is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ryohida is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Eicke defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Eicke breaks Ryohida's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Theodor Eicke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryohida working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Eicke has passed into half guard!
Eicke is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Eicke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Eicke is trying to work for a kimura but Ryohida is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Theodor Eicke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ryohida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ryohida cracks Eicke with an open hand slap.
Eicke scores with a takedown into Ryohida's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryohida has his hands on Eicke's head, controlling the position.
Ryohida is striking but Eicke is not phased and passes to half guard.
Eicke is working for a submission of some sort.
Ryohida trying to control here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ryohida manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ryohida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Eicke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eicke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ryohida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eicke.
Eicke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ryohida sees it coming and defends easily.
Ryohida is not content to let Eicke control the position.
Eicke 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.
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.
Ryohida moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eicke 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.
Ryohida isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Eicke stacks Ryohida on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Eicke!
Eicke trying to control the action but Ryohida is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryohida tries to buck Eicke off but Eicke is having none of it.
Eicke is looking to take a break and control but Ryohida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryohida is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eicke tries for a kimura but Ryohida is defending well.
Eicke controlling from side mount.
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.
Ryohida is looking to regain half guard here but Eicke keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eicke misses with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eicke lands some shots froms side control.
Eicke controlling the position from side mount.
Kazuhiro Ryohida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Theodor Eicke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eicke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryohida keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theodor Eicke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Eicke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theodor Eicke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasuke Yumikuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios has chosen Their Law as his entrance music. Sasuke Yumikuri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasuke Yumikuri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Rios!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yumikuri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Sasuke Yumikuri has been cut.
Yumikuri gets a takedown into half guard.
Yumikuri 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.
Rios wants to get back to his feet.
Yumikuri is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios wants to get back to his feet.
Rios punching from the bottom.
Rios has one foot on Yumikuri's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rios closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yumikuri is breathing heavily.
Rios has Yumikuri up against the cage in a clinch.
Yumikuri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rios lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Yumikuri! Rios dives in looking to finish! Yumikuri is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Rios!
Tyson Rios is the new middleweight champion!
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