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AJFC 85: Nogueira vs. Wesley PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helmy Abu Basha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Ducati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helmy Abu Basha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francois Ducati!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu Basha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ducati circles away quickly and effectively.
Abu Basha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abu Basha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abu Basha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abu Basha misses with a two punch combination.
Helmy Abu Basha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducati connects with a body shot that sends Abu Basha's belly button to the back.
Abu Basha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ducati counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Abu Basha's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abu Basha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ducati tries to free his leg and advance position but Abu Basha is retaining full guard.
Abu Basha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ducati on the ground.
Ducati working some strikes from top position.
Abu Basha keeping moving, preventing Ducati from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Basha controlling Ducati's posture.
Ducati is looking to work some ground and pound but Abu Basha has wrist control.
Abu Basha is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ducati tries to free his leg and advance position but Abu Basha is retaining full guard.
Abu Basha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abu Basha tries to get out of the position.
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.
Ducati keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abu Basha's head.
Ducati trying to control the position from guard on top but Abu Basha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ducati won't allow Abu Basha to get back to his feet.
Ducati stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abu Basha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ducati missing with a left hand there. Abu Basha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ducati moves out of range of the strikes.
Abu Basha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ducati counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Abu Basha wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducati is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ducati seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abu Basha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ducati works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ducati trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abu Basha wants to hold on but Ducati pushes him away.
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.
Ducati throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ducati content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ducati wants to finish this one by submission but Abu Basha is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ducati.
Ducati thowing shots but they're missing.
Abu Basha is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ducati unloads with some shots from mount but Abu Basha bucks and avoids them well.
Ducati has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ducati is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Abu Basha to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Abu Basha shrugs it off.
Ducati tries to control but Abu Basha wriggling away.
Ducati controlling the pace for now.
Abu Basha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abu Basha wants to control but Ducati is having none of it.
Ducati has hold of Abu Basha's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Abu Basha manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ducati sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ducati is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Abu Basha to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Abu Basha shrugs it off.
Ducati working Abu Basha over with strikes here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abu Basha tries to buck Ducati off but he can't manage it.
Ducati unloads with some shots from mount but Abu Basha bucks and avoids them well.
Abu Basha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ducati jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Abu Basha manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Abu Basha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Abu Basha prevents Ducati from moving into mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ducati passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Abu Basha!
Ducati tries to control but Abu Basha wriggling away.
Ducati has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Abu Basha's face.
Ducati throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Abu Basha is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ducati has control of Abu Basha's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Abu Basha regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ducati unloading with bombs!
Ducati looking to ground and pound but Abu Basha is blocking nicely.
Abu Basha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ducati goes for an armbar but Abu Basha turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Abu Basha.
Ducati pulls Abu Basha in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Ducati dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Abu Basha misses
and Ducati counters with a shoot takedown. Abu Basha fights it but they end up in guard.
Ducati drops back looking for a leg! Abu Basha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Abu Basha manages to kick Ducati off! Ducati jumps back into Abu Basha's guard.
Ducati stays in close to Abu Basha's body and controls the position.
Ducati works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ducati passes to side control.
Abu Basha struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducati has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Abu Basha tries to lock up and control but Ducati gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ducati with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ducati thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ducati trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abu Basha is looking to improve his position but Ducati isn't that keen on the idea.
Ducati is trying to control here but Abu Basha has managed to regain half guard.
Ducati wants to pass the guard but Abu Basha is defending well.
Ducati thows a huge punch but Abu Basha dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducati lands strikes from half guard.
Ducati is looking to stall here but Abu Basha recovers full guard.
Abu Basha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ducati slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Abu Basha keeping moving, preventing Ducati from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ducati is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Francois Ducati was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Abu Basha lands a lovely overhand right.
Abu Basha throws a combination that misses
and Ducati counters with a takedown into side control.
Francois Ducati has got the better of the ground game so far.
An elbow from Ducati crashes against the mat.
Ducati controlling from side mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ducati working the head with strikes.
Ducati wants to control but Abu Basha is keeping him busy.
