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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peeing Inbutts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roby Weeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inbutts comes to the ring accompanied by Fear of the Dark. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peeing Inbutts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roby Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inbutts stuffs the takedown.
Weeks throws a right hand that Inbutts ducks under and follows up with a left that Inbutts also avoids with ease.
Weeks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Inbutts but Inbutts pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Weeks looks for a takedown but Inbutts sprawls well.
Peeing Inbutts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roby Weeks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inbutts checks a leg kick.
Inbutts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Inbutts trying to pass the guard but Weeks defending well.
Inbutts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Inbutts is nestled in close to Weeks, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Weeks wants to get back to full guard.
Inbutts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inbutts moves nicely into side control.
Inbutts is putting a hurting on Weeks here, landing some big shots from side control.
Inbutts lands some shots froms side control.
Weeks struggling a bit here.
Weeks looks gassed!
Weeks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Weeks stops Inbutts from passing to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
You can see the frustration on Weeks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Weeks is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Inbutts off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Inbutts's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Weeks has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Weeks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Inbutts rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Weeks is working for a kimura but Inbutts is defending it quite comfortably.
Weeks trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Inbutts is staying active underneath Weeks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Weeks working Inbutts over with strikes.
Inbutts tries to roll over but Weeks keeps him under control.
Weeks tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Inbutts.
Weeks trying to control the action but Inbutts is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inbutts has hold of Weeks's hands but Weeks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Weeks wants to work for an arm triangle but Inbutts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Weeks wants to take a breather but Inbutts is having none of it.
Inbutts tries to roll over but Weeks keeps him under control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Inbutts fails with the takedown
and Weeks counters with a series of strikes. Inbutts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Inbutts is rocked!
Inbutts tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Weeks tries to clinch up.
Weeks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Inbutts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Weeks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Inbutts manages to get himself to full guard.
Weeks trying to control but Inbutts is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inbutts looking for a sweep. Not yet Inbutts, not yet.
Weeks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Inbutts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Weeks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Inbutts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Weeks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Inbutts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Weeks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inbutts cracks Weeks with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peeing Inbutts!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tang Kufung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kufung comes to the ring accompanied by ON BOOT STREET. BJ Aoki is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tang Kufung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BJ Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kufung fails with the takedown.
Kufung tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki shoots in and bounces Kufung off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Aoki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kufung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kufung keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
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.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kufung, up you get!
Aoki forces Kufung back against the ropes and clinches.
Kufung throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms.
Aoki stops a takedown attempt from Kufung.
Kufung tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kufung is breathing heavily.
Aoki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aoki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kufung with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aoki looking to stall.
Kufung turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki sneaks back into half guard.
Kufung not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aoki is trying to stand up here but Kufung is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aoki looking for a guillotine here but Kufung defends easily.
Aoki can't keep his opponent in guard - Kufung advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kufung seems to be working for a kimura but Aoki defends the submission attempt.
Kufung passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Aoki!
Kufung with shots to the head and body - Aoki looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kufung with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like BJ Aoki has been cut.
Kufung is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Aoki has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kufung is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kufung looks to clinch
and Aoki counters by clinching up.
Kufung misses with a knee strike.
Kufung letting Aoki take a breather here.
Aoki avoiding damage as Kufung throws knees to the body.
Kufung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kufung wants the takedown. Aoki is fighting it off but Kufung persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Aoki's guard against the ropes.
Kufung wants to stand but Aoki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kufung cracks Aoki with a solid left hand.
Kufung would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kufung thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kufung tries to stand but Aoki is controlling from the bottom.
Aoki wants to stand up but Kufung is controlling him.
Aoki has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kufung doesn't defend quickly enough and Aoki has managed to lock this one up! Can Kufung escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Aoki on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). BJ Aoki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svendsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka has chosen SuperFly as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Svendsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svendsen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snuka swivels and escapes.
Svendsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svendsen fails to land the takedown.
Svendsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Svendsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Svendsen wants to clinch up but Snuka keeps it at a distance.
Svendsen shoots in and drives through. Snuka sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Svendsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Svendsen. That did some damage!
No joy there for Svendsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sven Svendsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svendsen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snuka pinned against the cage. Snuka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Svendsen shoots in but Snuka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Svendsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch combination from Snuka misses.
Svendsen tries to clinch there but Snuka circles away.
Snuka has Svendsen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Snuka breaks from the clinch.
Svendsen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snuka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Snuka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svendsen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Snuka counters with a left and a right that hurts Svendsen! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Snuka jumps into full mount!
