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PRIDE 14: The New Reign PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Juronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Inoki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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196 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Inoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Juronen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juronen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juronen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Inoki fails with the takedown.
Juronen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Juronen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Inoki is rocked!
A head kick misses from Juronen.
Oh Inoki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juronen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inoki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Juronen but Juronen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Inoki fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Inoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juronen lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Inoki crumples to the floor! Juronen milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Juronen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Gominori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gominori comes to the ring accompanied by In Flames - Take This Life. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Gominori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denny Crane!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crane needs to keep his hands up - Gominori had a free shot at his head there.
Gominori looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gominori is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gominori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crane controls Gominori momentarily but Gominori frees himself.
Crane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gominori lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gominori wants to pass the guard but Crane is keeping the position.
Gominori thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gominori drops back, looking for a kneebar! Crane looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Crane looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Crane!
Crane tries for a kimura but Gominori is defending well.
Gominori tries to bench press Crane off him but Crane keeps the position.
Crane is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gominori knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gominori tries to improve position but can't.
Gominori is not content to let Crane control the position.
Gominori manages to work his way to half guard, despite Crane's best efforts.
Crane moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Gominori.
Gominori is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crane advances to full mount.
Gominori is trying to escape the mount.
Gominori regains half guard.
Crane looks gassed!
Gominori is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Crane pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gominori is staying active underneath Crane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gominori tries to roll over but Crane keeps him under control.
Crane is trying to control the action in half guard but Gominori is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gominori 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.
Gominori wants to improve his position but Crane is controlling well.
Gominori looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crane is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gominori!
Crane cracks Gominori with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gominori tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crane landing shots from mount.
Crane has control of Gominori's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gominori regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gominori is trying to escape the mount.
Crane jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gominori manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gominori is trying to work for a sweep but Crane has mounted him!
Crane with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Crane connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Taka Gominori has been cut.
Crane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gominori is looking to escape.
Crane has hold of Gominori's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gominori manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Crane cracks Gominori with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gominori is looking to get to half guard.
Crane landing strikes from the mount and Gominori is in trouble!
Gominori is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crane unloading with bombs!
Crane looking to secure an arm triangle but Gominori defends it well.
Crane jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gominori manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gominori is trying to improve his position.
Gominori is working hard here to advance position.
Gominori sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gominori throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Crane manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gominori is looking to reverse the position.
Crane grinds an elbow into Gominori's temple.
Gominori gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gominori moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Crane won't allow Gominori to sweep him here.
Gominori working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Crane has passed into half guard!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gominori moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gominori looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Crane passes into side control.
Crane is looking to take a break and control but Gominori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crane decides to stand back up.
Crane has Gominori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gominori jumps guard but Crane stands there with Gominori around his waist. Gominori gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crane tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gominori just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Gominori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gominori misses with a head kick.
Crane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gominori counters with a leg kick.
Taka Gominori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denny Crane.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gominori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gominori throws a low kick, looking for Crane's leg but Crane calmly moves out of range.
Crane misses with a takedown attempt - Gominori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gominori looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Crane wants to get back to full guard.
Crane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gominori is working for a submission of some sort.
Gominori is thwarting Crane's attempts to control the position.
Gominori is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Crane is just riding it out for now. Gominori eventually gives up the hold.
Crane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gominori.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gominori is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gominori prevents Crane from improving his position.
Gominori passes into side control, despite Crane's attempt to control the position.
Crane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gominori wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gominori goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Crane has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gominori but great work by Crane.
Gominori manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gominori looking for submissions off his back.
Crane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gominori's head.
Crane is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gominori looking for submissions off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gominori is looking to improve his position.
Crane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gominori does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crane tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crane fails with the takedown.
Gominori shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crane.
Crane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gominori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gominori working for a triangle but Crane defends it easily.
Gominori keeping full guard, as Crane tries to pass.
Crane scoring with some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crane 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.
Gominori has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crane won't allow Gominori to sweep him here.
Crane tries to free his leg and advance position but Gominori is retaining full guard.
Crane preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gominori is on top in guard.
Crane throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Crane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gominori forces his way into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane gets full guard.
Gominori preventing the sweep.