Abu Basha is looking to reverse the position.
Abu Basha is working hard here to advance position.
Ducati passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Abu Basha!
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.
Abu Basha is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ducati lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Abu Basha hang on?
Ducati tries to control but Abu Basha wriggling away.
Ducati goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Abu Basha turns into him and now he's in Ducati's guard.
Ducati is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abu Basha defends well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ducati manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abu Basha manages to get himself to full guard.
Abu Basha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ducati throwing strikes but missing.
Ducati postures up in Abu Basha's guard and throws a big left but Abu Basha blocks it.
Abu Basha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ducati working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ducati engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ducati postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ducati trying to control but Abu Basha is working from the bottom.
Ducati missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abu Basha is looking to stand up but Ducati isn't so interested in that idea.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ducati postures up in Abu Basha's guard and throws a big left but Abu Basha blocks it.
Helmy Abu Basha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abu Basha is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ducati is controlling him.
Ducati wants to pass the guard but Abu Basha is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Ducati comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ducati 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Francois Ducati!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Francois Ducati!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Francois Ducati!
Francois Ducati wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caloy Iblasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunsuke Nakamura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Caloy Iblasin's chin.
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caloy Iblasin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iblasin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura tries to clinch up
and Iblasin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iblasin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Iblasin counters with a stiff right hand.
Iblasin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nakamura tries to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a big head kick but Nakamura shrugs it off.
Nakamura takes a swing at Iblasin's ribcage but misses.
Shunsuke Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iblasin misses with a double jab
and Nakamura counters with a crisp one two that drops Iblasin! Nakamura thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Iblasin to his feet! Iblasin is in big trouble!
Iblasin is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iblasin misses with a combination
and Nakamura counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shunsuke Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pai Mei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jhonny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mei fails with the takedown
and Cage counters with a shoot takedown. Mei fights it but they end up in guard.
Mei has an active guard here but Cage has managed to pass into half guard.
Cage prevents Mei from improving his position.
Cage wants to pass to mount but Mei is defending the position.
Cage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cage moves nicely into side control.
Mei is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mei sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei tries to kick Cage off but Cage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cage moves into full mount! Mei won't be happy about that!
Cage pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Mei is trying to escape the mount.
Mei is working hard here to advance position.
Cage is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Mei is in real trouble.
Mei preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cage tightening his grip on Mei, looking for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei tries to escape but Cage has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cage avoiding Mei 's attempts to control his hands.
Cage working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cage is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mei has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cage looking to break Mei's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mei remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cage will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mei is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mei breaks Cage's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
Mei sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mei won't allow Cage to sweep him here.
Cage looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mei passes into half guard.
Mei wants to pass the guard but Cage is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cage manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mei stopping the sweep attempt from Cage.
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.
Mei gets to his feet. Cage looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mei with a poor takedown
and Cage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mei is breathing heavily.
Cage is looking to advance position but Mei won't allow it.
Mei makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mei.
Cageis looking to pass into half guard but Mei pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mei is in guard.
Cage wants to sweep here but Mei controlling him for the moment.
Mei advances to half guard.
Cage wants to get back to full guard.
Cage gets back to full guard.
Cage wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cage has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mei has passed into side control.
Cage tries to improve position but can't.
Cage manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mei makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mei.
Mei is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cage slips nicely into half guard.
Cage passes to side control.
Cage passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mei!
Cage mounts Mei! Really nice guard pass there!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mei stops Cage from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Cage is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mei to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mei shrugs it off.
Cage takes Mei's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Mei is in trouble.
Cage is hanging on to Mei's back as he tries to escape.
Mei defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cage is looking for the choke from the back position but Mei is controlling his hands well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mei has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mei trying to control the hands but Cage won't let him.
Mei preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cage.
Cage looking for the RNC.
Mei is trying to stand back up.
Cage looking for the choke but no joy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cage is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Cage is trying to stick to Mei's back but Mei is turning into Cage. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cage's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mei.
Mei trying to control the position from guard on top but Cage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mei looking to pass the guard.