Svendsen is rocked!
Snuka controlling his opponent.
Oh Svendsen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Svendsen wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Svendsen is breathing heavily.
Snuka controlling the position easily from mount.
Svendsen seems to have got his legs back now.
Svendsen tries to hold on but Snuka postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svendsen regains half guard.
Snuka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Svendsen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Snuka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Svendsen trying to control here.
Snuka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Snuka stands up and beckons Svendsen to join him on the feet.
Svendsen fails with the takedown.
Svendsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snuka as he jumps to the side.
Nice cross by Snuka.
Snuka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Svendsen wants to clinch
and Snuka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Snuka misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Snuka does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka clinches up with Svendsen and pushes him back against the ropes.
Snuka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Svendsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snuka misses with a knee strike.
Snuka breaks from the clinch.
Snuka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Svendsen wants to clinch but Snuka slips to the side
and Snuka counters with a body kick that stops Svendsen in his tracks momentarily.
Snuka instigates a clinch.
Svendsen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svendsen misses with a knee strike.
Svendsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Svendsen crunches a lovely knee into Snuka's ribcage.
Svendsen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snuka just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Svendsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Svendsen prevents Snuka from breaking the clinch.
Snuka breaks the clinch.
Svendsen wants to clinch but Snuka slips to the side
and Snuka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Snuka.
Svendsen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snuka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snuka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Svendsen gets a clinch.
Snuka scores with a knee to the head.
Snuka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snuka lands an elbow inside that Svendsen shrugs off.
Snuka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snuka breaks from the clinch.
Svendsen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snuka circles away.
Svendsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Snuka is rocked!
Svendsen wants to clinch
and Svendsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svendsen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good work by Svendsen as he checks the leg kick.
Svendsen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Snuka but Snuka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Snuka is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Svendsen hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy Snuka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pouta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Richards Jr (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 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, Pekka Pouta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Richards Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pouta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Richards Jr's guard.
Pouta tries to free his leg and advance position but Richards Jr is retaining full guard.
Richards Jr wants to sweep here but Pouta controlling him for the moment.
Pouta drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Richards Jr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pouta has Richards Jr in his guard.
Pouta has a closed guard, preventing Richards Jr from standing up.
Pouta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richards Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richards Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pouta had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Richards Jr is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pouta Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Richards Jr's back instead.
Pouta looking for the RNC.
Pouta looking for the choke but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards Jr tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Pouta is breathing heavily.
Pouta is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Richards Jr has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Richards Jr!
Richards Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pouta is keeping the position for now.
Richards Jr wants to control from the top but Pouta keeps moving.
Pouta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richards Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richards Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pouta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Richards Jr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pouta is looking to regain half guard here but Richards Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Richards Jr wants to stand but Pouta has his arm trapped.
Pouta manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pouta is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Richards Jr pulls his head out easily.
Pouta tries to get to full guard but Richards Jr has control of the leg.
Pouta actively working from the bottom here.
Pouta trying to get back to full guard but Richards Jr takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards Jr prevents Pouta from getting the reversal.
Pouta is trying to reverse the position but instead Richards Jr has taken his back - oops!
Pouta breaks Richards Jr's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pouta trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Richards Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pouta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pouta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pouta keeping moving, preventing Richards Jr from controlling successfully.
Pouta is looking for a triangle but Richards Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Pouta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pouta throws his legs up looking for a submission but Richards Jr uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouta gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pouta wants to improve his position but Richards Jr is controlling well.
Pouta moves into full guard.
Pouta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richards Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pouta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pouta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pouta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Richards Jr!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pouta dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Richards Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pouta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pouta scores a takedown into full mount!
Pouta goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Richards Jr turns into him and now he's in Pouta's guard.
Pouta is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Richards Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pouta is proving hard to escape from.
Pouta working for a triangle but Richards Jr defends it easily.
Richards Jr passes Pouta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouta is looking to improve his position.
Richards Jr tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Pouta.
Pouta wants to get back to full 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.
Pouta moves into full guard.
Pouta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Richards Jr's guard.
Pouta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pouta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pouta passes into half guard.
Pouta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pouta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Richards Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pouta is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Richards Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
Richards Jr is looking to escape.
Pouta wants to pass to mount but Richards Jr is defending the position.
Richards Jr tries to get to full guard but Pouta has control of the leg.
That's three minutes 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.
Pouta tries to clinch but Richards Jr moves out of range.
Pouta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Richards Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pouta is looking to clinch.
Pouta gets a takedown into half guard.
