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BLACKEDOUT PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Stugatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gunn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Bring me everyone" by Mustasch. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Solomon Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Stugatz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stugatz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunn.
Gunn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stugatz.
Stugatz lands with a kick to the temple. Gunn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Solomon Gunn has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn lands a leg kick that knocks Stugatz off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gunn.
Stugatz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick from Stugatz lands but Gunn takes it in his stride.
Gunn lands a front kick.
Stugatz throws a sloppy head kick
and Gunn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stugatz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stugatz's sensitive parts.
Stugatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stugatz will feel that in the morning.
Gunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stugatz. That did some damage!
Stugatz looks gassed!
Stugatz throws a hook but Gunn avoids it easily.
Stugatz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gunn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gunn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stugatz if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stugatz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gunn throws a leg kick which misses Stugatz's front leg but catches the back leg as Stugatz tries to avoid it.
Gunn scores with a hook to the body. Stugatz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gunn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gunn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Gunn.
Gunn is looking to wear down Stugatz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stugatz takes one on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Gunn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gunn - that will leave a mark!
Gunn lands a leg kick that knocks Stugatz off balance momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Stugatz. No joy for Gunn on that attempt.
Gunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid body kick from Gunn.
Stugatz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stugatz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gunn closes the distance and clinches up with Stugatz, looking for a takedown. Gunn pushes Stugatz against the cage but Stugatz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gunn shoots in for a double leg but Stugatz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solomon Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gunn scores with a hook.
Gunn connects with a solid leg kick.
Gunn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gunn.
Stugatz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stugatz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunn.
Stugatz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. Stugatz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gunn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gunn with a jab.
Gunn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stugatz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stugatz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gunn.
Nice body kick there by Gunn.
Gunn pushes Stugatz away with a front kick.
Gunn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stugatz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gunn finds it's way round the side to connect with Stugatz's head.
Stugatz swinging wildly here.
Gunn shoots for a takedown but Stugatz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gunn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stugatz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stugatz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gunn lands a nice hook to Stugatz's body. Stugatz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stugatz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gunn.
Stugatz avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Gunn throws a wild body kick that Stugatz sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stugatz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gunn lands a body shot.
Gunn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gunn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gunn scores with a shot to the body.
Gunn lands a jab to Stugatz's midsection.
Stugatz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gunn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stugatz trying to control the position.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Stugatz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gunn is really struggling to control Stugatz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stugatz is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Stugatz keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Stugatz is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Solomon Gunn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stugatz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Stugatz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stugatz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunn counters with a good low kick that Stugatz was not able to check.
Gunn lands with a nice body punch.
Gunn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gunn scores with a jab to the body.
Gunn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stugatz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gunn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gunn scores with a decent looking hook.
Gunn throws a body punch but Stugatz moves out of range.
Stugatz misses with a low kick.
Gunn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stugatz's calf.
Gunn lands a leg kick that knocks Stugatz off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stugatz's sensitive parts.
Stugatz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunn lands a jab.
Stugatz walks into a jab.
Gunn scores with a sloppy right hand. Stugatz should have avoided that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gunn!
Nice jab there from Gunn.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stugatz but Stugatz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good exchange - Gunn coming out on top.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stugatz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stugatz throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn tries to work over Stugatz's front leg with a kick but Stugatz checks it.
Stugatz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gunn wants to get back to his feet but Stugatz drags him back down.
Stugatz working away.
Gunn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stugatz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gunn is looking for a sweep.
Stugatz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stugatz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gunn is looking for a sweep.
Stugatz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gunn to see if he's OK.
Stugatz landing a few strikes.
Gunn is looking to regain half guard here but Stugatz keeps moving and retains side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stugatz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gunn's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gunn is looking for a sweep.
Gunn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stugatz's best efforts.
Gunn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gunn wants to get back to full guard.
Gunn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gunn pushes Stugatz off looking to stand but Stugatz dives back in and keeps control.
Gunn tries to roll over but Stugatz keeps him under control.
Stugatz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stugatz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gunn!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Stugatz! Gunn is hurt baaadly! Stugatz is firing away with more strikes - Gunn is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Stugatz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Sparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Sparza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Sparza avoids them all with ease.