Cage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cage keeping moving, preventing Mei from controlling successfully.
Cage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cage wants to pass to mount but Mei is defending the position.
Cage uses his free foot to push down on Mei's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mei.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mei is trying desperately to improve position.
Cage pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhonny Cage dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mei fails with the takedown
and Cage counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cage.
Mei wants to stand up but Cage is controlling him.
Cage pushing down on Mei's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cage wants to pass to mount but Mei is defending the position.
Cage is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cage takes Mei's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Mei is in trouble.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mei defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage is looking for the choke from the back position but Mei is controlling his hands well.
Mei preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cage.
Cage has managed to slip his arm under Mei's chin. This could be all over... yep, Mei is tapping out! Submission win for Cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jhonny Cage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: .. Mike Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Jones!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Smith is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Smith trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jones throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones scores with a short punch from the bottom.
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.
Smith pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith 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.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Smith blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Smith lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smith landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Smith controlling from mount.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Smith. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing punches.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
Smith looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Smith cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones regains half guard.
Jones is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
Jones has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Jones tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Smith stalling.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes to full mount!
Smith prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Smith cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't escape the position.
Jones throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Smith controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Smith smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Smith. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smith sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith controlling from mount.
Smith landing punches.
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Smith. What's that going to do exactly?
Jones swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jones tries to buck Smith off but he can't manage it.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones looks gassed!
Smith blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Jones tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Smith connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Smith working Jones over with strikes.
Smith wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith prevents Jones from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Smith is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Mike Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith passes to side control.
Smith wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
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.
Jones misses with a strike from the bottom.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Smith's best efforts.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Smith trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith working Jones over with strikes.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones missing with punches from the bottom.
Smith controlling the pace.
Smith trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Smith working Jones over with strikes.
Smith winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smith lands with some strikes.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Smith looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith landing punches.
Jones slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Jones is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith blocks the strikes from Jones.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Jones is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones punching from the bottom.
Smith blocks the strikes from Jones.
Jones flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Smith stalling.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Smith.
Smith defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
George Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Mike Smith!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Mike Smith!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mike Smith!
Mike Smith wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor Belfort told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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204 lbs
9 - 13 - 0 |
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23
205 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mifune takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Mifune's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mifune tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Mifune's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mifune taking a bit of punishment here - Belfort scoring with strikes.
Mifune might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mifune is trying to control Belfort's posture but Belfort avoids it.
Belfort has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Belfort landing a few strikes.
Belfort cracks Mifune with a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mifune prevents Belfort from improving position.
Mifune is looking to regain half guard here but Belfort keeps moving and retains side control.
Belfort is working Mifune over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Belfort is working Mifune over with some ground and pound from side control.
Belfort tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Belfort scores with punches from side control.
Belfort working away.
Mifune prevents Belfort from improving position.
Mifune is trying to control Belfort's posture but Belfort avoids it.
Mifune tries to bench press Belfort off him but Belfort keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Mifune's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mifune gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mifune wants to hold on but Belfort pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is landing with some decent strikes but Mifune is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Belfort is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mifune can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mifune is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort working Mifune over with strikes here.
Belfort lands with some strikes.
Belfort raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mifune wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Belfort punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Belfort connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belfort lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Belfort with the ground and pound from mount.
Mifune in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Belfort is landing with some decent strikes but Mifune is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Belfort in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belfort putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Mifune that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Belfort working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort landing strikes from the mount.
Belfort lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Belfort raining down shots from the mount!
Belfort looking to finish Mifune with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mifune!
Belfort landing shots from mount.
Mifune is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
You get the feeling that Mifune really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Belfort with good strikes from the mount here!
Belfort breaks from Mifune's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Belfort in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belfort fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Belfort lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Belfort looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mifune?
Belfort breaks from Mifune's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Belfort looking to finish Mifune with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mifune!
Belfort with the ground and pound from mount.
Mifune is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Belfort unloading with bombs!
Belfort lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Belfort is landing with some decent strikes but Mifune is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Belfort working Mifune over with strikes here.
