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ASTRAL KYOUJIN: VOL.4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Hoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hado Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hado Ken!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ken misses with a looping left.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ken lands the left hand.
Ken connects with a nice looking jab.
Hoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ken circles away.
Ken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ken shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoshi sprawls well. Hoshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ken gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoshi tries to clinch there but Ken circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ken. Hoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hoshi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ken misses with a body shot.
Hoshi moves forwards but Ken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ken cracks Hoshi with a good jab.
Ken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ken closes the distance and clinches up with Hoshi, looking for a takedown. Ken pushes Hoshi against the ropes but Hoshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hoshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Ken circles away.
Ken fails to land the takedown.
Ryu Hoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hado Ken.
Hoshi walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ken swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshi.
Hoshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ken fails with a takedown attempt.
Ken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ken is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hoshi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoshi ducks under a wild hook from Ken.
Hoshi wants to clinch up but Ken keeps it at a distance.
Hoshi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoshi slips a jab from Ken.
Hoshi is looking to clinch but Ken is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ken lands a lovely overhand right.
Ken lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ken swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoshi.
Hoshi darts in and clinches Ken up against the ropes.
Hoshi tries to land a knee to the head but Ken blocks with his arms.
Hoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ken blocks it with crossed arms.
Ken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ken misses with a looping left.
Ken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hoshi manages to avoid it.
Hoshi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ken to score with a decent uppercut.
Hoshi wants to clinch.
Ken throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hoshi.
Hoshi moves in looking to clinch but Ken pushes him off.
Ryu Hoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hoshi tries to clinch up.
Hoshi wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hoshi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ken pulls guard effortlessly.
Ken trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ken working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hoshi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hoshi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hoshi wanted to stand there but Ken had control of the position.
Ken has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hoshi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ken has tightened it up now! Hoshi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hado Ken!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanniball Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smith might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dub Pistols - Running from the thoughts. Hanniball Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanniball Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leeroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith is trying for a kimura here. Jenkins looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Smith wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hanniball Smith!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Man Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jong Man Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gunnarsson tries to avoid it but Kim manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gunnarsson to the ground. Gunnarsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gunnarsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kim is controlling Gunnarsson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gunnarsson is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gunnarsson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim trying to control the position.
Gunnarsson throws and elbow that misses. Kim uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gunnarsson's guard. Nice move by Kim!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gunnarsson is on top in guard.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
Kim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
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.
Kim is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gunnarsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Gunnarsson landing with the ground and pound.
Gunnarsson stays in close to Kim's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kim being controlled here, momentarily.
Gunnarsson postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
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.
Gunnarsson looking to pass the guard.
Gunnarsson 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.
Gunnarsson postures up.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gunnarsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kim sprawls well initially but Gunnarsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gunnarsson is looking to advance position but Kim won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Gunnarsson dominated that round.
That's time! Gunnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gunnarsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gunnarsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gunnarsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kim is looking to stand up but Gunnarsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Gunnarsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson landing with the ground and pound.
Gunnarsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gunnarsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim wants to stand and escape but Gunnarsson is having none of it.
Gunnarsson throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
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.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
Gunnarsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gunnarsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gunnarsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
Kim looking for a takedown.
Gunnarsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kim is pressed up against the ropes. Gunnarsson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kim down to the mat. Kim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gunnarsson counters with a left to the body.
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gunnarsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gunnarsson.
Peter Gunnarsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jong Man Kim.
Gunnarsson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim wants to sweep here but Gunnarsson controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Gunnarsson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gunnarsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gunnarsson counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
Gunnarsson stands and throws Kim's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gunnarsson trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Gunnarsson working away.
Kim tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson working the head and body with strikes.
Gunnarsson working the ground and pound but Kim is defending the strikes.
Kim is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gunnarsson working away.
Gunnarsson just content to control the position.
Gunnarsson is looking to take a break and control but Kim is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Gunnarsson wants to take a breather but Kim manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gunnarsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kim tries to clinch
and Gunnarsson counters with a shoot takedown. Kim fights it but they end up in guard.
Gunnarsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kim has wrist control.
Gunnarsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Gunnarsson stays in close to Kim's body and controls the position.
Gunnarsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peter Gunnarsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
Gunnarsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kim throws a right and a left that Gunnarsson avoids nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kim tries to clinch
and Gunnarsson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gunnarsson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Gunnarsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gunnarsson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Peter Gunnarsson!
Peter Gunnarsson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hu Hichu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Komada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komada is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Little Busters. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hu Hichu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Komada!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hichu thows a body shot but no joy.
Hichu thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Hichu.
Komada decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Komada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hichu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Komada is keen to just control but Hichu is a slippery customer.
Komada missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hichu won't allow Komada to pass to mount.
Komada not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hichu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hichu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Komada shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Komada was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Komada fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hichu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Komada landing shots from mount.
Komada can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hichu is looking to escape.
Hichu wants to control but Komada is having none of it.
Hichu is squirming around, avoiding Komada's attempts to control the action.
Hichu wants to hold on but Komada pushes him away.
Komada 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.
Hichu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Komada with good strikes from the mount here!
Hichu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Komada looking to finish Hichu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hichu!
Komada with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Komada takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Komada has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hichu's face.
Hichu is trying desperately to improve position.
Hichu is in a horrible position here. Komada smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komada looking to finish with strikes here!
Hichu wants to control but Komada is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Komada lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Komada has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hichu's face.
Komada scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hichu?
Hichu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Komada lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Komada lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Komada throwing strikes here but Hichu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hichu is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hichu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Komada.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Komada cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Komada putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Komada connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Komada lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Komada dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hichu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hichu is rocked!
Hichu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Komada shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hichu's guard.
Hichu has momentary wrist control but Komada slips an elbow through the middle.
Komada thows a big elbow that misses.
Hichu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Komada throws and elbow that misses. Hichu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Komada's guard. Nice move by Hichu!
Komada keeping moving, preventing Hichu from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komada looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tatsuya Komada has got the better of the ground game so far.
Komada trying to control the position.
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.
Komada managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hichu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hichu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Komada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tatsuya Komada.
Hichu shoots for a takedown but Komada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hichu fails to land with a series of punches.
Komada thuds his right hand into Hichu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hichu slips a straight right by Komada.
Komada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hichu.
Hichu misses with a straight right.
Komada throws a series of punches but Hichu avoids them all with ease.
Komada closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hichu did well to prevent Komada getting side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Komada looks to land a strike but Hichu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Komada thows a big elbow that misses.
Komada thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Komada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Komada.
Komada throws a series of punches but Hichu moves out of range.
Komada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hichu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hichu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Komada manages to avoid it.
Komada shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hichu is trying to defend but Komada finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Komada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Komada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hichu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Komada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Komada throws a strike but Hichu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komada 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.
Komada throws and elbow that misses. Hichu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Komada's guard. Nice move by Hichu!
Komada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hichu trying to control but Komada is working from the bottom.
Hichu preventing the sweep.
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.
Hichu has gone for a leg lock! Komada slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hichu's guard.
Komada is looking to work some ground and pound but Hichu has wrist control.
Komada got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hichu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Komada has managed to get both his arms back between Hichu's legs - danger averted.
Komada is in close to Hichu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hichu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hichu trying to keep a closed guard but Komada is proving a slippery customer.
Komada must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hichu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Komada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Komada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Komada advances position into side control!
Komada works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Hichu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hichu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Komada wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Komada misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komada postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Komada lands a nice forearm strike.
Komada moves into full mount!
Hichu holds on, trying desperately to control.
Hichu tries to lock up and control but Komada gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Komada is landing with some decent strikes but Hichu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Komada lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hichu hang on?
Tatsuya Komada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Komada tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Komada in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Komada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Komada winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Tatsuya Komada!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tatsuya Komada!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tatsuya Komada!
Tatsuya Komada wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaewkwan Plumuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Okada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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21
154 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaewkwan Plumuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Okada!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plumuk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Okada.
