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LEGENDS 32: Undefeated PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Quixote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigaro Kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kano has chosen the zepher song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Quixote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jigaro Kano!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quixote is looking to clinch but Kano is avoiding it.
Quixote is looking to clinch.
Quixote is looking to clinch.
Quixote tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kano shoots for a takedown but Quixote saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quixote scores with a three punch combo!
Kano tries to clinch
and Quixote moves into the clinch.
Kano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quixote gets underhooks to prevent Kano's takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kano takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jigaro Kano has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quixote's brow.
Kano keeps control of Quixote as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quixote comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Quixote utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kano pulls guard.
Kano controls Quixote momentarily but Quixote frees himself.
Quixote trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kano's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kano keeping moving, preventing Quixote from controlling successfully.
Quixote wants to get up but he can't break Kano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Quixote stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kano holds on and takes a little breather.
Kano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quixote's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Quixote keeping full guard, as Kano tries to pass.
Quixote throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kano wants to control from the top but Quixote keeps moving.
Quixote has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kano off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quixote circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quixote stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Quixote wants it to stay on the feet.
Don Quixote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jigaro Kano.
A left and a right from Quixote both land. Nice combination.
Kano looks gassed!
Quixote tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Quixote's guard.
Quixote looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quixote is keeping the position for now.
Quixote avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kano stops Quixote from standing up.
Kano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Quixote has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kano has managed to get both his arms back between Quixote's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quixote looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quixote keeping full guard, as Kano tries to pass.
Quixote tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kano drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kano seems to have locked his on tight now - Quixote screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kano, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jigaro Kano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Feldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumi Goro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Yumi Goro enters the ring!
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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
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Feldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi Goro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Feldman avoids it really well and circles away.
Goro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Feldman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Goro.
Goro misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Goro as Feldman shoots in.
Goro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goro misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feldman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Goro.
Goro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Feldman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Feldman is breathing heavily.
Feldman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goro.
Goro misses with a takedown
and Feldman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goro is on top in guard.
Goro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goro wants to control from the top but Feldman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goro wanted to stand there but Feldman had control of the position.
Goro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goro tries to free his leg and advance position but Feldman is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Feldman, up you get!
Goro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Feldman was covering up waiting for the punch and Goro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Goro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goro wants to control from the top but Feldman keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Goro passes Feldman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Goro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goro trying to control from half guard but Feldman is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goro decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yumi Goro dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Goro tries to clinch there but Feldman circles away.
Feldman dodges the punch combination from Goro.
Goro looks to land a combination but Feldman avoids it well.
Goro misses with a hook to the body
and Feldman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Goro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Feldman is working away from the top position though.
Goro kicks off Feldman and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goro throws a combination that misses
and Feldman counters with a takedown into side control.
Goro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Goro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feldman has control of an arm but Goro manages to advance to Feldman's back!
Goro misses with a punch to the head.
Goro wants to control but Feldman manages to buck him off and is now in Goro's guard! Nice work there by Feldman!
Feldman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Feldman has managed to get both his arms back between Goro's legs - danger averted.
Feldman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Feldman.
Feldman blocks a leg kick.
Goro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Feldman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Goro's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goro manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Goro misses with a looping left.
Goro is looking to clinch.
Goro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Feldman counters with a nice uppercut.
Feldman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goro shoots and misses
and Feldman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Feldman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Feldman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Goro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Goro throws a combination that misses
and Feldman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Goro misses the body punch
and Feldman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goro thinking.
Feldman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Feldman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goro on the ground.
Goro is looking to regain half guard here but Feldman keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Goro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goro regains half guard.
Daniel Feldman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goro is trying to stand back up but Feldman is controlling him
Goro tries to roll over but Feldman keeps him under control.
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.
Goro manages to get to full guard.
Goro looking to control.
Goro pulls Feldman in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goro wriggles free and stands up.
Goro tries a head kick but it misses.
Feldman scores with a jab.
Goro fails to land with a series of punches.
Feldman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Goro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Feldman counters with a single leg into guard. Goro didn't expect that.
Goro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Feldman is aware though and is defending well.
Goro is looking to stand up but Feldman isn't so interested in that idea.
Goro trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Feldman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Feldman 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Feldman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kett dela Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dela Calzada comes to the ring accompanied by Enter Sandman. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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, Kett dela Calzada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but dela Calzada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dela Calzada swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - dela Calzada circles away.
