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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krunoslav Slabinac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krunoslav Slabinac!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slabinac throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kimura gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kimura being controlled here, momentarily.
Slabinacis looking to pass into half guard but Kimura pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kimura is in guard.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Slabinac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slabinac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slabinac bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kimura's 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.
Slabinac passes Kimura's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Slabinac wants to pass to mount but Kimura is defending the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Slabinac looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slabinac works his way into side control.
A lull in the action here as Slabinac stalls from top position.
Kimura tries to improve position but can't.
Slabinac has hold of Kimura's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kimura tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Slabinac cranks the arm and Kimura screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kimura, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Krunoslav Slabinac!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asbjorn Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen comes into the arena with riskin it all blaring out of the sound system. Asbjorn Jensen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asbjorn Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoshi.
Jensen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jensen wants to clinch.
Hoshi throws a head kick that half lands.
Jensen tries to clinch but Hoshi moves out of range.
Hoshi throws a combination. Jensen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hoshi forces Jensen back against the ropes and clinches.
Hoshi scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoshi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jensen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoshi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jensen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Asbjorn Jensen has been cut.
Hoshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hoshi scores with a head kick.
Jensen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hoshi lands with a kick to the temple. Jensen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jensen is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Hoshi uses the oldest trick in the book to send Jensen tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Hoshi is absolutely delighted - when Jensen wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryu Hoshi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Tsubaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Tsubaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eduardo Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tsubaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yamamoto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tsubaki, who protects the arm well.
Tsubaki wants to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Tsubaki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto stops Tsubaki from getting 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.
Tsubaki punching from the bottom.
Yamamoto working Tsubaki over with strikes.
Yamamoto controlling the pace.
Tsubaki landing small, sideways elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yamamoto is thwarting Tsubaki's attempts to control the position.
Tsubaki is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Tsubaki controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yamamoto working Tsubaki over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like Yamamoto is going to stand back up.
Tsubaki is looking for a sweep. Yamamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tsubaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yamamoto is working away from the top position though.
Tsubaki missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is stalling here. Tsubaki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yamamoto seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tsubaki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yamamoto is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tsubaki has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Yamamoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tsubaki with shots to the head and body - Yamamoto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tsubaki 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. Yamamoto looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Tsubaki! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Hyun Tsubaki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raig Si Zhiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raig Si Zhiro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Si Zhiro looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Matsumoto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Si Zhiro's guard.
Matsumoto frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Matsumoto with shots to the head and body - Si Zhiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Matsumoto lands with some strikes.
Matsumoto controlling his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Matsumoto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Si Zhiro for as long as he can get away with.
Matsumoto looking to secure an arm triangle but Si Zhiro defends it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsumoto jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Si Zhiro is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Si Zhiro and Matsumoto has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Matsumoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Si Zhiro keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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.
Matsumoto controlling his opponent.
Matsumoto lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Raig Si Zhiro has been cut.
Matsumoto controlling the pace for now.
Matsumoto 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. Si Zhiro looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Matsumoto! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryuu Matsumoto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hidetaka Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Diias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes into the arena with The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidetaka Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Diias!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato clinches.
Diias drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diias tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sato lands an elbow inside.
Diias goes for a takedown attempt but Sato pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hidetaka Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rafael Diias.
Sato tries to clinch up but Diias circles away and keeps his distance.
Diias looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Diias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diias connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Hidetaka Sato has been cut.
Sato tries to clinch up.
Sato avoids the head kick by Diias.
Diias misses with a body shot.
Sato lands a two punch combo.
Sato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sato lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sato.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diias keeps the fight on the outside.
Diias closes the distance and clinches up with Sato, looking for a takedown. Diias pushes Sato against the ropes but Sato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Diias. Beautiful body shot.
Diias dips to his left and cracks Sato with an uppercut!
Sato moves into the clinch successfully.
Sato with a knee to the head.
Diias tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diias trying to stall but Sato improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diias takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sato lands an elbow inside.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Diias is working for takedown but Sato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diias is working for takedown but Sato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diias or not.
Sato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diias lands a shot to the body.
Diias breaks the clinch.
Diias fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diias shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sato is looking for a triangle but Diias pushes his legs off easily.
Diias drops back looking for a leg! Sato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sato manages to kick Diias off! Diias jumps back into Sato's 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diias accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diias thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diias sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sato's guard.
Diias prevents Sato from improving his position.
Diias is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Diias looking to isolate an arm here. Sato doesn't see it coming and as Diias extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Diias!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael Diias!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jongwoo Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takaku Fuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jongwoo Park is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jongwoo Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takaku Fuke!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park lands with a kick to the temple. Fuke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fuke is looking to clinch but Park is avoiding it.
Fuke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fuke stuffs the takedown.
Fuke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fuke tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Park struggling a bit here.
Park manages to get back to half guard.
Park is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Park. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fuke with the ground and pound but Park uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Park pulls Fuke in close to his closed guard and prevents Fuke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fuke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Park swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuke stopping the sweep attempt from Park.
Fuke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Fuke chips away with some ground and pound.
Park working a defensive guard here.
Fuke trying to control but Park is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park is looking to stand up but Fuke isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fuke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuke misses with a wild combination.