Okada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Plumuk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Plumuk's waist but Plumuk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okada off to one side.
A left and a right from Plumuk both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Akira Okada has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Okada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Okada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okada tries to score a power double leg takedown but Plumuk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okada somewhat.
Kaewkwan Plumuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Okada.
Okada throws a leg kick
and Plumuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Okada misses with a takedown
and Plumuk counters with a series of strikes. Okada will be more careful next time no doubt.
Okada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Plumuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Okada looks gassed!
Plumuk drops Okada with a beautiful combination! Okada stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Plumuk is looking for the KO!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okada fails with the takedown
and Plumuk counters with a one-two to the body.
Okada is rocked!
That has opened up Akira Okada's cut even more.
Okada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Plumuk can pounce on him.
Okada shoots and misses
and Plumuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Plumuk misses with the combination.
Okada with a poor takedown
and Okada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kaewkwan Plumuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumuk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Plumuk is working the combinations to good effect here.
Okada tries to clinch but Plumuk moves out of range.
Okada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Plumuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plumuk misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okada fails with the takedown
and Plumuk counters with a nice leg kick.
Plumuk feints and then cracks Okada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okada down.
Plumuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okada circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okada throws a leg kick
and Plumuk counters with an outside leg kick.
Okada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Plumuk counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaewkwan Plumuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Okada's cut.
That's time! Plumuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Plumuk lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Plumuk.
Plumuk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The cut above Akira Okada's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Plumuk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Okada's calf.
Okada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Plumuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumuk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Okada shoots and misses
and Plumuk counters with a left and a right that stings Okada.
Plumuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Plumuk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Okada is still on wobbly legs! Can Plumuk finish him?
Okada fails to land the takedown.
Okada seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaewkwan Plumuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Okada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumuk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plumuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Akira Okada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okada throws a lazy head kick
and Plumuk counters with a leg kick.
Plumuk catches Okada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Okada misses with a combination
and Plumuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akira Okada's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Plumuk leaves Okada with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Okada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Okada is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okada throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plumuk counters with a low kick, right behind Okada 's knee.
Okada wants to clinch.
Okada tries to clinch but Plumuk is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaewkwan Plumuk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akira Okada's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Okada looks to throw a body kick
and Plumuk counters with a good low kick that Okada was not able to check.
Okada has his takedown stuffed
and Plumuk counters with a left to the body.
Okada tries for a takedown but Plumuk circles away easily
and Plumuk counters with a low kick, right behind Okada 's knee.
Okada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Plumuk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumuk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okada counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Okada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Okada has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Plumuk is proving hard to escape from.
Kaewkwan Plumuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okada wants to pass the guard but Plumuk is keeping the position.
Okada has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Plumuk is proving hard to escape from.
Okada passes Plumuk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumuk wants to control but Okada is keeping busy.
Okada seems to be working for a kimura but Plumuk defends the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Okada fails with the takedown.
Kaewkwan Plumuk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Okada.
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.
Okada misses with a takedown
and Plumuk counters with a good low kick that Okada was not able to check.
Okada tries for a takedown but Plumuk circles away easily
and Plumuk counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akira Okada.
I think Plumuk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kaewkwan Plumuk!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Kaewkwan Plumuk!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kaewkwan Plumuk!
Kaewkwan Plumuk wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Cedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cedor's entrance music is Lets Fighting Love. A fine choice. Manny Cedor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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23
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Cedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cedor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oyama to the mat! Oyama manages to get full guard.
Cedor postures up.
Oyama wants to get back to his feet but Cedor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cedor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Oyama's guard.
Cedor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oyama, up you get!
Oyama tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oyama avoids the head kick by Cedor.
Oyama shoots for a takedown but Cedor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cedor throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oyama looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oyama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cedor lands a front kick.
Cedor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oyama in his tracks.
Cedor lands a jab to Oyama's midsection.