Wilson tries to clinch up but dela Calzada circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson clinches up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Wilson lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Wilson.
dela Calzada tries to score a body lock takedown but Wilson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
dela Calzada takes a knee right on the jaw!
dela Calzada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
dela Calzada successfully pulls guard.
Wilson wants to get up but he can't break dela Calzada's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wilson stands up from dela Calzada's guard - Wilson perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch there but dela Calzada circles away.
dela Calzada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but dela Calzada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson forces dela Calzada back against the ropes and clinches.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
dela Calzada takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Wilson looks gassed!
Wilson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
dela Calzada avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
dela Calzada is working for takedown but Wilson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kett dela Calzada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson is trying to maintain a safe position but dela Calzada gets an underhook and turns Wilson into the ropes.
dela Calzada has picked Wilson up - he's going for a ride! dela Calzada dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
dela Calzada stops Wilson from getting back to his feet.
dela Calzada decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Calzada instigates a clinch.
Wilson avoiding damage as dela Calzada throws knees to the body.
Wilson crunches a lovely knee into dela Calzada's ribcage.
Wilson has dela Calzada pressed against the ropes, preventing dela Calzada from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
dela Calzada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wilson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dela Calzada avoids it.
dela Calzada has Wilson pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. dela Calzada pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wilson tumbling to the mat - dela Calzada dives into Wilson's guard.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with dela Calzada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson wants to stand up but dela Calzada is controlling him.
Wilson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wilson looks to clinch
and dela Calzada counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
dela Calzada is working for a kimura but Wilson is defending it quite comfortably.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from dela Calzada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
dela Calzada not landing any meaningful shots this time.
dela Calzada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
dela Calzada wants to stand but Wilson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Wilson tries to kick dela Calzada off but dela Calzada keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson darts in trying to clinch
and dela Calzada counters with a takedown into side control.
dela Calzada decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but dela Calzada is keeping busy.
Wilson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
dela Calzada pulls guard.
Wilson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
dela Calzada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
dela Calzada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wilson wants to clinch
and dela Calzada holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kett dela Calzada will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wilson clinches.
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dela Calzada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilson has dela Calzada pushed against the ropes.
dela Calzada pulls guard successfully.
dela Calzada trying to strike off his back.
dela Calzada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
dela Calzada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wilson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wilson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wilson closes the distance and pushes dela Calzada back into the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
dela Calzada can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dela Calzada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Wilson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but dela Calzada is keeping busy.
dela Calzada looking to stall.
dela Calzada managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dela Calzada avoids it.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
dela Calzada pulls guard successfully.
Wilson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wilson tries to clinch
and dela Calzada counters with a takedown into side control.
Wilson throws dela Calzada to one side and escapes!
Wilson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dela Calzada holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Calzada being controlled against the ropes.
dela Calzada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wilson lands an elbow inside that dela Calzada shrugs off.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
dela Calzada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
dela Calzada gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson pushes dela Calzada off looking to stand but dela Calzada dives back in and keeps control.
dela Calzada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wilson pushes dela Calzada off looking to stand but dela Calzada dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is not content to let dela Calzada control the position.
dela Calzada stops Wilson from getting back to his feet.
Wilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilson clinches but dela Calzada breaks the clinch
and dela Calzada counters by moving into the clinch.
dela Calzada takes an elbow to the temple.
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dela Calzada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but dela Calzada is keeping busy.
dela Calzada is trying to break free.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
dela Calzada wants to break the clinch but can't.
dela Calzada wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but dela Calzada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
dela Calzada takes an elbow to the temple.
dela Calzada pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wilson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
dela Calzada takes an elbow to the temple.
dela Calzada can't break the clinch.
Wilson scores a nice knee to the body.
Wilson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but dela Calzada regains guard immediately.
dela Calzada is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
dela Calzada is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the ropes.
Wilson crunches a lovely knee into dela Calzada's ribcage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by dela Calzada as Wilson tries to tie him up.
dela Calzada is trying to break free.
dela Calzada has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped dela Calzada in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson lands an elbow inside that dela Calzada shrugs off.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. dela Calzada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
dela Calzada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilson lands a nice knee to the body.
Wilson avoids the elbow strike from dela Calzada, against the ropes.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kett dela Calzada will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilson clinches but dela Calzada breaks the clinch
and dela Calzada counters with a single leg into guard. Wilson didn't expect that.
dela Calzada prevents Wilson from getting back to his feet.
dela Calzada trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but dela Calzada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dela Calzada trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dela Calzada has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Wilson lands an elbow just above dela Calzada 's eye.
