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Clash Of Titans IV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simone Innocente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Innocente comes to the cage accompanied by Mirror Mirror (Blind Guardian). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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224 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simone Innocente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodin looks to land a combination. Innocente sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Simone Innocente has been cut.
Lodin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Innocente.
Lodin lands with a nice body punch.
Innocente takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Innocente avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lodin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Innocente.
Lodin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lodin leaves Innocente with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Innocente seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Lodin shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Innocente is backing up but Lodin catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Innocente covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Lodin Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lodin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Benedetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Benedetti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A Voice in the Dark (Blind Guardian). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clay Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paolo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Master throws a series of punches but Benedetti avoids them all with ease.
Master digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
Master tries for a takedown but Benedetti circles away easily
and Benedetti counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benedetti drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Master dives on top into guard.
Benedetti is pulling down on Master's head to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Benedetti is proving hard to escape from.
Benedetti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benedetti is pulling down on Master's head. It's preventing any offense from Master, at least for the moment.
Master tries to stand but Benedetti is controlling from the bottom.
Master being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benedetti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Master wants to stand but Benedetti is controlling his posture from full guard.
Benedetti has control of Master's left arm, preventing Master from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking for a triangle but Master pushes his legs off easily.
Master postures up.
Benedetti being controlled here, momentarily.
Master tries to stand but Benedetti is controlling from the bottom.
Master trying to control but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
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.
Master being controlled here momentarily.
Master wants to stand and escape but instead Benedetti has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Master is breathing heavily.
Master wants to stand but Benedetti is controlling the position.
Master keeping moving, preventing Benedetti from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Benedetti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Master defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benedetti.
Master throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benedetti.
A shot to de liver by Master. Beautiful body shot.
Master gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benedetti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Benedetti has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Master defend it? Benedetti steps over the head and cranks it - Master is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Benedetti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paolo Benedetti!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Da Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Calosso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Calosso has chosen Primo Vittoria (Sabaton) as his entrance music. Da Giant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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186 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Da Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flavio Calosso!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Giant throws a strike but Calosso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Calosso is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Giant is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Giant has escaped and now he's on top!
Giant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Giant wants to control from the top but Calosso keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Calosso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giant trying to control the position from guard on top but Calosso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calosso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Calosso is trying to keep Giant in close.
Giant is working Calosso over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calosso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Calosso misses with a takedown
and Giant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Calosso's guard.
Calosso is trying to keep Giant in close.
Giant distracts Calosso with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Giant looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giant throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calosso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Giant connects with a couple of short punches.
Giant trying to control the position from guard on top but Calosso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calosso on the ground.
Giant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Calosso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Giant has managed to get both his arms back between Calosso's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calosso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Giant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calosso is keeping the position for now.
Giant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant slips nicely into half guard.
Giant is breathing heavily.
Calosso wants to get back to his feet.
Calosso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Giant lands with a punch from half guard.
Calosso trying to hold on to Giant's head to control him but Giant postures up.
Giant misses with a head shot. Calosso uses the momentum to regain guard.
Giant thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Giant landing some decent shots from guard.
Giant looking to sit in guard and control but Calosso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Giant wants to stand but Calosso is controlling the position.
Calosso drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Calosso as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Giant screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Calosso! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Flavio Calosso!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarpulano Burdagul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikki Morgan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tarpulano Burdagul's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tarpulano Burdagul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikki Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan tries for a takedown but Burdagul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burdagul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Burdagul shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burdagul showed some decent athleticism there.
Morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burdagul is working away from the top position though.
Burdagul winds up and cracks Morgan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burdagul looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Burdagul thows a huge punch but Morgan dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burdagul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burdagul will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morgan is refusing to be controlled, as Burdagul sits in half guard.
Morgan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Burdagul lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burdagul working Morgan over with strikes.
Burdagul is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morgan sees it coming and defends easily.
Morgan taking some punishment here, with Burdagul in his half guard.
Burdagul is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Morgan is just riding it out for now. Burdagul eventually gives up the hold.
Burdagul moves into full mount! Morgan won't be happy about that!
Burdagul is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burdagul gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Morgan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burdagul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burdagul counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tarpulano Burdagul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikki Morgan.
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!