Park shoots in but Fuke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Park gets a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Fuke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fuke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fuke breaks the clinch.
Park has closed the distance and engaged Fuke in a clinch.
Park tries to land a knee to the head but Fuke blocks with his arms.
Fuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuke looks gassed!
Park throws a sloppy head kick and Fuke moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fuke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuke tries to clinch up.
Fuke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fuke wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jongwoo Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park throws a right hand that Fuke ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuke also avoids with ease.
A big left from Fuke misses.
Park keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takaku Fuke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jab, jab by Fuke - just one landing.
Park fails with the takedown
and Fuke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fuke.
Fuke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Park tries to break free but Fuke pushes him back against the ropes.
Fuke blocks an elbow strike from Park.
Park fails to pull guard.
Park wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jongwoo Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuke prevents the takedown attempt.
Fuke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Park swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuke.
Park misses with a straight left.
Fuke wants to clinch.
Park tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Park swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuke wants to clinch.
Park throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Park.
Fuke closes the distance but Park moves to the side
and Park counters with a nice body shot.
Park gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fuke counters with a series of strikes. Park will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Park.
Park doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuke circles away.
Fuke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fuke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Park!
Fuke is breathing heavily.
Park wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fuke controlling from the full mount.
Fuke landing strikes from the mount and Park is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park can't escape the position.
Fuke is landing with some decent strikes but Park is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Park wants to hold on but Fuke pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Park is wriggling around trying to escape.
Park wants to control but Fuke is having none of it.
Fuke throwing strikes here but Park is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Park is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fuke throwing strikes here but Park is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Park swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Park can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takaku Fuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Park fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jongwoo Park is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuke throws a series of punches but Park moves out of range.
Takaku Fuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Park shoots and misses
and Fuke counters with a one-two to the body.
Fuke tries to clinch up.
Fuke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuke moves into range and clinches up with Park.
Park fails to pull guard.
Park is trying to drag Fuke to the mat but Fuke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jongwoo Park. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuke lands with a light punch inside.
Fuke breaks the clinch.
Fuke tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Fuke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Park looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuke is one step ahead there.
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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuke throws a strike but Park rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Park trying to control but Fuke is working from the bottom.
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.
Fuke wants to stand and escape but Park is having none of it.
Park is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Park stands and throws Fuke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Park wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuke keeps working.
Park fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Park tries for a kimura but Fuke is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park is trying to get an arm triangle but Fuke is defending well.
Park throws an elbow but Fuke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Park is looking to take a break and control but Fuke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Park fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Park is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Fuke is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Park is controlling him well.
Park wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuke keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Park is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fuke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takaku Fuke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fuke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Takaku Fuke!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Takaku Fuke!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Takaku Fuke!
Takaku Fuke wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matsushita Yashunori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Vucinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yashunori comes to the ring accompanied by Twin Reverb. Matsushita Yashunori could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mirko Vucinic's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matsushita Yashunori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Vucinic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yashunori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vucinic drops Yashunori with a left and a right! Oh, Yashunori is hurt - Vucinic dives into side control looking to finish!
Yashunori is rocked!
It looks like Matsushita Yashunori has been cut.
Vucinic cracks Yashunori with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Vucinic immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Yashunori is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Vucinic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirko Vucinic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chiba Masaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Ya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Chiba Masaki has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chiba Masaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Ya!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masaki connects with a jab.
Masaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ya blocks a head kick by Masaki.
Masaki lands with a nice body kick.
Ya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Masaki looks to land a combination. Ya sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Masaki throws a series of punches but Ya avoids them all with ease.
Masaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Masaki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Masaki lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masaki feints and then cracks Ya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ya down.
Masaki misses with a head kick.
Chiba Masaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masaki's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Masaki duly obliges.
Masaki lands a high kick!
Masaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masaki scores with a one two! Ya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Masaki throws a sloppy head kick and Ya moves out of range easily.
Masaki misses with the combination.
Ya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masaki can pounce on him.
Masaki throws a head kick that misses.
Masaki is breathing heavily.
Masaki gets caught flat footed, as Ya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ya 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ya thows a big elbow that misses.
Ya drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Ya as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Masaki screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Ya! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Shin Ya!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rumina Sato has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matsumoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sato!
Matsumoto prevents Sato from getting the reversal.
Matsumoto wants to finish this one by submission but Sato is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Matsumoto.
Sato working to try and regain half guard.
Sato is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sato is working to get back to half guard.
Matsumoto is going olschool here, as he tries to force Sato to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sato shrugs it off.
Matsumoto goes for an armbar but Sato turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sato.
Matsumoto keeping full guard, as Sato tries to pass.
Matsumoto looking for a guillotine here but Sato defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto has his foot on Sato's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sato works his way back into a safe position though.
Sato advances position into side control!
Sato wants to control but Matsumoto is keeping him busy.
Matsumoto looks gassed!
Sato has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matsumoto fails with the takedown
and Sato counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matsumoto's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato stands and throws Matsumoto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sato trying to control the position but Matsumoto is working away.
Sato has hold of Matsumoto's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Matsumoto tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sato cranks the arm and Matsumoto screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Matsumoto, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rumina Sato!
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