Belfort working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mifune is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Belfort lands a big elbow.
Belfort landing strikes from the mount.
Belfort is landing with some decent strikes but Mifune is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Belfort lands a big shot there that rocks Mifune but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Belfort connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Belfort unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Belfort putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Belfort scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mifune?
Belfort breaks from Mifune's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mifune is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Belfort pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Belfort cracks Mifune with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Belfort raining down shots from the mount!
Mifune tries to lock up and control but Belfort gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belfort pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Belfort avoids the attempt from Mifune to control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Belfort pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Belfort has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mifune's face.
Belfort cracks Mifune with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Belfort connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belfort with good strikes from the mount here!
Mifune tries to hold on but Belfort postures up.
Mifune is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Belfort with the ground and pound from mount.
Belfort lands a big elbow.
Belfort pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mifune tries to hold on but Belfort postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Belfort with good strikes from the mount here!
Belfort landing punches.
Belfort avoids the attempt from Mifune to control.
Belfort scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mifune?
Mifune wants to hold on but Belfort pushes him away.
Belfort lands a big elbow.
Belfort postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mifune looks a forlorn figure.
Belfort landing strikes from the mount and Mifune is in trouble!
Belfort cracks Mifune with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mifune is trying to escape the mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mifune is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mifune tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belfort scoring with strikes but Mifune is staying in there.
Mifune is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Belfort working the ground and pound effectively.
Belfort lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Belfort connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belfort lands a big elbow.
Belfort working Mifune over with strikes here.
Mifune is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Belfort raining down shots from the mount!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Belfort lands with some strikes.
Belfort with good strikes from the mount here!
Belfort lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Belfort is landing with some decent strikes but Mifune is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mifune is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Belfort connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belfort connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mifune tries to hold on but Belfort postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mifune is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Belfort is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mifune is wriggling around trying to escape.
Belfort working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Belfort scores a takedown into full mount!
Vitor Belfort has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belfort landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mifune is wriggling around trying to escape.
Belfort lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Mifune that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Belfort landing strikes from the mount and Mifune is in trouble!
Belfort scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Belfort fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belfort landing punches.
Belfort punishing his opponent with strikes.
Belfort dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belfort cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mifune wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belfort scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mifune?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Belfort dominating with strikes here.
Belfort landing punches.
Mifune is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mifune tries to lock up and control but Belfort gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belfort is landing with some decent strikes but Mifune is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mifune taking shots to the head.
Belfort working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Belfort scoring with strikes but Mifune is staying in there.
Belfort dominating with strikes here.
Mifune is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Belfort scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mifune?
Belfort landing shots from mount.
Belfort dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Belfort with the ground and pound from mount.
Belfort breaks from Mifune's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belfort cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mifune is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Belfort with a couple of short strikes.
Belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Belfort has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belfort working the ground and pound effectively.
Belfort scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mifune is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mifune is working hard here to advance position.
Belfort with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Belfort is landing with some decent strikes but Mifune is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mifune takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mifune wants to hold on but Belfort pushes him away.
Mifune is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Belfort dominating with strikes here.
Belfort looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Belfort working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Belfort raining down shots from the mount!
Mifune tries to hold on but Belfort postures up.
Belfort punishing his opponent with strikes.
Belfort landing strikes from the mount and Mifune is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belfort cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Belfort landing punches.
Mifune tries to hold on but Belfort pushes him away.
Belfort looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Belfort lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Belfort looking to finish Mifune with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mifune!
Mifune tries to lock up and control but Belfort gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belfort fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belfort lands a big shot there that rocks Mifune but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Belfort with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Mifune that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Belfort working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Belfort raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mifune tries to lock up and control but Belfort gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belfort fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mifune is in all sorts of trouble here.
Belfort pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Belfort looking to finish Mifune with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mifune!
Mifune is trying desperately to improve position.
Belfort has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mifune's face.
Mifune tries to hold on but Belfort postures up.
Belfort punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Belfort in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mifune in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mifune wants to hold on but Belfort pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Belfort.