Morgan looking for submissions off his back.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Burdagul is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burdagul tries to pass the half guard into mount. Morgan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Morgan is defending against the submission attempts here by Burdagul.
Burdagul 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.
Burdagul slips a nice elbow through Morgan's hands, connecting with Morgan's forehead.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Morgan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burdagul lands a nice short elbow.
Burdagul is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Morgan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burdagul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is defending against the submission attempts here by Burdagul.
Burdagul is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morgan is trying to control Burdagul's posture. Burdagul takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Morgan! Burdagul is rotating here... this could be the end... Morgan is out! Burdagul has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tarpulano Burdagul!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sue Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Ferrara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cash comes to the cage accompanied by A boy named sue. Ferrara has chosen Sons Of Odin (Manowar) as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sue Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincenzo Ferrara!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrara shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ferrara scoring with some ground and pound.
Ferrara preventing the sweep.
Ferrara wants to control from the top but Cash keeps moving.
Ferrara content to stall in guard here.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Ferrara from controlling successfully.
Cash is looking to stand up but Ferrara isn't so interested in that idea.
Ferrara preventing the sweep.
Cash on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cash tries to get out of the position.
Cash is working hard here to advance position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferrara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cash won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrara swings around for an armbar but Cash sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ferrara's guard.
Cash is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ferrara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferrara is trying to control the position but Cash postures up.
Ferrara can't keep his opponent in guard - Cash advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cash trying to control the action but Ferrara is working from the bottom.
Ferrara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cash keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two 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.
Cash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferrara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ferrara wants to control but Cash is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cash is looking to advance position but Ferrara won't allow it.
Ferrara holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Well, if Cash is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cash looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferrara does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ferrara is looking for a sweep. Cash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ferrara is refusing to be controlled, as Cash sits in half guard.
Ferrara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cash postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Cash controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cash pushes down on Ferrara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Cash takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sue Cash just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ferrara gets the takedown into side control.
Cash tries to bench press Ferrara off him but Ferrara keeps the position.
Cash manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cash is thwarting Ferrara's attempts to control the position.
Cash wants to take a breather but Ferrara is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Ferrara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferrara closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ferrara lands in his opponent's guard.
Ferrara preventing the sweep.
Ferrara trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrara content to stall in guard here.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Ferrara from controlling successfully.
Cash trying to control the position.
Ferrara throws and elbow that misses. Cash uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ferrara's guard. Nice move by Cash!
Cash looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash wants to control from the top but Ferrara keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ferrara looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cash is trying to control the position but Ferrara postures up.
Ferrara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrara wants to control from the top but Cash keeps moving.
Vincenzo Ferrara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferrara has gone for a leg lock! Cash slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ferrara's guard.
Cash looking to sit in guard and control but Ferrara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara chips away with some ground and pound.
Ferrara distracts Cash with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ferrara's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ferrara's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cash trying to keep a closed guard but Ferrara is proving a slippery customer.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Ferrara from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Ferrara from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cash misses with a takedown
and Ferrara counters with a takedown into side control.
Ferrara is looking to take a break and control but Cash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ferrara lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ferrara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cash keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara cracks Cash with a big elbow.
Ferrara is looking to take a break and control but Cash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cash is looking to reverse the position.
Ferrara landing a few strikes.
Cash is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ferrara has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ferrara thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ferrara is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cash's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cash struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Ferrara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cash checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferrara looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ferrara passes into side control, despite Cash's attempt to control the position.
Cash manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cash prevents Ferrara from improving his position.
Cash is keen to just control but Ferrara is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cash prevents Ferrara from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrara is not content to let Cash control the position.
Cash blocks the strikes from Ferrara.
Ferrara gets back to full guard.
Cash slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cash trying to control but Ferrara is working from the bottom.
Cash tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferrara is retaining full guard.
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.
Ferrara 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.
Ferrara is adopting a defensive guard.
Cash trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferrara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrara trying to keep a closed guard but Cash is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cash doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferrara counters with a takedown into side control.
Ferrara in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cash can't do much from the bottom here.
Ferrara looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ferrara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ferrara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vincenzo Ferrara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrara wants to control but Cash is keeping him busy.