Good leg kick by Cedor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oyama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cedor. Cedor obviously looking to wear him down.
Cedor scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cedor sizes up Oyama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Shingo Oyama has been cut.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Cedor throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Oyama is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Manny Cedor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edward Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the ring accompanied by Big Pun-Dream Shatterer. Fedorov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kANB2XBYU&feature=related kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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23
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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19
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandr Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov rushes Mendez and presses him up against the ropes.
Fedorov lands a shoulder strike.
Fedorov breaks the clinch.
Fedorov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fedorov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mendez looking for a guillotine here but Fedorov defends easily.
Fedorov tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendez is retaining full guard.
Mendez is looking for a triangle but Fedorov pushes his legs off easily.
Fedorov wanted to stand there but Mendez had control of the position.
Fedorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fedorov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mendez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fedorov wants to stand but Mendez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fedorov gets to his feet - Mendez follows without any prompting.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mendez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mendez tries to improve position but can't.
Fedorov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mendez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fedorov trying to control the position but Mendez is working away.
Mendez is trying to get back to half guard.
Fedorov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fedorov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mendez is refusing to be controlled, as Fedorov sits in half guard.
Fedorov moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mendez.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez is looking for a sweep.
Fedorov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mendez to his feet.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fedorov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fedorov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mendez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fedorov has managed to get both his arms back between Mendez's legs - danger averted.
Mendez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fedorov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fedorov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fedorov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mendez is proving hard to escape from.
Fedorov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fedorov pushes down on Mendez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fedorov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fedorov wants to take a breather but Mendez is having none of it.
Fedorov trying to control the pace.
Mendez is refusing to be controlled, as Fedorov sits in half guard.
Mendez tries to roll over but Fedorov keeps him under control.
Fedorov controlling the pace.
Mendez tries to roll over but Fedorov keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Fedorov dominated that round.
That's time! Mendez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fedorov gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fedorov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Mendez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fedorov wants to stand but Mendez is controlling his arm.
Mendez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fedorov's best efforts.
Fedorov 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.
Mendez is refusing to be controlled, as Fedorov sits in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fedorov wants to free his trapped foot but Mendez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mendez fails with the takedown
and Fedorov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mendez's guard.
Fedorov controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mendez has his foot on Fedorov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fedorov works his way back into a safe position though.
Fedorov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Fedorov from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fedorov stands up and waves to Mendez to follow him.
Mendez fails with the takedown
and Fedorov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fedorov pulls guard successfully.
Mendez stopping the sweep attempt from Fedorov.
Mendez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fedorov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fedorov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mendez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mendez chips away with some ground and pound.
Fedorov controlling the position.
Fedorov wriggles free and stands up.
Fedorov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fedorov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mendez, up you get!
Mendez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fedorov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fedorov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mendez actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fedorov tries to pass to full mount but Mendez defends it.
Fedorov works his way into full mount!
Mendez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez is squirming around, avoiding Fedorov's attempts to control the action.
Fedorov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Fedorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fedorov scores a takedown into full mount!
Mendez is looking to get to half guard.
Fedorov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mendez regains half guard.
Fedorov is trying to work for a kimura but Mendez is defending well.
Aleksandr Fedorov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fedorov wants to control but Mendez is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fedorov trying to pass the guard but Mendez defending well.
Mendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov wants to stand but Mendez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Fedorov is trying to control the action in half guard but Mendez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mendez looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Fedorov seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt
and Fedorov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mendez!
Fedorov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mendez is trying desperately to improve position.
Mendez is working hard here to advance position.
Edward Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fedorov trying to control but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez working to try and regain half guard.
Fedorov working for a guillotine from mount but Mendez is in no mood to give up.
Fedorov trying to control but Mendez is having none of it.
Fedorov stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez fails with the takedown
and Fedorov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fedorov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fedorov wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
Fedorov wanted to stand there but Mendez had control of the position.
Fedorov trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez working for a triangle but Fedorov defends it easily.
Fedorov advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez looking for submissions off his back.