Belfort landing strikes, looking to finish!
Belfort cracks Mifune with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mifune tries to hold on but Belfort postures up.
Belfort lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mifune takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Belfort with a couple of short strikes.
Mifune can't escape the position.
Belfort is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mifune is looking to get to half guard.
Belfort raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mifune tries to hold on but Belfort pushes him away.
Belfort lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Belfort looking to finish Mifune with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mifune!
Mifune is trying to escape the mount.
Belfort fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belfort looking to finish Mifune with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mifune!
Belfort unloading with bombs!
Mifune is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belfort lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mifune hang on?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Belfort raining down shots from the mount!
Belfort cracks Mifune with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mifune is trying desperately to improve position.
Belfort lands a nice shot to the head.
Mifune is in a horrible position here. Belfort smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Belfort dominating with strikes here.
Mifune wants to hold on but Belfort pushes him away.
Belfort connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Belfort breaks from Mifune's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Belfort putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Belfort raining down shots from the mount!
Belfort postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mifune looks a forlorn figure.
Mifune tries to reverse the position but Belfort maintains control.
Belfort landing strikes from the mount and Mifune is in trouble!
Belfort pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mifune is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mifune is bucking up trying to escape but Belfort cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mifune is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Mifune that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mifune in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Belfort lands a big shot there that rocks Mifune but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kyuzo Mifune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belfort is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mifune can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Belfort comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belfort 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Vitor Belfort!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Vitor Belfort!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Vitor Belfort!
Vitor Belfort wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Uzumaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
167 lbs
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21
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Gonzaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzumaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzumaki stuffs the takedown.
Gonzaga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Uzumaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uzumaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Uzumaki's corner calls for a 1-2. Uzumaki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Uzumaki throws a series of strikes that have Gonzaga backpedaling.
Uzumaki stalks Gonzaga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gonzaga's face. Gonzaga staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, jab by Uzumaki - just one landing.
Uzumaki thuds a left hand into Gonzaga's body.
Uzumaki lands a nice hook to Gonzaga's body. Gonzaga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Gonzaga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gonzaga takes one to the chin there.
Nice takedown defense from Uzumaki. No joy for Gonzaga on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Gonzaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Uzumaki!
Uzumaki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gonzaga back to the cage. Uzumaki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gonzaga shoots in but Uzumaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Uzumaki.
Naruto Uzumaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uzumaki lands with a nice body punch.
Uzumaki lands a body shot.
Uzumaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Uzumaki is working the combinations to good effect here.
Uzumaki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gonzaga takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Uzumaki catches Gonzaga with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Uzumaki feints a jab promting Gonzaga to slip. Uzumaki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzaga slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Uzumaki throws a one two combo.
Uzumaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Uzumaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gonzaga.
Uzumaki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki scores with a nice head shot.
Uzumaki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Uzumaki scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzaga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzaga is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Uzumaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gonzaga stops Uzumaki from getting back to his feet.
Gonzaga wants to work for an arm triangle but Uzumaki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzumaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga is pressing down on Uzumaki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Uzumaki is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Uzumaki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gonzaga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzaga.
Uzumaki tries to kick Gonzaga off but Gonzaga keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gonzaga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Uzumaki defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzaga has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Uzumaki defend it? Gonzaga steps over the head and cranks it - Uzumaki is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gonzaga!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luiz Gonzaga!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenichi Uzomaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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25
215 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Uzomaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzomaki with a poor takedown
and Balboa counters with a nice body shot.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Balboa throws a right and a left that Uzomaki avoids nicely.
Uzomaki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uzomaki throws a right and a left that Balboa avoids nicely.
Uzomaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uzomaki counters with a takedown into side control.
Uzomaki goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Balboa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Uzomaki's guard! Nice work there by Balboa!
Uzomaki looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uzomaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzomaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balboa wants to stand but Uzomaki is controlling his posture from full guard.
Uzomaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balboa is one step ahead there.
Balboa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Uzomaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kenichi Uzomaki just wasn't active enough.
Balboa scores with a nice head shot.