Wilson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dela Calzada in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dela Calzada is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, dela Calzada scores with a nice short uppercut.
dela Calzada tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the ropes.
dela Calzada managing to block the knees to the body from Wilson.
dela Calzada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
dela Calzada decides to pull guard.
Wilson trying to stand up but can't free himself from dela Calzada's guard.
dela Calzada doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
dela Calzada is working an open guard so Wilson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wilson looks to clinch
and dela Calzada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
dela Calzada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson won't allow dela Calzada to pass to mount.
Wilson has one foot on dela Calzada's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wilson wants to clinch
and dela Calzada counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
dela Calzada trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but dela Calzada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kett dela Calzada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dela Calzada gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wilson wants to clinch but dela Calzada slips to the side
and dela Calzada counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by dela Calzada.
Wilson is looking to stand up but dela Calzada isn't so interested in that idea.
dela Calzada wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Wade Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
dela Calzada connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but dela Calzada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
dela Calzada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
dela Calzada wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to stand but dela Calzada is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
dela Calzada moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson wants to clinch but dela Calzada slips to the side
and dela Calzada counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Wilson.
dela Calzada breaks the clinch.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and dela Calzada moves out of range easily.
Wilson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and dela Calzada counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson landing knees to the head.
dela Calzada wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Kett dela Calzada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
dela Calzada tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Wilson avoiding damage as dela Calzada throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kett dela Calzada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for dela Calzada, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kett dela Calzada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claes Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athrun Zala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zala is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drowning Pool - Bodies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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22
205 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claes Horn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Athrun Zala!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zala circles away quickly and effectively.
Zala gets a takedown into half guard.
Horn looking for submissions off his back.
Horn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Horn tries to kick Zala off but Zala keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Horn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Horn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zala landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zala landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zala drops an elbow to the side of Horn's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zala connects with a nice short shot to Horn's temple.
Zala is keen to just control but Horn is a slippery customer.
Zala working over Horn with some ground and pound. Horn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zala lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zala working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Horn is refusing to be controlled, as Zala sits in half guard.
Horn is looking to escape.
Zala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Horn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zala working Horn over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Horn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Zala there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Horn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zala defends well.
Horn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Zala is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Horn.
Horn is breathing heavily.
Horn taking a bit of punishment here - Zala scoring with strikes.
Horn tries to bench press Zala off him but Zala keeps the position.
Zala working the head and body with strikes.
Horn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Zala is controlling him well.
Zala cracks Horn with a big elbow.
Horn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zala scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Horn to see if he's OK.
Zala cracks Horn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
It looks like Claes Horn has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horn keeps working.
Horn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Horn taking punishment in the form of punches.
Horn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Horn is pushing Zala's head away, looking to escape. Zala manages to hold on to the position though.
Horn trying to remain calm as Zala controls from the top position.
Zala working the head and body with strikes.
Horn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zala connects with a decent elbow.
Zala lands a few punches from side control.
Zala lands an elbow.
Zala scoring with punches from side control.
Zala working the ground and pound from side control.
Zala trying to control the action but Horn is working from the bottom.
Horn is looking to regain half guard here but Zala keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zala prevents Horn from escaping the position.
Horn is trying to improve his position.
Zala cracks Horn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Zala lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zala in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zala trying to control the action but Horn is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athrun Zala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claes Horn'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.
Horn lands a with a good body shot.
Zala shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Horn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Horn keeping moving, preventing Zala from controlling successfully.
Zala is working Horn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zala must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Horn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zala can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Horn has his foot on Zala's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zala works his way back into a safe position though.
Zala keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Horn's head.
Horn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zala makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zala is in close to Horn's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zala cracks Horn with a solid left hand.
Zala slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zala lands a few punches from side control.
Zala trying to control the action but Horn is working from the bottom.
Zala working the ground and pound from side control.
Horn taking a bit of punishment here - Zala scoring with strikes.
Zala working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zala works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Horn is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zala working the head with strikes.
Horn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zala working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Horn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Athrun Zala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zala is trying to control. Horn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zala winds up and cracks Horn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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!
Zala scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Horn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Horn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zala drops an elbow to the side of Horn's head.
Horn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zala looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Horn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zala not doing much here.