Gominori wants to pass the guard but Crane is keeping the position.
Crane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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 Taka Gominori will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taka Gominori's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gominori tries to land a leg kick but Crane saw it coming and moves away.
Gominori looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crane is fending him off so far but Gominori persists. Nope, Crane circles away and we're back to standing.
Crane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gominori counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gominori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crane has Gominori up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gominori tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gominori smiles and moves away.
Crane blocks a low kick nicely.
Gominori gets caught flat footed, as Crane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Crane trying to control but Gominori is working from the bottom.
Crane preventing the sweep.
Gominori is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gominori wants to sweep but no luck.
Gominori has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Crane doesn't defend quickly enough and Gominori has managed to lock this one up! Can Crane escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gominori on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Taka Gominori!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Genki Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genki Judo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genki Judo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Einar Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judo moves into the clinch.
Judo breaks from the clinch.
Judo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Judo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee closes the distance but Judo moves to the side
and Judo counters with a leg kick.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Judo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee tries for a takedown but Judo circles away easily
and Judo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Judo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Judo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Judo both land. Nice combination.
Judo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Judo counters with a left to the body.
Genki Judo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Einar Lee.
Lee looks gassed!
Judo closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants a takedown.
Judo breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Judo smiles and moves away.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judo.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Judo cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Judo has managed to clinch.
Judo breaks the clinch.
Judo tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judo gets a clinch.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lee tries to pull guard but Judo holds him up against the ropes and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Judo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Judo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee closes the distance but Judo moves to the side
and Judo counters with a stiff right hand.
Judo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee shoots and misses
and Judo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Judo manages to break the clinch.
Judo closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee shoots and misses
and Judo counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Judo counters by clinching up.
Judo lands a knee to the body.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Judo prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judo.
Judo breaks from the clinch.
Judo is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Judo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Judo. No joy for Lee on that attempt.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Judo counters with a leg kick.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Judo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Judo pushes Lee up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Judo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Judo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Judo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Judo raining down shots from the mount!
Judo avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee regains half guard.
Lee gets 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.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee moves into full mount! Judo won't be happy about that!
Lee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Judo is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Judo tries to improve his position but instead Lee has taken his back!
Lee is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Judo is defending well though. Lee let's go of the attempt for now.
Judo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lee.
Judo is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lee is looking for the choke from the back position but Judo is controlling his hands well.
Judo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Judo can't escape the position.
Lee goes for an armbar but Judo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Judo.
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!
Lee working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Judo has passed into half guard!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Judo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Judo pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee is looking to sinch up a triangle. Judo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lee's body to avoid the submission. Lee has instead reached around Judo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lee arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Einar Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Chonin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Roshan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryo Chonin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Chonin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Roshan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chonin misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Roshan drops Chonin with a left and a right! Oh, Chonin is hurt - Roshan dives into side control looking to finish!
Chonin is rocked!
Roshan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chonin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oh Chonin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roshan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chonin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chonin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Chonin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Roshan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roshan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roshan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chonin is looking to regain half guard here but Roshan keeps moving and retains side control.
Chonin seems to have got his legs back now.
Chonin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roshan wants to control but Chonin is keeping him busy.
Chonin is trying to improve his position.
Chonin tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Roshan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Roshan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chonin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roshan working for a triangle but Chonin defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshan is looking to stand back up but Chonin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Roshan.
Chonin swings around for an armbar but Roshan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chonin's guard.
Roshan won't allow Chonin to sweep him here.
Chonin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roshan's guard.
Chonin trying to control but Roshan is working from the bottom.
Chonin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chonin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roshan looking for a guillotine here but Chonin defends easily.
Chonin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chonin trying to control but Roshan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roshan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roshan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roshan is looking for a triangle but Chonin pushes his legs off easily.
Roshan trying to keep a closed guard but Chonin is proving a slippery customer.
Chonin won't allow Roshan to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roshan looking for a guillotine here but Chonin defends easily.
Chonin postures up.
Roshan wants to sweep but no luck.
Roshan keeping full guard, as Chonin tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chonin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Roshan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chonin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chonin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Chonin 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.