Balboa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uzomaki moves away.
Balboa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Uzomaki counters with a crisp one two that drops Balboa! Uzomaki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Balboa to his feet! Balboa is in big trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Balboa.
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!
Balboa connects with a single shot there.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Uzomaki enables Balboa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Uzomaki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Uzomaki looking to control.
Balboa wants to control from the top but Uzomaki keeps moving.
Balboa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uzomaki's head.
Uzomaki is trying to keep Balboa in close.
Uzomaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balboa is one step ahead there.
Balboa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa fails to land with a series of punches.
Uzomaki wants to clinch.
Balboa connects with a single shot there.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Uzomaki moves out of range.
A combination from Balboa does no damage.
Balboa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uzomaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uzomaki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Uzomaki fails with the takedown
and Balboa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Balboa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uzomaki.
Balboa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Balboa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Uzomaki has control of Balboa's left arm, preventing Balboa from doing any damage.
Uzomaki trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balboa is one step ahead there.
Balboa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balboa preventing the sweep.
Uzomaki is breathing heavily.
Balboa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Uzomaki keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Balboa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balboa wants to get up but he can't break Uzomaki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Uzomaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Uzomaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Balboa is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Balboa holding on.
Uzomaki swings around for an armbar but Balboa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Uzomaki's guard.
Uzomaki keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Uzomaki pulls Balboa in to control the position.
Uzomaki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Uzomaki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Balboa!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balboa tries to hold on but Uzomaki postures up.
Balboa is working to get back to half guard.
Uzomaki misses with a head shot.
Balboa is working to get back to half guard.
Uzomaki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Balboa turns into him and now he's in Uzomaki's guard.
Balboa throwing strikes from guard but Uzomaki blocks nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balboa trying to control but Uzomaki is working from the bottom.
Balboa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Uzomaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balboa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Uzomaki wants to sweep here but Balboa controlling him for the moment.
Uzomaki keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
Uzomaki has a closed guard, preventing Balboa from standing up.
Balboa trying to control but Uzomaki is working from the bottom.
Rocky Balboa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Balboa. That snapped Uzomaki's head back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki slips a jab and a cross from Balboa.
Balboa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Uzomaki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balboa won't be happy with that.
Uzomaki tries for a kimura but Balboa is defending well.
Balboa tries to buck Uzomaki off but Uzomaki is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balboa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Uzomaki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 Kenichi Uzomaki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Balboa. Those never looked like landing.
Uzomaki with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Balboa counter with a right hand.
Balboa scores with the left hand. Uzomaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Balboa. Those never looked like landing.
Uzomaki fails with the takedown
and Balboa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Balboa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balboa wants to control from the top but Uzomaki keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzomaki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Balboa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Balboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzomaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rocky Balboa wasn't active enough on the ground.
Balboa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Balboa there.
Balboa misses with a body shot.
Uzomaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Uzomaki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Uzomaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balboa shoots for a double leg takedown but Uzomaki sprawls well. He's pushed Balboa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Balboa scores with a one two! Uzomaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Uzomaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Balboa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uzomaki thinking.
Balboa lands with a nice body punch.
Uzomaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Balboa looks to land a combination but Uzomaki avoids it well.
Balboa misses with a body kick.
Rocky Balboa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uzomaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Uzomaki backs up against the cage.
Uzomaki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Balboa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balboa scores with a nice head shot.
Balboa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Uzomaki misses with a takedown
and Balboa counters with a single leg into guard. Uzomaki didn't expect that.
Balboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzomaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balboa scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balboa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Balboa trying to control but Uzomaki is working from the bottom.
Balboa throws and elbow that misses. Uzomaki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balboa's guard. Nice move by Uzomaki!
Balboa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Uzomaki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Balboa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Balboa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Balboa!
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!
The strikes coming from Balboa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Uzomaki stops Balboa from passing to mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Balboa working away.
Balboa throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Balboa.
Balboa landing strikes.
Uzomaki regains half guard.
Uzomaki gets full guard.
Balboa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uzomaki's head.