Pouta seems to be working for a kimura but Richards Jr defends the submission attempt.
Pouta passes to side control.
Pouta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pouta wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Richards Jr, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Richards Jr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Richards Jr throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Richards Jr is trying to improve his position.
Pouta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Richards Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pouta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pouta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pouta thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Pouta dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pouta drives through with a takedown into guard.
Richards Jr is trying to keep Pouta in close.
Pouta drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Richards Jr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pouta has Richards Jr in his guard.
Pouta wants to sweep here but Richards Jr controlling him for the moment.
Pouta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richards Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pouta is keeping the position for now.
Pouta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richards Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Pouta.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richards Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pouta looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Richards Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Richards Jr is keen to just control but Pouta is a slippery customer.
Pouta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richards Jr wants to stand up but Pouta is controlling the position.
Pouta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pouta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pouta throws his legs up looking for a submission but Richards Jr uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards Jr is looking to take a break and control but Pouta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pouta regains half guard.
Pouta manages to get to full guard.
Pouta looking for a guillotine here but Richards Jr defends easily.
Pouta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pouta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richards Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richards Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richards Jr passes Pouta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pouta moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pouta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Richards Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Pouta drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Richards Jr dives on top into guard.
Pouta looking for a sweep. Not yet Pouta, not yet.
Pouta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Richards Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Pouta drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Richards Jr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pouta has Richards Jr in his guard.
Pouta had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Richards Jr is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pouta Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Richards Jr's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards Jr trying to control the action but Pouta just sinks the hooks in.
Pouta working for a choke but Richards Jr is defending well.
Pouta looking for the choke but no joy.
Paul Richards Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards Jr showing good submission defense here.
Pouta has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Richards Jr has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Pouta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pouta, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Pouta!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Lupul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kongo Hatoky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatoky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. MAMMA AFRICA!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Greg Lupul has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Lupul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kongo Hatoky!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatoky shoots in for a takedown but Lupul shows good takedown defense.
Hatoky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lupul keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Greg Lupul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kongo Hatoky.
Lupul misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lupul.
Lupul scores with a leg kick.
Lupul swinging wilding here.
Hatoky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lupul circles away.
Hatoky fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lupul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hatoky looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupul misses with a head kick.
Lupul lands a nice looking body kick.
Hatoky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lupul is fending him off so far but Hatoky persists. Nope, Lupul circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Lupul there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lupul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hatoky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lupul pinned against the cage. Lupul gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lupul stuffs the takedown.
Lupul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hatoky fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatoky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lupul swivels and escapes.
Lupul lands a head kick. Hatoky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Kongo Hatoky has been cut.
Hatoky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hatoky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupul avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hatoky.
Lupul tries to roll over but Hatoky keeps him under control.
Hatoky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lupul trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupul is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hatoky wants to work for an arm triangle but Lupul is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lupul wants to improve his position but Hatoky is controlling well.
Lupul tries to kick Hatoky off but Hatoky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hatoky.
Lupul fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hatoky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupul moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lupul lands a body shot.
Lupul connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupul wants to land a leg kick but Hatoky is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Lupul. No joy for Hatoky on that attempt.
Hatoky thows a leg kick but Lupul checks it
and Lupul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hatoky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hatoky wants to take Lupul's back here but Lupul is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hatoky manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lupul to take his back!
Lupul is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hatoky trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Lupul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kongo Hatoky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hatoky tries to work over Lupul's front leg with a kick but Lupul checks it.
Hatoky misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Hatoky or perhaps it was just good defense by Lupul which made him look bad.
Lupul chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lupul.
Lupul lands with a slapping head kick.
Hatoky throws a leg kick
and Lupul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lupul thuds his shin into the meat of Hatoky's side.
Hatoky doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lupul counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupul looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatoky is just out of range.
Hatoky tries for a takedown but Lupul circles away easily
and Lupul counters with a thumping low kick.
Greg Lupul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kongo Hatoky.
Lupul tries a head kick but it misses.
Greg Lupul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lupul throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lupul throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lupul goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lupul gets caught flat footed, as Hatoky shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hatoky looking to pass the guard.
Lupul looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hatoky passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatoky is chipping away with strikes.
Hatoky in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hatoky tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lupul's legs.
Lupul tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hatoky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lupul, who protects the arm well.
Lupul pushes Hatoky away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hatoky gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupul regains half guard.
Lupul is not content to let Hatoky control the position.
Hatoky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lupul looking for submissions off his back.