Roshan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chonin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roshan is proving hard to escape from.
Roshan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roshan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roshan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roshan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chonin wants to pass the guard but Roshan is keeping the position.
Roshan looking for a sweep. Not yet Roshan, not yet.
Chonin trying to control but Roshan is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roshan throws a combination. Chonin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roshan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chonin throws a combination that misses
and Roshan counters with a left and a right that stings Chonin.
Roshan lands with a shot to the body.
Chonin swinging wilding here.
Roshan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roshan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roshan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chonin misses with the combination.
Chonin misses with a hook
and Roshan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roshan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chonin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roshan.
Danga de danga de dang - Roshan scores with a four punch combination!
Chonin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roshan.
Chonin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chonin duly obliges.
Roshan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chonin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chonin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Roshan! Chonin is backing up but he can't get away as Roshan lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Chonin and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Damian Roshan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between C S Kitiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Lee is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, C S Kitiona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitiona scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kitiona slows the pace down in half guard.
Kitiona is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kitiona prevents Lee from standing back up.
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.
Kitiona prevents Lee from improving his position.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Kitiona is controlling him
Kitiona slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to roll over but Kitiona keeps him under control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kitiona lands a jab-cross combination.
Kitiona shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
Kitiona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kitiona shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lee's guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Kitiona from controlling successfully.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Kitiona is having none of it.
Kitiona decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lee, up you get!
Lee looks gassed!
Kitiona gets a takedown into half guard.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lee lunges at Kitiona with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kitiona's hand.
Kitiona feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Kitiona changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kitiona would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lee is looking to stand up but Kitiona isn't so interested in that idea.
Kitiona sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kitiona wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kitiona manages to pass to side control.
Kitiona slows the pace down in half guard.
Kitiona seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.
Lee wants to improve his position but Kitiona is controlling well.
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.
Kitiona performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Kitiona is controlling him well.
Kitiona controlling the action here.
Kitiona stands up out of the half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to clinch but Kitiona is avoiding it.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Kitiona shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for C S Kitiona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Kitiona's shoulder, as Kitiona tries to avoid the shot.
Kitiona moves away from the strike by Lee.
Kitiona shoots in but no luck this time.
Kitiona shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lee wants to stand up but Kitiona is controlling him.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
Lee wants to stand up but Kitiona is controlling him.
Kitiona stays in close to Lee's body and controls the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kitiona is controlling him.
Kitiona stands up from Lee's guard - Kitiona perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Kitiona ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but Kitiona is having none of it.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Kitiona saw that one coming.
Kitiona walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kitiona shoots in and bounces Lee off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kitiona trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Kitiona is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lee wants to sweep here but Kitiona controlling him for the moment.
Kitiona trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kitiona controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kitiona is just out of range.
Chuck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kitiona shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Kitiona is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Kitiona stands up from Lee's guard - Kitiona perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kitiona gets a takedown into half guard.
Kitiona trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Lee won't allow Kitiona to pass to mount.
Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kitiona trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
C S Kitiona dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lee with a poor takedown
and Kitiona counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kitiona seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kitiona prevents Lee from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kitiona has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitiona blocks the strikes from Lee.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
C S Kitiona overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kitiona wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lee tries for a takedown but Kitiona circles away easily
and Kitiona counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kitiona.
Kitiona 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.
Kitiona won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
Kitiona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kitiona wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Kitiona is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kitiona shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kitiona decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lee misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kitiona stalling.
Kitiona is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Kitiona's attempts to control the action.
Lee swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona controlling the pace for now.
Kitiona blocks Lee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Kitiona maintains control.
Kitiona content just to control the position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee tries to reverse the position but Kitiona maintains control.
Kitiona controlling from the full mount.
Lee is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Kitiona's attempts to control the action.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Lee wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kitiona scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lee can't escape the position.
Kitiona looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lee is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Chuck Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kitiona throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kitiona wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lee throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kitiona. What's that going to do exactly?
Kitiona controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee stands the fighters back up. C S Kitiona just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
C S Kitiona showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kitiona has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for C S Kitiona!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for C S Kitiona!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for C S Kitiona!