Balboa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Uzomaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uzomaki looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Balboa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Uzomaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Uzomaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Balboa.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is keen to just control but Uzomaki is a slippery customer.
Uzomaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Uzomaki.
Balboa wants to control from the top but Uzomaki keeps moving.
Uzomaki has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Balboa has passed into side control.
Uzomaki is trying to control Balboa's posture but Balboa avoids it.
Balboa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Balboa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Balboa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Balboa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uzomaki keeps working.
Uzomaki sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Uzomaki kicks off Balboa and gets to his feet.
Balboa throws a combination that misses
and Uzomaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Uzomaki.
Uzomaki has picked Balboa up - he's going for a ride! Uzomaki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Balboa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uzomaki seems to be working for a kimura but Balboa defends the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Balboa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Uzomaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Balboa works to full guard.
Uzomaki wants to pass the guard but Balboa is keeping the position.
Uzomaki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Balboa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Uzomaki, into his guard.
Balboa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uzomaki is adopting a defensive guard.
Balboa wants to stand but Uzomaki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Uzomaki is trying to keep Balboa in close.
Uzomaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Balboa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Rocky Balboa!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Rocky Balboa!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Rocky Balboa!
Rocky Balboa wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between yakin yakin sanjamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vak Yoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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27
194 lbs
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197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, yakin yakin sanjamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vak Yoo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yakin sanjamoto throws a leg kick
and Yoo counters with a series of strikes. yakin sanjamoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
yakin sanjamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yoo circles away.
yakin sanjamoto tries for a takedown but Yoo circles away easily
and Yoo counters with a body kick.
Yoo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and yakin sanjamoto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoo. That's going to slow yakin sanjamoto down.
yakin sanjamoto is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoo throws out a powerful jab.
Yoo misses the shot to the body.
Yoo leaves yakin sanjamoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for yakin yakin sanjamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yoo duly obliges.
It looks like yakin yakin sanjamoto has been cut.
Yoo lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Yoo.
Yoo feints and then cracks yakin sanjamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow yakin sanjamoto down.
Yoo lands a big right hand that sends yakin sanjamoto crashing to the mat! Yoo stays standing though and waves yakin sanjamoto back to his feet!
yakin sanjamoto is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Yoo throws an absolute beast of a head kick! yakin sanjamoto is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vak Yoo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japanese Carp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carp comes to the cage accompanied by Turning Japanese. Chan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Van Chan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Japanese Carp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Chan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chan landing with the ground and pound.
Carp wants to sweep but no luck.
Carp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chan tries to get to full guard but Carp has control of the leg.
Carp works his way into full mount!
Carp lands a big shot there that rocks Chan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carp lands a big elbow.
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!
Carp lands with some strikes.
Carp landing strikes from the mount and Chan is in trouble!
Chan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carp is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chan has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chan!
Carp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chan defends well.
Carp wants to sweep but no luck.
Carp 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.
Chan is in close to Carp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chan defends it easily.
Chan pushes down on Carp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carp is trying to get back to full guard.
Carp is pressing down on Chan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carp is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carp throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chan tries to free his leg and advance position but Carp is retaining full guard.
Chan with a nice head shot there.
Chan trying to control but Carp is working from the bottom.
Carp working for a triangle but Chan defends it easily.
Carp looking for a guillotine here but Chan defends easily.
Carp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carp looking to finish Chan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chan!
Carp raining down shots from the mount!
Chan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carp lands a nice shot to the head.
Carp jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Carp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Carp is trying to ground and pound but Chan uses the momentary lack of control by Carp to regain half guard.
Chan moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan striking off his back but it's not causing Carp any problems.
Carp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chan is keeping the position for now.
Carp postures up in Chan's guard and throws a big left but Chan blocks it.
Carp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chan looks gassed!
Carp landing some decent shots from guard.
Chan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carp stands and throws Chan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carp landing a few strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carp is working Chan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carp cracks Chan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Chan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Carp lands an elbow.
Carp lands an elbow.
Carp lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carp is trying to get an arm triangle but Chan is defending well.
Carp is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carp wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chan, who protects the arm well.
