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LEGENDS 22: Seismic PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuriliv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsumi Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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228 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Kuriliv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsumi Fujinami!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujinami swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuriliv.
Kuriliv throws a push kick but Fujinami slaps the foot to one side.
Fujinami shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuriliv as he avoids it easily.
Alexander Kuriliv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuriliv will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fujinami closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kuriliv to the mat! Kuriliv manages to get full guard.
Kuriliv throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fujinami slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kuriliv is not content to let Fujinami control the position.
Kuriliv throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Fujinami is looking to take a break and control but Kuriliv is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kuriliv is looking to reverse the position.
Kuriliv on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kuriliv tries to get out of the position.
Fujinami has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuriliv tries to reverse the position but Fujinami maintains control.
Kuriliv is working hard here to advance position.
Kuriliv knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fujinami on the ground.
Fujinami has control of Kuriliv's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kuriliv regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fujinami trying to control but Kuriliv is having none of it.
Fujinami working for a submission but Kuriliv is keeping him at bay.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fujinami. What's that going to do exactly?
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.
Kuriliv working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kuriliv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
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.
Fujinami looking for a guillotine from mount but Kuriliv is having none of it.
Fujinami working Kuriliv over with strikes here.
Fujinami controlling the position easily from mount.
Fujinami trying to control but Kuriliv is having none of it.
Kuriliv is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kuriliv is breathing heavily.
Kuriliv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv regains half guard.
Fujinami wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuriliv keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kuriliv slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kuriliv can't keep his opponent in guard - Fujinami advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fujinami in particular looking to stall.
Fujinami passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fujinami trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv tries to reverse the position but Fujinami maintains control.
Kuriliv srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
You can see the frustration on Kuriliv's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fujinami lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Fujinami is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Kuriliv taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Fujinami.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tatsumi Fujinami!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinichi Yanagida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kikuta Yuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinichi Yanagida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kikuta Yuki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanagida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yuki throws out the jab.
Yuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yanagida but Yanagida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yuki gets caught flat footed, as Yanagida shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yanagida thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yanagida sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yanagida has gone for a leg lock! Yuki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yanagida's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yanagida looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Yuki is defending well. Yanagida quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Yuki has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Yanagida celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinichi Yanagida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Davis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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195 cm
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255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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, Donald Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Malik!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davis lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Malik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davis stops Malik from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davis throwing strikes from guard but Malik blocks nicely.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malik is keeping the position for now.
Davis won't allow Malik to get back to his feet.
Malik is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Davis breaks the clinch.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik misses with a double jab.
Malik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis shoots in and bounces Malik off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Malik is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Malik is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Malik has escaped and now he's on top!
Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Malik is aware though and is defending well.
Davis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Malik trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Malik trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Malik wants to stand but Davis is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Malik misses.
Malik throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malik misses with a few strikes there.
Malik fails to land with a series of punches.
Malik swinging wilding here.
Malik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davis is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Malik is trying to escape and Davis transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Malik is forced to tap! Nice work there by Davis! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donald Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaz Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaz Fujita looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaz Fujita!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fujita as he avoids it easily.
Mir lands with a straight right. Fujita didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Kaz Fujita has been cut.
Mir shoots in but no luck this time.
Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fujita wants to stand but Mir is controlling the position.
Fujita looks gassed!
Mir forces his way into half guard.
Mir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mir is taking a breather. Fujita 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita wants to improve his position but Mir is controlling well.
Mir uses his free foot to push down on Fujita's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fujita.
Mir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fujita?
Fujita really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mir cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fujita?
Mir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mir controlling from mount.
Mir punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mir is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Mir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Mir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ginchin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ginchin Funakoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares tries to score a power double leg takedown but Funakoshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Palhares somewhat.
Funakoshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Palhares gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Palhares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Funakoshi is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Palhares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palhares thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Funakoshi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funakoshi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Palhares is trying to control the position but Funakoshi postures up.
Funakoshi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Palhares manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Funakoshi has Palhares in his guard.
Palhares postures up in Funakoshi's guard and throws a big left but Funakoshi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi 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.
Funakoshi keeping full guard, as Palhares tries to pass.
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.
Funakoshi keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Palhares drops back looking for a leg! Funakoshi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Funakoshi manages to kick Palhares off! Palhares jumps back into Funakoshi's guard.
Funakoshi has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Palhares should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Funakoshi has tightened it up now! Palhares 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 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ginchin Funakoshi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Chernekov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chernekov has chosen Era - Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. Hans Gruber had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandr Chernekov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chernekov tests Gruber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
Chernekov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chernekov misses with a hook. Gruber ducked under it nicely.
Chernekov scores with a shot to the body.
Chernekov cracks Gruber with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gruber looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Chernekov finish him?
Gruber is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chernekov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Gruber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gruber is breathing heavily.
Chernekov feints and then cracks Gruber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gruber down.
Gruber seems to have got his legs back now.
Chernekov throws a right hand that Gruber ducks under and follows up with a left that Gruber also avoids with ease.
Gruber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chernekov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chernekov cracks Gruber on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gruber falls backwards against the ropes. Chernekov follows up with more strikes that drop Gruber to his knees. Chernekov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gruber! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandr Chernekov!
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