Zala winds up and cracks Horn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zala wants to take a breather but Horn is having none of it.
Horn actively working from the bottom here.
Zala lands with a punch from half guard.
Zala is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horn wants to improve his position but Zala is controlling well.
Zala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zala lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zala connects with a nice short shot to Horn's temple.
Zala looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zala stops Horn from getting back to his feet.
Zala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zala is nestled in close to Horn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Zala there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horn is looking to improve his position.
Horn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zala is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Athrun Zala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Claes Horn'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. This is the final round!
Zala changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Horn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zala lands an elbow.
Zala landing strikes.
Zala trying to control the action but Horn is working from the bottom.
Horn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zala's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Horn actively working from the bottom here.
Zala scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zala looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horn looking for submissions off his back.
Horn pushes Zala off but Zala dives into side control.
Zala grinds an elbow into Horn's temple.
Horn manages to get back to half guard.
Horn wants to get back to his feet.
Zala looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Horn looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nice strikes from Zala there.
Zala performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Horn is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zala trying to control the pace.
Zala is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zala working the head and body with strikes.
Horn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zala pulls his head out easily.
Zala is trying to control. Horn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Horn looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Zala seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zala looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Horn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zala working Horn over with strikes.
Horn actively working from the bottom here.
Zala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Horn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zala lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Zala there.
Zala prevents Horn from standing back up.
Horn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zala wants to pass the guard but Horn is defending well.
Zala content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zala winds up and cracks Horn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Horn actively working from the bottom here.
Horn looking for submissions off his back.
Zala looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Horn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zala winds up and cracks Horn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Horn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zala wants to take a breather but Horn is having none of it.
Claes Horn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zala working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Athrun Zala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zala 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athrun Zala!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JP Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
153 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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20
149 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Alcano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Sazuki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alcano shoots in and drives through. Sazuki sprawls well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sazuki, right into the meat.
Sazuki is looking to clinch.
Alcano lands a jab-cross combination.
Sazuki wants to clinch.
Sazuki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sazuki is rocked!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alcano - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alcano clinches.
Sazuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sazuki looking to throw knees to the head but Alcano is blocking nicely.
Alcano works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Alcano advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki dodges the ground and pound from Alcano.
Alcano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alcano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Alcano is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Sazuki is trying to escape and Alcano transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Sazuki is forced to tap! Nice work there by Alcano! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). JP Alcano!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akira Takanobu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira Yamato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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22
152 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Takanobu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kira Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanobu tries to clinch up.
Takanobu ducks under a wild hook from Yamato.
Yamato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Yamato.
A slow jab from Yamato misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Yamato misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Yamato.
Takanobu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takanobu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamato misses with a looping right.
Takanobu tries to clinch up but Yamato circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato misses with a straight left.
Takanobu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yamato misses with a looping left.
Yamato misses with a hook. Takanobu ducked under it nicely.
Yamato is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Takanobu tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato swats away the attempt to clinch by Takanobu.
Yamato throws a jab but it's blocked by Takanobu.
Takanobu tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Yamato throws a jab but it's blocked by Takanobu.
Yamato feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Takanobu sprawling to the canvas! Takanobu rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Yamato finish him?!
Takanobu is rocked!
It looks like Akira Takanobu has been cut.
The fighters circling - Yamato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Takanobu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamato swinging wilding here.
Yamato grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Takanobu takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Yamato cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kira Yamato!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Drysdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Insomnia - Tiësto. Drysdale has chosen Ignorant Shit as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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20
170 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Watanabe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Drysdale!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drysdale will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watanabe throws a good cross that connects.
Roberto Drysdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drysdale fails with the takedown.
Watanabe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watanabe lands with an uppercut that bounces Drysdale off the ropes and back into rage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drysdale is defended easily by Watanabe.
Kai Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Drysdale.
Watanabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drysdale moves away.
Watanabe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Watanabe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Watanabe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drysdale is defended easily by Watanabe.
Watanabe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drysdale looks gassed!
Drysdale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watanabe drops Drysdale with a beautiful combination! Drysdale stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Watanabe is looking for the KO!
Drysdale is rocked!
It looks like Roberto Drysdale has been cut.
Watanabe dances in with a quick combination. Drysdale is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Watanabe snaps Drysdale's head back. Drysdale stumbles backwards against the ropes. Watanabe steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Drysdale's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Drysdale just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kai Watanabe!
Kai Watanabe retains his welterweight title!
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