Carp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Chan down.
Carp tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carp lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carp avoids the strikes from the bottom by Chan.
Carp is putting a hurting on Chan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carp landing strikes.
Chan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carp off and has taken his back!
Chan lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carp is trapped and Chan is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Chan is trying to stick to Carp's back but Carp is turning into Chan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Chan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Carp.
Carp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carp sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carp moves into full guard.
Carp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carp escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carp looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chan stopping the sweep attempt from Carp.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carp is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chan!
The referee warns Chan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carp looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chan working to try and regain half guard.
Chan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carp lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carp dominating with strikes here.
Carp with the ground and pound from mount.
Carp is working for a guillotine from mount but Chan frees his head quite easily.
Carp landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carp cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Carp.
Carp landing punches.
Carp with shots to the head and body - Chan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carp cracks Chan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carp lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carp in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carp in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Chan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Chan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carp prevents Chan from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japanese Carp dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Carp closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carp lands in his opponent's guard.
Chan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carp stops Chan from standing up.
Carp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carp working some strikes from top position.
Carp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chan's head.
Carp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chan's head.
Carp works over Chan with some ground and pound from guard.
Carp connects with a couple of short punches.
Carp stands and throws Chan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carp creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Carp is putting a hurting on Chan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carp wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chan, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carp tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carp has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carp is chipping away with strikes.
Chan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carp scoring with punches from side control.
Carp working the ground and pound.
Carp working away.
Chan is trying to improve his position.
Carp landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carp lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Carp working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carp in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
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!
Carp in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Carp tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carp has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Carp in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Chan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Carp's best efforts.
Carp working the head and body with strikes.
Carp is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Japanese Carp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Carp there.
Carp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Chan actively working from the bottom here.
Carp working Chan over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carp is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carp moves nicely into side control.
Carp working the head and body with strikes.
Chan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Carp lands an elbow.
Carp working the ground and pound.
Chan tries to improve position but can't.
Carp landing a few strikes.
Chan manages to get back to half guard.
Carp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carp is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carp working Chan over with strikes.
Carp is nestled in close to Chan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Carp lands a nice short elbow.
Chan taking some punishment here, with Carp in his half guard.
Chan trying to control here.
Carp lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Carp.
Carp scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carp is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Carp with good strikes from the mount here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carp dominating with strikes here.
Carp has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chan's face.
Carp working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carp dominating with strikes here.
Carp lands a big elbow.
Carp working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carp breaks from Chan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carp punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Chan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carp lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chan hang on?
BOOM! Carp connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carp pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carp unloading with bombs!
Chan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carp.
Carp misses with some ground and pound and Chan recovers position to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carp is looking for a kimura but Chan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carp to get the leverage.
Chan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carp is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chan is looking for a sweep. Carp is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carp pulls his head out easily.
Chan tries to get to full guard but Carp has control of the leg.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carp is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carp working Chan over with strikes.
Carp working over Chan with some ground and pound. Chan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carp is trying for a kimura here. Chan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Carp wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Japanese Carp!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira comes to the cage accompanied by Artigo 157. Antonio Nogueira has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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235 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Warren Wesley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley misses with an uppercut.
Wesley looks to clinch
and Nogueira counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wesley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wesley is on top in guard.
Wesley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wesley is one step ahead there.
Nogueira keeping moving, preventing Wesley from controlling successfully.
Nogueira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wesley manages to get himself to full guard.
Nogueira stopping the sweep attempt from Wesley.
Wesley has control of Nogueira's left arm, preventing Nogueira from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Wesley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nogueira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wesley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nogueira defends it easily.
Wesley keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Wesley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wesley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley trying to control the position.
Nogueira tries to free his leg and advance position but Wesley is retaining full guard.
Wesley looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nogueira slips nicely into half guard.
Wesley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nogueira preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wesley looking for a guillotine here but Nogueira defends easily.
Wesley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nogueira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Wesley is tightening it up a little... Nogueira has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Nogueira reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Nogueira taps out! nice BJJ there by Wesley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Warren Wesley!
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