Hatoky performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Hatoky working Lupul over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lupul throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hatoky works his way into side control.
Hatoky cracks Lupul with a big elbow.
Lupul tries to buck Hatoky off but Hatoky is having none of it.
Hatoky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lupul is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatoky is putting a hurting on Lupul here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lupul tries to buck Hatoky off but Hatoky is having none of it.
Hatoky passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lupul!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Lupul will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kongo Hatoky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hatoky misses with a body punch
and Lupul counters with a straight right hand.
Hatoky darts in trying to clinch
and Lupul counters with a body kick.
Hatoky fails with the takedown
and Lupul counters with a two punch combo.
Lupul lands with a shot to the body.
Greg Lupul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lupul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hatoky.
Lupul moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lupul scores with a spinning back kick!
Greg Lupul is winning the standup battle so far.
Lupul lands a glancing blow to the side of Hatoky's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatoky fails with the takedown
and Lupul counters with a nice body kick.
Lupul misses with a wild body shot.
Lupul moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hatoky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lupul misses with a head kick.
Lupul misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatoky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hatoky takes a little break here. Lupul wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lupul sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatoky throwing shots but Lupul is blocking nicely.
Lupul is looking to improve his position.
Lupul is trying to stand up here but Hatoky is controlling him well.
Hatoky wants to free his trapped foot but Lupul is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lupul gets full guard.
Hatoky throws a big right hand that misses.
Lupul looking for a guillotine here but Hatoky defends easily.
Hatoky trying to control the position from guard on top but Lupul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupul wants to sweep here but Hatoky controlling him for the moment.
Hatoky passes Lupul's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lupul tries to kick Hatoky off but Hatoky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kongo Hatoky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hatoky is nestled in close to Lupul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lupul is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hatoky pulls his head out easily.
Lupul wants to get back to full guard.
Lupul slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lupul looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hatoky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lupul is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupul looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hatoky passes into side control.
Hatoky cracks Lupul with a big elbow.
Lupul is rocked!
Hatoky gets to mount! Lupul was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Oh Lupul is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatoky landing strikes from the mount.
Hatoky is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lupul can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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!
Hatoky content just to control the position here.
Kongo Hatoky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatoky landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kongo Hatoky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lupul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Lupul!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shunzo Ura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunzo Ura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Gaarlandt!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ura pinned against the cage. Ura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ura misses with a takedown attempt
and Gaarlandt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ura won't be happy with that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gaarlandt working away.
Ura sneaks back into half guard.
Gaarlandt trying to control the action but Ura is working from the bottom.
Gaarlandt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gaarlandt trying to control from half guard but Ura is working away.
Ura tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gaarlandt in particular looking to stall.
Ura trying to hold on to Gaarlandt's head to control him but Gaarlandt postures up.
Ura 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.
Ura works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gaarlandt with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Gaarlandt drops back looking for a leg! Ura is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ura manages to kick Gaarlandt off! Gaarlandt jumps back into Ura's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaarlandt postures up.
Gaarlandt stopping the sweep attempt from Ura.
Ura is working hard here to advance position.
Gaarlandt gets to his feet - Ura follows without any prompting.
Ura misses with a takedown attempt
and Gaarlandt counters with a shoot takedown. Ura fights it but they end up in guard.
Ura controlling Gaarlandt's posture.
Ura is breathing heavily.
Gaarlandt wants to control from the top but Ura keeps moving.
Ura has a closed guard, preventing Gaarlandt from standing up.
Gaarlandt wants to pass the guard but Ura is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gaarlandt wants to control from the top but Ura keeps moving.
Gaarlandt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gaarlandt manages to get himself to full guard.
Gaarlandt wants to improve his position but instead Ura has moved into half guard.
Ura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ura content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ura wants to free his trapped foot but Gaarlandt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ura stands up and beckons Gaarlandt to join him on the feet.
Ura shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ura was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ura looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ura working Gaarlandt over with strikes here.
Ura with the ground and pound from mount.
Ura working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ura goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gaarlandt turns into him and now he's in Ura's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ura wants to sweep here but Gaarlandt controlling him for the moment.
Gaarlandt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ura working for a triangle but Gaarlandt defends it easily.
Gaarlandt wanted to stand there but Ura had control of the position.
Gaarlandt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaarlandt passes Ura's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaarlandt is looking for a kimura but Ura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gaarlandt to get the leverage.
Gaarlandt is nestled in close to Ura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ura trying to hold on to Gaarlandt's head to control him but Gaarlandt postures up.