C S Kitiona wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pratipar Rapcheep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pratipar Rapcheep has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pratipar Rapcheep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Black!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black.
Rapcheep misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Rapcheep tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rapcheep keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapcheep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rapcheep pushes Black up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rapcheep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rapcheep's guard.
Black looks gassed!
Black stops Rapcheep from standing up.
Black is looking to advance position but Rapcheep has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Black tries to lock up and control but Rapcheep gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Black is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to hold on but Rapcheep pushes him away.
Rapcheep prevents Black from getting the reversal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rapcheep wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
Rapcheep avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Rapcheep can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Black wants to control but Rapcheep is having none of it.
Black is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to improve his position but Rapcheep isn't that keen on the idea.
Rapcheep knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Black on the ground.
Black holds on for dear life.
Black throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rapcheep. What's that going to do exactly?
Rapcheep tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Black sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rapcheep is working away from the top position though.
Rapcheep misses with a head shot. Black uses the momentum to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
Black trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rapcheep wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Rapcheep.
Rapcheep trying to control the position.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Rapcheep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rapcheep.
Black takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Black looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pratipar Rapcheep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Black.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruce Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rapcheep circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rapcheep counters with a nice leg kick.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rapcheep moves into the clinch.
Black is looking to control Rapcheep's arms but Rapcheep gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black has his back to the ropes.
Rapcheep manages to break the clinch.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Black.
Rapcheep tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Black wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rapcheep might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control but Rapcheep is keeping him busy.
Black decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Rapcheep.
Black misses with a hook to the body
and Rapcheep counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rapcheep but Rapcheep pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rapcheep works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rapcheep manages to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rapcheep.
Black has Rapcheep up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rapcheep breaks from the clinch.
Pratipar Rapcheep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Rapcheep as Black shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Rapcheep.
Rapcheep is looking to clinch.
Rapcheep fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rapcheep connects with a good right hand that stumbles Black. Black circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Black dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rapcheep scores with a nice body kick.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pratipar Rapcheep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black throws a sloppy head kick
and Rapcheep counters with a thumping low kick.
Rapcheep cracks Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rapcheep tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Black moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Black can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rapcheep.
Rapcheep lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black tries to stall but Rapcheep uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rapcheep can't break the clinch.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Black drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rapcheep breaks from the clinch.
Rapcheep wants to clinch but Black slips to the side
and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rapcheep is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rapcheep avoid being mounted?
Rapcheep wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is stalling here. Rapcheep is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Black seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rapcheep has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Black misses with a strike from the bottom.
Black struggling a bit here.
Black is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Rapcheep has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Black is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws Rapcheep to one side and escapes!
Black on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rapcheep buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rapcheep wants to clinch but Black slips to the side
and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rapcheep escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep tries to clinch up
and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Black is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Black is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rapcheep is just riding it out for now. Black eventually gives up the hold.
Black prevents Rapcheep from standing back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rapcheep does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rapcheep is trying to get back to full guard.
Rapcheep keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rapcheep wants to stand back up but Black manages to pass into side control.
Black trying to control the position but Rapcheep is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Black throws a sloppy body shot
and Rapcheep counters with a three punch combo that has Black backing up. Black nods at Rapcheep to acknowledge the strikes.
That's six 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.
Rapcheep listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rapcheep looks to clinch
and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Black stops Rapcheep from getting back to his feet.
Rapcheep is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rapcheep avoid being mounted?
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rapcheep with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black works his way into side control.
Rapcheep gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Black lands a big shot there that rocks Rapcheep but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black controlling from mount.
Rapcheep is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rapcheep tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black throws some wild stikes that Rapcheep manages to avoid easily.
Black is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rapcheep tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Rapcheep circles away.
Rapcheep with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rapcheep tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black is looking to clinch but Rapcheep is avoiding it.
Rapcheep stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Pratipar Rapcheep has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Black.
Black clinches but Rapcheep breaks the clinch
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black is rocked!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black blocks a head kick by Rapcheep.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rapcheep keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Black misses the body punch
and Rapcheep counters with a good low kick that Black was not able to check.