Cash is looking to regain half guard here but Ferrara keeps moving and retains side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferrara shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ferrara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sue Cash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cash has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ferrara is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Ferrara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ferrara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Ferrara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Too Fast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BamBam Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubble is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eruption. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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276 lbs
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225 lbs
9 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Too Fast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BamBam Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fast fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fast shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rubble but Rubble pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rubble misses with a body kick.
Fast avoids the head kick by Rubble.
Rubble misses with a wild combination.
Rubble stuffs the takedown attempt from Fast. Fast gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Too Fast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fast shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rubble but Rubble pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rubble tries a head kick but it misses.
Rubble throws a leg kick but Fast checks it.
Fast avoids the head kick by Rubble.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fast avoids the head kick by Rubble.
Fast has a takedown stuffed.
Fast slips a jab and a cross from Rubble.
Rubble misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Fast or perhaps it was just good defense by Rubble which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble throws a right hand that Fast ducks under and follows up with a left that Fast also avoids with ease.
BamBam Rubble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fast bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rubble's head.
Fast scores with a nice strike.
Rubble misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rubble throws a right and a left that Fast avoids nicely.
Rubble misses with a low kick.
Too Fast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fast closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rubble circles away.
Fast fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fast moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rubble chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fast throws a jab but it's blocked by Rubble.
Fast will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fast fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rubble avoids it really well and circles away.
Fast scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rubble is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fast takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rubble tries to bum rush Fast with a series of wild strikes but Fast uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fast.
Fast avoids the head kick by Rubble.
Fast clobbers Rubble with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rubble drops his hands momentarily and Fast takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Rubble. No joy for Fast on that attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fast, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubble finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rubble lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fast's sensitive parts.
Rubble gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fast misses with a takedown attempt - Rubble sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rubble stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rubble wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fast.
Rubble ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fast moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A shot to de liver by Rubble. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Fast.
Fast scores with a jab.
Fast is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A left lands for Fast.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fast darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rubble pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fast avoids the body shot from Rubble.
Fast shoots for a takedown but Rubble saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab by Fast.
Rubble walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rubble throws a leg kick but Fast moved away.
Fast shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rubble defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fast.
Rubble scores with a three punch combo!
Fast connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fast shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rubble sprawls well. Rubble wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fast gets slowly back to his feet.
Fast is breathing heavily.
Fast shoots in and bounces Rubble off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rubble is trying to keep Fast in close.
Rubble is wriggling around but Fast manages to pass to half guard.
Fast has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Rubble defend it? Fast steps over the head and cranks it - Rubble is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Too Fast!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Romero's choice of entrance music: cant stop now. Jonny Romero is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ezekiel Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Romero!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero lands a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Finley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romero doesn't manage to clinch there - Finley circles away.
Finley throws a sloppy body shot
and Romero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finley thinking.
Romero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero blocks a jab.
Finley misses with a shot to the body
and Romero moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Finley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Finley.
Finley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Finley's head.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Romero lands with a left to the head.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finleys head.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Ezekiel Finley has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finley blocking some punches.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Finley is trying to force a seperation but Romero has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero misses with some punches.
Finley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romero moves away from the strike by Finley.
Finley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romero counters with a stiff right hand.
Ezekiel Finley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries to clinch up but Finley circles away and keeps his distance.
Finley throws a sloppy body shot
and Romero counters by moving into the clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Finley takes a shot to the head.
Romero pushes Finley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Finley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Finley blocks an uppercut.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Finley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Romero counters with a straight right hand.
Finley is rocked!
Romero wants to clinch.
Oh Finley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but Finley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Romero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Finley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Finley throws a body punch but Romero moves out of range.
Finley seems to have got his legs back now.
Romero shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Romero ducks under a wild hook from Finley.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finley was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Finley misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice cross by Romero.
Romero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Finley connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jonny Romero has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Finley misses the target.
Finley swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero walks into a straight right hand from Finley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero avoids the body shot from Finley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Finley throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romero circles away quickly and effectively.
Finley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jonny Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero throws a head kick but Finley moves out of range.
Romero tries to clinch up.
A big right from Romero misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekiel Finley dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Finley keeps the fight on the outside.
Finley misses the jab.
