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Pride 5: Never Give Up PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Schreurs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Aoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinji Aoshi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Schreurs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Aoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schreurs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aoshi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aoshi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schreurs.
Schreurs avoids the head kick by Aoshi.
Schreurs tries to clinch but Aoshi moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Aoshi lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schreurs steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Aoshi. That one must have hurt.
Aoshi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schreurs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aoshi avoids it really well and circles away.
Aoshi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aoshi duly obliges.
Schreurs is breathing heavily.
Aoshi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aoshi tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoshi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schreurs closes the distance and clinches up with Aoshi, looking for a takedown. Schreurs pushes Aoshi against the ropes but Aoshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Schreurs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoshi lands a big head kick that sends Schreurs to the canvas! Aoshi follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinji Aoshi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiji Date (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eiji Date!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Date swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Date counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Date looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Date persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Date doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Date!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jones wants to control the pace but Date is squirming around nicely.
Jones unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Date is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Date is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Date is trying to escape the mount.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones controlling from mount.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jones is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Date is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Allan Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salabim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bautista doesn't seem bothered though.
Bautista on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bautista tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salabim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bautista somewhat.
Salabim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bautista's head backwards.
Salabim takes the fight into the clinch.
Salabim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salabim slows down the pace here.
Salabim has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bautista clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Salabim is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bautista. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Bautista knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salabim on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salabim punishes Bautista with strikes from the back mount.
Salabim really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Bautista.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim lands punches and elbows.
Well, with Salabim on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bautista is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Bautista has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Salabim lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
Bautista takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Salabim cracks Bautista with a big right hand from the back mount! Bautista immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Salabim takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sim Salabim!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hwang Seong Gyeong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroki Ishakima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroki Ishakima told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwang Seong Gyeong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroki Ishakima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishakima drops Seong Gyeong with a beautiful combination! Seong Gyeong stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ishakima is looking for the KO!
It looks like Hwang Seong Gyeong has been cut.
Ishakima cracks Seong Gyeong with a hook to the temple - Seong Gyeong is on wobbly legs here! Ishakima swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Seong Gyeong falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ishakima wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hiroki Ishakima!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Jacobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Jacobsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cameron Saber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Jacobsen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobsen misses with an uppercut. Saber saw that one coming.
Saber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacobsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Saber circles away.
Saber takes one to the chin there.
Jacobsen throws the kick towards the body but Saber avoids it.
Saber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Simon Jacobsen has been cut.
Saber thows a body shot but no joy.
Saber swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobsen.
Jacobsen moves into the clinch.
Saber is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saber.
Jacobsen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saber struggles to land a body shot inside as Jacobsen controls his hands.
Jacobsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Saber.
Jacobsen scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saber's defenses.
Jacobsen is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Saber lands with a light punch inside.
Jacobsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saber prevents a body shot from Jacobsen.
Saber has Jacobsen pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saber.
Jacobsen is working for takedown but Saber is calmly controlling the position for now.
Saber blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Saber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jacobsen is working for takedown but Saber is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cameron Saber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Jacobsen.
Saber managing to block the knees to the body from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saber.
Saber tries to stall but Jacobsen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jacobsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saber avoiding damage as Jacobsen throws knees to the body.
Saber tries to work over Jacobsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jacobsen.
Saber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jacobsen's elbow.
Jacobsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jacobsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saber lands a body punch.
Jacobsen looks gassed!
Jacobsen throws a punch but it's blocked by Saber.
Saber content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Saber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jacobsen or not.
Jacobsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Saber avoids the damage to the body.
Saber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saber prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacobsen takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jacobsen tries to work over Saber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saber lands a shoulder strike.
Jacobsen is rocked!
Saber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jacobsen is still on wobbly legs! Can Saber finish him?
Saber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Saber pushes Jacobsen against the ropes. Saber is working some dirty boxing. Saber pushes off with a quick right hook! Jacobsen goes down! Jacobsen tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Saber moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron Saber!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniusz Grzyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley comes to the ring accompanied by T.I Ft. Eminem - All She Wrote. Christian Wesley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eugeniusz Grzyb's chin.
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210 lbs
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225 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Christian Wesley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugeniusz Grzyb!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley tries to clinch but Grzyb is having none of it.
Wesley lands a nice hook to Grzyb's body. Grzyb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grzyb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wesley cracks the inside of Grzyb's front leg.
Grzyb looks gassed!
Wesley lands a big right hand that sends Grzyb crashing to the mat! Wesley stays standing though and waves Grzyb back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wesley punishes Grzyb's body with a nice straight punch.
Wesley cracks Grzyb with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Grzyb falls to his knees and Wesley doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Wesley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Siciliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadota comes to the ring accompanied by Better With The Lights Off - New Boyz. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Kadota!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Siciliano!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadota connects with an inside leg kick.