Sparza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lesnar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sparza prevents Lesnar from escaping the position.
Sparza creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
It looks like Frank Lesnar has been cut.
Sparza working the strikes but Lesnar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sparza is just content to waste time from the top position. Lesnar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sparza controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sparza lands a couple of digs.
Sparza is stalling in the full guard.
Sparza with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sparza is controlling him.
Sparza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparza looking to sit in guard and control but Lesnar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lesnar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lesnar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sparza is proving hard to escape from.
That's two 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.
Sparza is controlling Lesnar's posture.
Sparza keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sparza misses with a double jab.
Sparza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lesnar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sparza with a hook.
Lesnar moves into the clinch.
Lesnar is pressed up against the cage. Sparza has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lesnar down to the mat. Lesnar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frank Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Sparza does no damage.
Sparza fails with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a left and a right that stings Sparza.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Sparza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparza throws a body punch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Sparza keeps it at a distance.
Lesnar misses with a combination
and Sparza counters with a shoot takedown. Lesnar fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sparza throws a strike but Lesnar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sparza looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparza, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to sit in guard and control but Sparza gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lesnar is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lesnar is trying to push Sparza away but Sparza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sparza can't break the clinch.
Sparza tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sparza drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lesnar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sparza clobbers Lesnar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparza.
Sparza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesnar.
Sparza misses with an uppercut
and Lesnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lesnar misses with a combination
and Sparza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sparza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar wants to sweep here but Sparza controlling him for the moment.
Lesnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparza.
Sparza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sparza is working Lesnar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sparza throwing strikes from guard but Lesnar blocks nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparza trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sparza throws a strike but Lesnar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lesnar won't allow Sparza to get back to his feet.
Lesnar chips away with some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is fighting to break Sparza's control of his arms but Sparza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sparza has his feet on Lesnar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sparza counters with a three punch combo that has Lesnar backing up. Lesnar nods at Sparza to acknowledge the strikes.
Lesnar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sparza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lesnar ducks under a wild hook from Sparza.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Sparza pushes him off.
Lesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Lesnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sparza misses with a double jab
and Lesnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Lesnar misses with a left hand
so Sparza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Sparza distracts Lesnar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sparza lands a couple of digs.
Sparza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sparza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparza lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sparza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sparza prevents Lesnar from getting back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sparza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sparza throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sparza cracks Lesnar with a solid left hand.
Sparza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sparza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparza working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Sparza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lesnar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sparza misses with a combination
and Lesnar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sparza lands a really nice looking cross but Lesnar seems unphased.
Tito Sparza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sparza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesnar.
Sparza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sparza throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lesnar was covering up waiting for the punch and Sparza finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lesnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparza.
Sparza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lesnar is trying to keep Sparza in close.
Sparza postures up and lands a big shot to Lesnar's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza works over Lesnar with some ground and pound from guard.
Sparza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sparza landing with the ground and pound.
Sparza is stalling in the full guard.
Sparza is standing up over Lesnar. Lesnar looks to escape but Sparza dives into side control.
Lesnar wants to control but Sparza postures up.
Tito Sparza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparza prevents Lesnar from escaping the position.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Sparza cracks Lesnar with a big right hand but Lesnar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lesnar taking a bit of punishment here - Sparza scoring with strikes.
Lesnar is not content to let Sparza control the position.
Sparza connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lesnar some visible discomfort.
Lesnar is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparza in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Lesnar looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sparza turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Sparza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zach Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackie Low has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zach Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Low!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater thuds a left hand into Low's body.
Low throws a sloppy head kick
and Slater counters with a one-two to the body.
Slater bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Low's head backwards.
Slater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Low wants to clinch.
Low has his takedown stuffed
and Slater decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Low's guard.
Slater drops back, looking for a kneebar! Low looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Low looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Low!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater tries to bench press Low off him but Low keeps the position.
Slater manages to work his way to half guard, despite Low's best efforts.
Slater trying to control but Low postures up.
Low stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater is controlling Low's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Low is thwarting Slater's attempts to control the position.
Slater keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Slater with the active half guard here but Low passes nicely into side control.
Slater is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Low is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
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.