Mendez is refusing to be controlled, as Fedorov sits in half guard.
Fedorov content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Fedorov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fedorov 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Aleksandr Fedorov!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Aleksandr Fedorov!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Aleksandr Fedorov!
Aleksandr Fedorov wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong Chim had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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250 lbs
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263 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chim tries for a takedown but Flores sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flores stuffs the takedown.
Chim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flores sprawls well. Flores wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chim gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Chim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
Chim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chim tries for a takedown but Flores sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flores closes the distance and clinches.
Flores is leaning against Chim and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Flores presses Chim against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chim is breathing heavily.
Flores's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flores scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Dong Chim has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chim slips a jab and a cross from Flores.
Chim is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flores sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Flores scores with a nice body kick.
Flores closes the distance and clinches.
Flores scores with a nice hook to the head.
Flores gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Flores seems content to control.
Flores decides to stand and escape the position.
Flores gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flores presses Chim against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Flores lands a takedown into guard.
Flores wants to get up but he can't break Chim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Flores slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Flores cracks Chim with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Flores is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chim knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim looking for a sweep but Flores has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Flores controlling from the full mount.
Chim tries to lock up and control but Flores gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Flores stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Chim shoots in and drives through. Flores sprawls well.
Chim shoots for a double leg takedown but Flores sprawls well. He's pushed Chim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Flores darts in and clinches Chim up against the ropes.
Flores breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flores lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gabriel Flores is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flores instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Flores manages to break the clinch.
Chim looks up at the clock. Bad move! Flores lands a right hand from hell, dropping Chim. Flores pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Flores!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Inuyasha Kagome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Paul Eiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kagome comes into the arena with How It's Going Down blaring out of the sound system. John Paul Eiman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Inuyasha Kagome's chin.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inuyasha Kagome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Paul Eiman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eiman moves out of range of the body kick.
Eiman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kagome cracks the inside of Eiman's front leg.
Eiman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Inuyasha Kagome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eiman works over Kagome's head and body with a nice combination.
Kagome tries to clinch but Eiman moves out of range.
Eiman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kagome avoids it really well and circles away.
Kagome stuffs the takedown.
Eiman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kagome counters with a low kick, right behind Eiman 's knee.
Eiman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kagome's waist but Kagome gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eiman off to one side.
Inuyasha Kagome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Paul Eiman.
Eiman shoots for a takedown but Kagome saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eiman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kagome lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eiman's sensitive parts.
Eiman scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eiman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kagome lands with a kick to the ribs.
Eiman looks gassed!
Kagome pushes Eiman away with a front kick.
Eiman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Eiman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kagome throws a shot from downtown. Eiman moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Kagome there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eiman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kagome explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eiman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kagome. Kagome obviously looking to wear him down.
Eiman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kagome.
Kagome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eiman. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Kagome.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kagome, right into the meat.
Eiman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Eiman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kagome.
Kagome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eiman. That did some damage!
Kagome throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kagome lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eiman's sensitive parts.
Kagome moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kagome lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eiman's sensitive parts.
Kagome closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kagome comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like John Paul Eiman has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagome lands a nice elbow.
Kagome landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kagome lands an elbow inside.
Kagome lands a damaging elbow.
Kagome slowing the pace effectively.
Eiman tries to pull guard but Kagome won't allow it.
Eiman tries to pull guard but Kagome holds him up against the ropes and eventually Eiman drops back down to his feet.
Eiman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kagome creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eiman's defenses.
Kagome comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kagome lands an elbow just above Eiman 's eye.
Kagome lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kagome dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Eiman tries to pull guard but Kagome holds him up against the ropes and eventually Eiman drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagome lands an elbow inside that Eiman shrugs off.
Kagome creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eiman's defenses.
Eiman tries to pull guard but Kagome won't allow it.
Kagome crunches a lovely knee into Eiman's ribcage.
Kagome lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kagome lands a good knee to the midsection. Eiman won't want to take too many of those.