Black tries to land a body kick
and Rapcheep counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rapcheep takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rapcheep counters with a good low kick that Black was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Black.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Bruce Black!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bruce Black!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Bruce Black!
Bruce Black wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joeri De Visscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spud McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spud McKenzie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joeri De Visscher's chin.
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135 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joeri De Visscher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spud McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Visscher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
De Visscher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McKenzie's waist but McKenzie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Visscher off to one side.
McKenzie shoots and misses
and De Visscher counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Visscher throwing strikes from guard but McKenzie blocks nicely.
McKenzie can't keep his opponent in guard - De Visscher advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
De Visscher wants to pass the guard but McKenzie is defending well.
McKenzie holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
McKenzie lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
De Visscher content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Visscher is looking for a kimura but McKenzie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Visscher to get the leverage.
McKenzie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Visscher.
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.
De Visscher blocks the strikes from McKenzie.
McKenzie preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Visscher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Visscher is trying to control the action in half guard but McKenzie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McKenzie is trying to control but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McKenzie throws a good cross that connects.
De Visscher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Visscher wants to sweep but no luck.
De Visscher is breathing heavily.
McKenzie trying to control the position from guard on top but De Visscher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McKenzie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Visscher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Visscher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McKenzie 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Visscher is trying to hold McKenzie in close to prevent damage but McKenzie has managed to pass into half guard.
McKenzie tries to stand but his hand is stuck under De Visscher.
McKenzie lands strikes from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Visscher tries for a takedown but McKenzie circles away easily
and McKenzie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joeri De Visscher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Visscher is looking to get back to full guard here but McKenzie has managed to pass to side control instead.
McKenzie has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Visscher's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Visscher is working to get back to half guard.
McKenzie landing shots from mount.
McKenzie wants to control the pace but De Visscher is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. De Visscher looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by McKenzie! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Spud McKenzie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Drucqule (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vlad Drucqule!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Powers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drucqule.
Drucqule fails with a takedown attempt.
Powers cracks Drucqule with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Powers stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Drucqule. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drucqule misses with a takedown attempt - Powers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Powers as Drucqule shoots in.
Powers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drucqule. Drucqule circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drucqule ducks right into an uppercut from Powers.
Michael Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers throws a right hand that Drucqule ducks under and follows up with a left that Drucqule also avoids with ease.
Drucqule misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Powers catches Drucqule napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Drucqule to the canvas!
Drucqule is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers wants to stand but Drucqule is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drucqule is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drucqule is breathing heavily.
Powers tries to free his leg and advance position but Drucqule is retaining full guard.
Powers would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Drucqule keeping busy on the bottom but Powers has passed one foot through into half guard.
Drucqule trying to control but Powers postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drucqule looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Powers is working for a kimura but Drucqule is defending it quite comfortably.
Drucqule wants to control but Powers is keeping busy.
Drucqule actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Powers stuns Drucqule with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Powers thuds a left hand into Drucqule's body.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drucqule takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Drucqule. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Powers throws a head kick but Drucqule moves out of range.
Drucqule fails to land the takedown.
Powers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drucqule wants to pass the guard but Powers is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drucqule wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Powers has a closed guard, preventing Drucqule from standing up.
Powers keeping full guard, as Drucqule tries to pass.
Drucqule is looking to stand up but Powers won't let him.
Powers wants to stand up but Drucqule is controlling him.
Powers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drucqule. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drucqule postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drucqule closes the distance and clinches up with Powers, looking for a takedown. Drucqule pushes Powers against the ropes but Powers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drucqule tries to move into range but Powers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a hook but Drucqule blocks it.
Powers scores with a leg kick.
Powers cracks Drucqule with a good jab.
Drucqule takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Powers. No joy for Drucqule on that attempt.
Nice shot lands for Powers.
Powers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Powers misses with a few strikes there.
Powers lands a lovely overhand right.
Drucqule misses with a takedown attempt - Powers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Powers works Drucqule's body with a nice hook.
Drucqule closes this distance looking for a takedown but Powers circles away.
Drucqule shoots in and bounces Powers off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Drucqule trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Drucqule decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Powers, up you get!
Drucqule shoots in and drives through. Powers sprawls well.