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 Shunzo Ura will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gaarlandt with a poor takedown
and Ura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ura.
Gaarlandt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ura trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaarlandt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaarlandt looking for a guillotine here but Ura defends easily.
Gaarlandt wants to stand up but Ura is controlling him.
Ura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ura stopping the sweep attempt from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shunzo Ura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gaarlandt stuffs the takedown.
Gaarlandt is breathing heavily.
Ura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ura gets the takedown into side control.
Gaarlandt is trying to control Ura's posture but Ura avoids it.
Ura wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gaarlandt, who protects the arm well.
Ura happy to just control the position for now.
Gaarlandt can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ura trying to control the action but Gaarlandt is working from the bottom.
Gaarlandt is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Gaarlandt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gaarlandt is trying to improve his position.
Gaarlandt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gaarlandt tries to kick Ura off but Ura keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gaarlandt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gaarlandt wants to get back to his feet but Ura is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gaarlandt keeping moving, preventing Ura from controlling successfully.
Ura wanted to stand there but Gaarlandt had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ura 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.
Ura chips away with some ground and pound.
Ura advances position into side control!
Gaarlandt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ura landing strikes.
Ura moves into full mount!
Ura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ura prevents Gaarlandt from getting the reversal.
Ura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ura tries to control but Gaarlandt wriggling away.
Gaarlandt is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gaarlandt wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gaarlandt is looking to get to half guard.
Ura wants to control the pace but Gaarlandt is squirming around nicely.
Ura avoids the attempt from Gaarlandt to control.
Gaarlandt can't escape the position.
Gaarlandt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gaarlandt tries to hold on but Ura postures up.
Gaarlandt is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunzo Ura dominated that second round.
That's time! Ura's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gaarlandt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ura counters by clinching up.
Gaarlandt has picked Ura up - he's going for a ride! Gaarlandt dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gaarlandt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gaarlandt.
Ura makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ura.
Ura keeping moving, preventing Gaarlandt from controlling successfully.
Ura keeping full guard, as Gaarlandt tries to pass.
Gaarlandt advances position into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaarlandt tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ura's legs.
Check out the look on Gaarlandt's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gaarlandt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gaarlandt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ura is not content to let Gaarlandt control the position.
Gaarlandt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ura is looking to reverse the position.
Gaarlandt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ura has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ura manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gaarlandt's best efforts.
Ura trying to control but Gaarlandt postures up.
Ura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ura is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gaarlandt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gaarlandt's back!
Gaarlandt rolls, trying to escape but Ura keeps control of the position.
Ura lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt tries to break free.
Gaarlandt rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ura prevents Gaarlandt from improving his position.
Gaarlandt controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gaarlandt trying to control here.
Gaarlandt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ura is looking for a kimura but Gaarlandt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ura to get the leverage.
Gaarlandt looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ura is looking to clinch but Gaarlandt is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ura shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gaarlandt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ura drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ura is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Gaarlandt is trying to escape and Ura transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Gaarlandt is forced to tap! Nice work there by Ura! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shunzo Ura!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takayuki Okubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Name (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takayuki Okubo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Name's chin.
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21
178 lbs
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22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takayuki Okubo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Name!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okubo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Name moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okubo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Name swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Name. No joy for Okubo on that attempt.
A punch combination from Okubo misses.
Okubo misses with a two punch combination.
Name looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Okubo wants to improve his position but Name is controlling well.
Name not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Okubo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Okubo.
Name won't allow Okubo to sweep him here.
Okubo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Okubo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okubo keeping moving, preventing Name from controlling successfully.
Name won't allow Okubo to sweep him here.
Name avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Name stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okubo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Name wants to control from the top but Okubo keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Name tries to stand but Okubo is controlling from the bottom.
Okubo wants to sweep here but Name controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Okubo tries to clinch up but Name circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Okubo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Name is fending him off so far but Okubo persists. Nope, Name circles away and we're back to standing.
Okubo stuns Name with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okubo fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takayuki Okubo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okubo misses with a double jab.
Name wants to land a leg kick but Okubo is out of range.
Okubo misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Okubo does no damage.
Okubo misses with a takedown attempt
and Name counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Okubo is breathing heavily.
Okubo misses with the combination.
Name lands with a nice body punch.
Name showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okubo.
Okubo misses with a takedown attempt
and Name counters with a good low kick that Okubo was not able to check.
Okubo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okubo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Name counters with a low kick, right behind Okubo 's knee.