Eiman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kagome smiles and moves away.
Kagome throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kagome scoring well with a low kick there.
Eiman on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kagome tries to clinch there but Eiman circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inuyasha Kagome dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Paul Eiman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Eiman throws a lazy right hand but Kagome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eiman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eiman fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eiman.
A solid body kick from Kagome.
Eiman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kagome.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kagome, right into the meat.
Kagome thumps Eiman with a low kick.
Kagome lands with a nice body kick.
Kagome lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eiman is breathing heavily.
Kagome lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kagome lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagome throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kagome lands with a thumping leg kick.
John Paul Eiman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eiman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kagome cracks the inside of Eiman's front leg.
Kagome connects with a solid leg kick.
Kagome moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kagome fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eiman.
Kagome lands with a kick to the temple. Eiman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kagome throws a leg kick which misses Eiman's front leg but catches the back leg as Eiman tries to avoid it.
Kagome lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kagome, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eiman slips a jab from Kagome.
Kagome lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eiman's sensitive parts.
Inuyasha Kagome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Eiman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kagome lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kagome scores with a leg kick.
Kagome throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kagome lands a front kick.
Inuyasha Kagome is winning the standup battle so far.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kagome.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kagome.
Kagome lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kagome scores with a spinning back kick!
Kagome bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagome lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eiman's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Kagome.
Eiman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kagome throws a leg kick which misses Eiman's front leg but catches the back leg as Eiman tries to avoid it.
Eiman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kagome is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Eiman.
Eiman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kagome clinches with his opponent.
Kagome lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for Kagome to work.
Eiman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kagome pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Kagome lands a good knee to the midsection. Eiman won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eiman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kagome stalling in the clinch.
Kagome lands a nice elbow.
Kagome stalling the fight.
Kagome lands an elbow inside.
Kagome lands an elbow just above Eiman 's eye.
Kagome is pressed up against the ropes. Eiman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kagome down to the mat. Kagome avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Inuyasha Kagome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Paul Eiman.
Eiman thows a body shot but no joy.
Eiman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kagome.
Kagome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kagome scores with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kagome.
Kagome feints and then cracks Eiman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eiman down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inuyasha Kagome dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Paul Eiman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kagome with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kagome doesn't manage to clinch there - Eiman circles away.
Kagome throws a chopping leg kick but Eiman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Eiman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kagome pinned against the cage. Kagome gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kagome moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kagome cracks the inside of Eiman's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagome lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eiman takes a step back to recover.
Kagome clinches up against the ropes.
Eiman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kagome lands an elbow just above Eiman 's eye.
Eiman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kagome just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagome trying to control the position but instead, Eiman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kagome into the ropes.
Kagome is struggling to control the position.
Eiman wants to break free but Kagome has control.
Eiman gets control of Kagome's arms and successfully pulls guard. Eiman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Eiman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Eiman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kagome has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eiman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eiman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kagome pulls his head out easily.
Kagome prevents Eiman from improving his position.
Kagome is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eiman can do to turn this around?
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.
Kagome content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Inuyasha Kagome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kagome, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Inuyasha Kagome!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Inuyasha Kagome!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Inuyasha Kagome!
Inuyasha Kagome wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arne Weisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Dvargledare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weisse comes to the ring accompanied by Duck sauce - Barbara Streisand. Dvargledare has chosen they might be giants as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arne Weisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Dvargledare!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Weisse. Beautiful body shot.
Weisse lands with a good body shot.
Weisse throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Weisse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dvargledare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weisse misses with a head kick.
Weisse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Weisse tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Weisse lands but Dvargledare takes it in his stride.
Arne Weisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weisse lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weisse punishes Dvargledare's body with a nice straight punch.
Dvargledare looks gassed!
Weisse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dvargledare takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Weisse connects with a high kick.
Weisse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dvargledare is rocked!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Weisse! Dvargledare is backing up but he can't get away as Weisse lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Dvargledare and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arne Weisse!
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