Powers stuffs the takedown attempt from Drucqule. Drucqule gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Drucqule is predictable there
and Powers counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drucqule doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Powers counters with a straight right hand.
Powers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Powers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Powers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drucqule doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Powers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drucqule with a lazy takedown attempt
and Powers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Powers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Powers throws a right hand that Drucqule ducks under and follows up with a left that Drucqule also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Drucqule.
Drucqule misses with a takedown attempt
and Powers counters with a right hand to the body.
Drucqule shoots in and bounces Powers off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Powers keeping full guard, as Drucqule tries to pass.
Drucqule slips nicely into half guard.
Drucqule is working for a submission of some sort.
Drucqule is looking to advance position but Powers won't allow it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Drucqule wants to take a breather but Powers is having none of it.
Drucqule is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drucqule decides to return to a standing position.
Powers throws a series of punches but Drucqule moves out of range.
Drucqule tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Powers connects with a high kick.
Powers throws a head kick but Drucqule moves out of range.
Drucqule tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Powers swivels and escapes.
Powers throws a shot to the body.
Powers misses with a body shot.
Drucqule tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Powers swivels and escapes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Powers cracks Drucqule with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
It looks like Vlad Drucqule has been cut.
Powers lunges at Drucqule with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drucqule's hand.
Oh Drucqule is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Powers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drucqule seems to have got his legs back now.
Drucqule shoots in but Powers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Powers bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Drucqule! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers stands and steps away. Drucqule gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Powers drops his shoulder and cracks Drucqule with a huge uppercut! Drucqule goes down! Can Powers finish him?
Powers content to stall in guard here.
Powers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Powers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drucqule shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Powers as he avoids it easily.
Powers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Powers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Drucqule's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Powers.
Vlad Drucqule is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drucqule takes one to the chin there.
Powers drops Drucqule with a nice combination! Powers dives into Drucqule's guard, looking to finish!
Powers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drucqule working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Powers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Powers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Powers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drucqule is keeping the position for now.
Powers stays in close to Drucqule's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers stands and steps away. Drucqule gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Powers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Powers throws a head kick that half lands.
Powers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drucqule on the side of the head.
Powers looks to land a right hand but Drucqule moved out of range.
Horrible takedown by Drucqule or perhaps it was just good defense by Powers which made him look bad.
Powers scores with a jab. Drucqule acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Powers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Powers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drucqule tries to move into range but Powers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Powers scores with a four punch combination!
Drucqule tries to clinch but Powers moves out of range.
Drucqule dodges the punch combination from Powers.
Powers lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drucqule misses with a takedown
and Powers counters with a nice uppercut.
Drucqule takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Michael Powers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powers is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drucqule with a poor takedown
and Powers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Drucqule. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drucqule fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drucqule with a poor takedown
and Powers counters with a low kick, right behind Drucqule 's knee.
Powers lands with a right and another and another! Drucqule is in big trouble! Powers lands again and this time it's lights out for Drucqule! A quality knockout there for Powers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Powers!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamad Najar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Alice in Chains - Them Bones. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mohamad Najar!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Najar tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones throws a right hand that Najar ducks under and follows up with a left that Najar also avoids with ease.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Najar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Najar dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Najar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joseph Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamad Najar.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Najar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Najar throws a head kick that misses.
Mohamad Najar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Najar. Najar gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Najar.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Najar looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Najar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Najar fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Najar sprawling to the canvas. Jones follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Najar hang on?
Najar is rocked!
It looks like Mohamad Najar has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is taking a breather. Najar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Najar is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Najar wants to get back to full guard.
Najar seems to have recovered his senses.
Najar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jones passes into side control, despite Najar's attempt to control the position.
Najar struggling a bit here.
Jones takes a little break here. Najar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones trying to control the action but Najar is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Najar.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Najar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Najar has a takedown stuffed.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Najar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones takes a swing at Najar's ribcage but misses.
Najar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Najar is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Najar wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Najar trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Najar is on top in guard.
Najar slips nicely into half guard.
Najar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Najar prevents Jones from standing back up.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Najar has control of the leg.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Najar seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Najar seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Najar postures up.