Finley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finley swats away the attempt to clinch by Romero.
Romero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finley misses with a body punch
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero tries to clinch up
and Finley counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finley misses with a straight left.
Finley connects with the punch.
Romero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finley.
Finley throws a hook to the side of Romero's head but Romero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romero darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Finley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romero counters with a right hand to the body.
Romero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finley.
Finley misses with a shot to the body
and Romero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finley misses with a jab to the body
and Romero counters with a nice uppercut.
Finley is rocked!
Ezekiel Finley's cut is getting worse.
Romero throws a head kick that misses.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finley looks to land a left hand but Romero moved out of range nicely.
Finley misses with a combination
and Romero counters with a flying knee that drops Finley! Romero dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Romero!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent El Taco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Tocci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Taco comes to the cage accompanied by I wanna be a billionaire. Marcello Tocci is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent El Taco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcello Tocci!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El Taco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tocci.
It looks like Vincent El Taco has been cut.
El Taco rushes Tocci and presses him up against the cage.
El Taco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tocci shoots in but El Taco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tocci throws a right hand that El Taco ducks under and follows up with a left that El Taco also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Tocci, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tocci scores with the left hand. El Taco knows he should have avoided that one.
Tocci throws a right and a left that El Taco avoids nicely.
El Taco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tocci is trying to trip El Taco. He has hold of a leg but El Taco is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tocci persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tocci chips away with some ground and pound.
El Taco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tocci can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
El Taco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Taco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
El Taco working a defensive guard here.
Tocci throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Taco has his feet on Tocci's thighs here. He's pushed Tocci off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Tocci screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vincent El Taco!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Paul Eiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizarro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Megaman 4: "Skullman, Soldier Of The Underworld". This should be a great matchup!
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23
200 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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21
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Paul Eiman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizarro slaps away a takedown attempt from Eiman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pizarro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pizarro staying calm.
Pizarro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eiman keeps working.
Pizarro controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro trying to control the position but Eiman is working away.
Pizarro controls the position.
Pizarro seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Eiman for as long as he can get away with.
Pizarro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Eiman!
Pizarro controlling from the full mount.
That's two 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.
Pizarro lands a nice shot to the head.
Eiman regains half guard.
Pizarro is taking a breather. Eiman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dionicio Pizarro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Eiman throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eiman with a poor takedown
letting Pizarro counter with a right hand.
Pizarro gets caught flat footed, as Eiman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pizarro has his hands on Eiman's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eiman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pizarro dives on top into guard.
Eiman wants to sweep here but Pizarro controlling him for the moment.
Pizarro wants to control from the top but Eiman keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eiman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pizarro stays in close to Eiman's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dionicio Pizarro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eiman scores with a hook.
Pizarro scores with a shot to the body.
Pizarro lands a nice hook to Eiman's body. Eiman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pizarro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Eiman misses with a takedown
and Pizarro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eiman!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pizarro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Eiman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pizarro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Eiman is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro controlling from the full mount.
Pizarro with shots to the head and body - Eiman looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pizarro goes for an armbar but Eiman turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Eiman.
Pizarro working a defensive guard here.
Eiman throws a strike but Pizarro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eiman looking for a guillotine here but Pizarro defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Eiman looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pizarro passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pizarro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pizarro takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dionicio Pizarro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pizarro looks to throw the jab but Eiman is out of range.
Pizarro misses with a body shot.
Eiman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eiman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pizarro can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eiman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pizarro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Eiman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Eiman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pizarro sees it coming and defends easily.
Pizarro has his hands clasped together around Eiman's back. He's all about the action.
Eiman is trying to work for a kimura but Pizarro is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pizarro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pizarro.
Dionicio Pizarro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eiman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pizarro is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Eiman, into his guard.
Pizarro throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eiman has an active guard here but Pizarro has managed to pass into half guard.
Pizarro is trying to control the action in half guard but Eiman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eiman is trying to stand back up but Pizarro is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pizarro misses with a head shot. Eiman uses the momentum to regain guard.
Eiman keeping full guard, as Pizarro tries to pass.
Pizarro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
John Paul Eiman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eiman throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dionicio Pizarro.
Well Pizarro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dionicio Pizarro!
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A | B |
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A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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A | B |
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