Low controlling from mount.
Slater is working to get back to half guard.
Low looking to control but Slater is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slater is bucking up trying to escape but Low cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Low throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Low manages to capitalize on a mistake by Slater to take his back!
Low keeps control of the position as Slater tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Slater.
Slater is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Slater looking very determined here, making life difficult for Low.
Low looking for the RNC.
Slater tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater tries to hold on but Low postures up.
Low controlling his opponent.
Low wants to finish this one by submission but Slater is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Low.
Slater is working to get back to half guard.
Slater on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Slater tries to get out of the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Low throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slater working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Low controlling from the full mount.
Low avoids the attempt from Slater to control.
That's six 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.
Low looking to control but Slater is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Low controlling from the full mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jackie Low.
Low moves in looking to clinch but Slater pushes him off.
Slater blocks a head kick by Low.
Slater circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slater lands with a nice combination. Low backs away looking to recover.
Low shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slater counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Slater seems to be looking for submissions.
Slater throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slater is just content to waste time from the top position. Low takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Low has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slater can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Low has his feet on Slater's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Low scores with a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Slater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Low with a poor takedown
and Slater counters with a stiff right hand.
Zach Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackie Low.
Low misses with a takedown
and Slater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slater shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Low is trying to defend but Slater finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Low is trying to stand up here but Slater is controlling him well.
Slater prevents Low from improving his position.
Low avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slater.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Slater blocks the strikes from Low.
Low trying to hold on to Slater's head to control him but Slater postures up.
Slater missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slater not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Low keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Slater looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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 Zach Slater will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Low with a poor takedown
and Slater makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Low takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slater throws a series of strikes that have Low backpedaling.
It looks like Jackie Low has been cut.
A punch combination from Slater misses.
Slater throws a left and a right that both miss
and Low counters by clinching up.
Low pulls Slater into guard.
Low is pulling down on Slater's head to control his posture.
Low looking for a guillotine here but Slater defends easily.
Low is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Low wants to sweep but no luck.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Slater drops back looking for a leg! Low is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Low manages to kick Slater off! Slater jumps back into Low's guard.
Low avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Low tries to strike from the bottom.
Slater postures up.
Slater lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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.
Low utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Low manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Slater has Low in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Low won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Low from controlling successfully.
Low stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Low controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Low trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackie Low was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Low avoids the body shot from Slater.
Low takes one to the side of the head.
Low with a poor takedown
and Slater counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Low shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zach Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackie Low.
Slater shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Low but Low pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slater misses with a double jab
and Low counters with a two punch combo.
Slater avoids the head kick by Low.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Low is defending against the submission attempts here by Slater.
Low is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Slater's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Slater's back!
Low biding his time, looking for the opening.
Slater is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Low biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Slater is trapped and Low is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Low lands a shot to the head.
Low is cranking Slater's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Slater! He's tightened the choke and Slater is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jackie Low!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yumi Goro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Mackey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi Goro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vic Mackey!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goro.
Mackey looks gassed!
Mackey tries to clinch but Goro is having none of it.
Goro moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Goro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goro has Mackey pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Goro pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mackey tumbling to the mat - Goro dives into Mackey's guard.
Goro thows a big elbow that misses.
Mackey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goro 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mackey keeping moving, preventing Goro from controlling successfully.
Goro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Goro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mackey is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mackey has escaped and now he's on top!
Goro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goro with a couple of short strikes.
Mackey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Goro controlling the pace for now.
Goro lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goro postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mackey bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Goro and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yumi Goro!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randel Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savo Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Singh's choice of entrance music: requiem for a dream. Randel Brown has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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299 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randel Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Savo Singh!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Singh ducks down to avoid it.
Singh shoots and misses
and Singh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Singh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Singh.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Singh shoots in but no luck this time.
Randel Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Savo Singh.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Singh doesn't seem bothered though.
Singh looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Singh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown manages to get to full guard.
Brown seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position.
Brown has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Singh off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A big left from Brown misses.
Singh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Singh's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Singh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Singh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Singh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Singh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a jab.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Singh walks into a jab.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Singh with an uppercut!