Najar is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones pushes Najar off looking to stand but Najar dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Najar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Najar shoots in but no luck this time.
Najar wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Najar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Najar looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Najar.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Najar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Najar off to one side.
Najar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Najar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Najar 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.
Najar wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Najar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Najar throws a big right hand that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Najar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Najar has hold of Jones's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jones tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Najar cranks the arm and Jones screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jones, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mohamad Najar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davy Geerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Durrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davy Geerts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Durrant!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geerts closes the distance and clinches.
Durrant manages to pull guard.
Geerts drops back looking for a leg! Durrant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durrant manages to kick Geerts off! Geerts jumps back into Durrant's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Geerts tries to free his leg and advance position but Durrant is retaining full guard.
Geerts drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Durrant manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Geerts has Durrant in his guard.
Geerts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Durrant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Durrant content to stall in guard here.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Geerts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durrant pushing down on Geerts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Geerts wants to improve his position but Durrant is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geerts has a hand on Durrant's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Durrant takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Durrant moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Geerts has worked his arm free - good work by Geerts!
Durrant has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Durrant trying to control but Geerts is having none of it.
Durrant has control of Geerts's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Geerts regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Durrant thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Geerts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Durrant wants to finish this one by submission but Geerts is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Durrant.
Durrant looks gassed!
Geerts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geerts is squirming around, avoiding Durrant's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Geerts working to try and regain half guard.
Geerts manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Geerts is pressing down on Durrant's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Durrant trying to control the position from guard on top but Geerts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Geerts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Geerts is looking for a triangle here but Durrant uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Geerts tries to improve position but can't.
Geerts is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Durrant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geerts keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geerts tries to bench press Durrant off him but Durrant keeps the position.
Durrant trying to control the position but Geerts is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Durrant as Geerts shoots in.
Durrant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Durrant wants to control but Geerts is keeping him busy.
Durrant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Geerts defending well though.
Durrant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Geerts defending well though.
Durrant wants to work for an arm triangle but Geerts is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Durrant wants to free his trapped foot but Geerts is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Durrant trying to control the action but Geerts is working from the bottom.
Durrant works his way into side control.
Durrant lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durrant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Durrant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durrant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Durrant is putting a hurting on Geerts here, landing some big shots from side control.
Durrant tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durrant has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Geerts stops Durrant from passing to mount.
Geerts tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Durrant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Geerts struggling a bit here.
Geerts is looking for a sweep.
Durrant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Geerts defending against the ground and pound.
Durrant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Durrant tries for a kimura but Geerts is defending well.
Durrant trying to control the action but Geerts is working from the bottom.
Geerts taking punishment in the form of punches.
Durrant controls the position.
Durrant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Durrant working the ground and pound.
Durrant lands a nice forearm strike.
Durrant working the ground and pound from side control.
Geerts manages to work his way to half guard, despite Durrant's best efforts.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Geerts trying to control here.
Durrant is working for a kimura but Geerts is defending it quite comfortably.
Geerts looking for submissions off his back.
Geerts wants to control but Durrant is keeping busy.
Geerts moves into full guard.
Durrant stopping the sweep attempt from Geerts.
Geerts is working hard here to advance position.
Geerts is looking for a triangle but Durrant pushes his legs off easily.
Geerts can't keep his opponent in guard - Durrant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Geerts manages to get to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Geerts is trying to control the position but Durrant postures up.
Geerts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Durrant trying to control but Geerts is working from the bottom.
Geerts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Geerts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Durrant moves into full guard.
Geerts being controlled here momentarily.
Durrant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Geerts is one step ahead there.
Durrant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Geerts trying to control but Durrant is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Durrant is on top in guard.
Durrant looking to pass the guard.
Geerts has an active guard here but Durrant has managed to pass into half guard.
Durrant prevents Geerts from improving his position.
Geerts is defending against the submission attempts here by Durrant.
Durrant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Durrant is trying to work for a kimura but Geerts is defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Geerts wants to get back to full guard.
Durrant is tying to control. Geerts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Durrant passes the guard and advances to mount!
Geerts can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Durrant throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Geerts has his hands clasped together but Durrant breaks the hold and Geerts is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Durrant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Durrant!
David Durrant is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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