Name with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okubo cracks the inside of Name's front leg.
Okubo throws a series of punches but Name avoids them all with ease.
Name misses with a body punch
and Okubo counters with an outside leg kick.
Okubo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okubo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Name avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okubo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Name moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okubo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Name counters with a solid body kick.
Nice shot lands for Okubo.
Okubo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Okubo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Okubo is looking to clinch but Name is avoiding it.
Name fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Okubo is out of range.
A combination from Okubo does no damage.
Okubo looks to land a combination but Name avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okubo throws a combination that misses
and Name makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Okubo scoring well with a low kick there.
Okubo wants to clinch but Name slips to the side
and Name counters with a solid body kick.
Okubo misses with a double jab
enabling Name to counter with a crisp jab.
Okubo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okubo misses with a series of wild punches.
Takayuki Okubo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Name.
Name lands a head shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Okubo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Okubo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Okubo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Name counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okubo's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okubo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Name moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okubo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Name swivels and escapes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okubo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Okubo swinging wilding here.
Okubo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Name counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okubo's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Name dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Name throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nick Name seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okubo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Name counters with an inside leg kick.
Okubo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Name as he jumps to the side.
Okubo throws a series of punches but Name avoids them all with ease.
Okubo lands with a nice combination. Name backs away looking to recover.
Okubo looks to land a combination. Name sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Okubo.
Okubo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okubo throws a leg kick but Name sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Name showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okubo.
Okubo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Name slips a jab and a cross from Okubo.
Okubo throws a series of punches but Name moves out of range.
Okubo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Okubo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Okubo!
Takayuki Okubo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okubo misses with a combination
and Name counters with a nice body kick.
Okubo throws a nice looking combination but Name bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Name takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Okubo fails with the takedown
and Name counters with a low kick, right behind Okubo 's knee.
Okubo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Okubo misses with a few strikes there.
Okubo blocks the body kick.
Okubo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takayuki Okubo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okubo throws a combination that misses
and Name counters with a nice low kick that buckles Okubo's knee momentarily.
Okubo throws a series of punches but Name moves out of range.
Okubo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Name throws a jab when Okubo was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okubo gets a takedown into half guard.
Okubo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Okubo trying to control but Name is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Okubo.
Name is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Okubo locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Name is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takayuki Okubo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Cromphout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Cromphout had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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18
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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20
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Cromphout!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, chris fu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fu stuffs the takedown.
Cromphout looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for fu!
Cromphout is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, fu has managed to escape the submission attempt.
fu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cromphout connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like chris fu has been cut.
Cromphout looking to secure an arm triangle but fu defends it well.
fu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cromphout with good strikes from the mount here!
fu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cromphout missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
fu is refusing to be controlled, as Cromphout sits in half guard.
fu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cromphout might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
fu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cromphout is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
fu is trying to keep Cromphout in close.
Cromphout pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. fu is keeping the position for now.
fu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
fu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cromphout can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
fu looks gassed!
Cromphout trying to control the position from guard on top but fu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cromphout postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromphout trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cromphout wants to pass the guard but fu is keeping the position.
Cromphout is looking to stand up but fu won't let him.
fu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cromphout slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
fu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cromphout tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cromphout has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
fu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
fu is defending against the submission attempts here by Cromphout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for fu.
Cromphout drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and fu dives on top into guard.
fu trying to control but Cromphout is working from the bottom.
fu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cromphout trying to control the position.
fu stopping the sweep attempt from Cromphout.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cromphout is on top in guard.
Cromphout drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cromphout jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fu looking to control.
Cromphout trying to control but fu is working from the bottom.
Cromphout drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but fu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cromphout has fu in his guard.
fu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cromphout is keeping the position for now.
Cromphout trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
fu trying to control but Cromphout is working from the bottom.
Cromphout is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
fu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
fu pushing down on Cromphout's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
fu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cromphout wants to get back to full guard.
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 Kevin Cromphout will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on chris fu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
fu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cromphout counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cromphout sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. fu defending well though.
fu is trying to maintain the position but Cromphout is very close to passing his half guard.
Cromphout seems to be working for a kimura but fu defends the submission attempt.
Cromphout trying to mount his opponent but fu defends it.
fu trying to control from the bottom.
fu looking for submissions off his back.
Cromphout is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so fu is just riding it out for now. Cromphout eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
fu is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Cromphout is tapping! Great win for fu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). chris fu!
chris fu is the new featherweight champion!
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