Brown scores with the left hand. Singh knows he should have avoided that one.
Singh takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Singh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Randel Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Singh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Jab from Brown.
Brown connects with a right hand. Singh shakes it off.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singh.
Randel Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Singh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown lands with a cross.
Singh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Singh tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown throws a low kick but Singh moves out of range easily.
Singh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Singh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Singh's hands.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Singh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown is pressing down on Singh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Singh in his tracks.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Singh back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice shot by Brown.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Singh's calf.
Brown cracks Singh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown misses with a double jab.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Singh's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randel Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Singh tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Singh on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Singh.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
Singh is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Singh slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown dips to his left and cracks Singh with an uppercut!
Brown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Singh drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown sizes up Singh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A left and a right from Brown both land. Nice combination.
Brown throws a leg kick but Singh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Singh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brown connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown is pawing at Singh, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Singh's nose. Singh is badly hurt! Brown pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Singh tries desperately to hold on but Brown is relentless in his assault! As Singh receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Brown away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randel Brown!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jong Soo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flip Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jong Soo Kim has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jong Soo Kim seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super 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, Jong Soo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flip Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soo Kim sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Soo Kim is looking to escape.
Jones winds up and cracks Soo Kim with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Jong Soo Kim has been cut.
Jones stops Soo Kim from getting back to his feet.
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. Jones connects with a nice short shot to Soo Kim's temple.
Soo Kim is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Soo Kim is hurt! He's hurt bad - Jones fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Soo Kim from any more punishment! Congratulations to Jones! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flip Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Oxylon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think de Souza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dry County. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
177 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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21
177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Oxylon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oxylon scores with a hook.
Oxylon thows a body shot but no joy.
Oxylon misses with a right hand
and de Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
Oxylon misses with an uppercut
and de Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oxylon scores with a one two! de Souza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oxylon sizes up de Souza with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oxylon, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Souza takes a swing at Oxylon's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oxylon.
Oxylon cracks de Souza with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oxylon throws a looping overhand right but de Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Oxylon misses with a right hand
and de Souza counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oxylon!
Oxylon's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
de Souza is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Oxylon has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Oxylon!
de Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oxylon defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oxylon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
de Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oxylon manages to get himself to full guard.
Oxylon is looking to stand up but de Souza isn't so interested in that idea.
de Souza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
de Souza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
de Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oxylon's guard.
Oxylon is trying to stand back up but de Souza is controlling him
de Souza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
de Souza thowing shots but they're missing.
de Souza is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Oxylon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Oxylon is on top in guard.
de Souza working for a triangle but Oxylon defends it easily.
Oxylon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with de Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
de Souza looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Oxylon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Oxylon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
de Souza gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxylon tries to stand but de Souza is controlling from the bottom.
de Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oxylon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of de Souza is proving hard to escape from.
de Souza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
de Souza in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Oxylon tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from de Souza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago de Souza!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Laskutkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Laskutkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Willis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laskutkov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Willis backs up against the cage.
It looks like Rick Willis has been cut.
Willis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Laskutkov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laskutkov struggling a bit here.
Willis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laskutkov can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis is trying to get an arm triangle but Laskutkov is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laskutkov is looking for a sweep.
Willis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laskutkov, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laskutkov wants to control but Willis postures up.
Willis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Laskutkov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Willis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Laskutkov, who protects the arm well.
Willis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Willis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Willis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Laskutkov tries to bench press Willis off him but Willis keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries for a kimura but Laskutkov is defending well.
Willis has an Americana. Laskutkov didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Willis is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Willis hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rick Willis!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt LeMae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulligan comes to the cage accompanied by Primus-- Wynonas big brown beaver. Mickey Mulligan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Curt LeMae's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mulligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Curt LeMae!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulligan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from LeMae.
Mulligan misses with an uppercut
and LeMae counters with a body kick.
LeMae lands a big head kick that sends Mulligan tumbling to the mat! LeMae takes a step backwards and waves Mulligan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Mickey Mulligan has been cut.
Mulligan is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mulligan with a lazy takedown attempt
and LeMae counters with a slapping leg kick.
LeMae punishes Mulligan's body with a nice straight punch.
Mulligan gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Curt LeMae!
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