Siciliano tries to clinch but Kadota is having none of it.
Nice jab there from Kadota.
Kadota clinches.
Siciliano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kadota.
Kadota taking a breather.
Kadota is pushing Siciliano up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A body shot lands from Kadota.
Kadota makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Siciliano is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kadota gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Kadota.
Siciliano tries to pull guard but Kadota won't allow it.
Kadota lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kadota taking a breather.
Kadota lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kadota stops a takedown attempt from Siciliano.
Takashi Kadota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Siciliano.
Kadota tries to throw a body punch but Siciliano avoids it by throwing Kadota back against the ropes.
Kadota lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kadota lands a jab to the head.
Siciliano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kadota is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Siciliano just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kadota's brow.
A short body shot lands from Kadota as the two fighters clinch.
Siciliano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kadota pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kadota has Siciliano pressed against the ropes.
Siciliano wants a takedown.
Kadota lands a shoulder strike.
Kadota's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kadota takes a swing at Siciliano's ribcage but misses.
Siciliano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kadota.
Siciliano looks to clinch
and Kadota connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kadota keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Siciliano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siciliano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fred Siciliano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Siciliano napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kadota throws an elbow but Siciliano slips to the side and avoids it well.
Siciliano on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kadota wants to control but Siciliano is keeping him busy.
Kadota cracks Siciliano with a big right hand but Siciliano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Siciliano strikes from the bottom but Kadota takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Siciliano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Siciliano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Siciliano taking shots to the head.
Siciliano gets back to half guard.
Siciliano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kadota.
Siciliano flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Siciliano is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota throwing shots but Siciliano is blocking nicely.
Kadota lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Siciliano is looking to improve his position.
Kadota 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.
Siciliano wants to control but Kadota is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Kadota there.
Siciliano tries to roll over but Kadota keeps him under control.
Siciliano taking some punishment here, with Kadota in his half guard.
Siciliano trying to control from the bottom.
Siciliano is looking for a sweep. Kadota is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kadota wants to take a breather but Siciliano is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota is nestled in close to Siciliano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kadota working over Siciliano with some ground and pound. Siciliano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kadota lands strikes from half guard.
Kadota throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Siciliano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kadota scores with a couple of nice shots.
Siciliano trying to control from the bottom.
Siciliano is refusing to be controlled, as Kadota sits in half guard.
Siciliano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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.
Siciliano trying to hold on to Kadota's head to control him but Kadota postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadota moves nicely into side control.
Siciliano is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Kadota dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kadota just misses with a punch to the body.
Kadota turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kadota avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Siciliano is defended easily by Kadota.
Kadota chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kadota cracks the inside of Siciliano's front leg.
Siciliano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Kadota as Siciliano shoots in.
Siciliano tries to score with a low kick but Kadota moves his leg out of the way.
Kadota moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Siciliano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Siciliano.
Takashi Kadota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Siciliano.
Kadota wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Siciliano is defended easily by Kadota.
Siciliano is breathing heavily.
Kadota uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kadota lands with a nice body punch.
Siciliano takes one to the side of the head.
Siciliano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Siciliano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kadota can pounce on him.
Kadota lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siciliano walks into a straight right hand from Kadota.
Kadota comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kadota lands a right hook to the body.
Siciliano gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kadota drives through with a takedown into Siciliano's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kadota landing some decent shots from guard.
Kadota is pushing down on Siciliano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Siciliano is fighting to maintain full guard but Kadota has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano wants to get back to full guard.
Kadota is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kadota looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kadota 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.
Siciliano wants to control but Kadota is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kadota slips a nice elbow through Siciliano's hands, connecting with Siciliano's forehead.
Siciliano is looking for a sweep. Kadota is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kadota lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Siciliano trying to hold on to Kadota's head to control him but Kadota postures up.
Kadota controlling the pace.
Kadota is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Siciliano is rocked!
Kadota scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Siciliano is still in real trouble! Can Kadota finish him?
Kadota seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Siciliano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kadota works his way into side control.
Takashi Kadota overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kadota looks up at the clock and then as Siciliano takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kadota smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Siciliano is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kadota can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Kadota!
Takashi Kadota is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royal Tenenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royal Tenenbaum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Brannigan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannigan slips a straight right by Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum throws a big shot that misses.
Tenenbaum lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brannigan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brannigan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tenenbaum avoids it really well and circles away.
Brannigan throws a hook but Tenenbaum blocks it.
Brannigan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tenenbaum blocks a head kick by Brannigan.
Tenenbaum connects with a nice looking jab.
Tenenbaum digs a good body shot into Brannigan's ribs.
Tenenbaum connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Tenenbaum uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brannigan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brannigan lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenenbaum scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brannigan looks to clinch
enabling Tenenbaum to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tenenbaum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brannigan shoots in and drives through. Tenenbaum sprawls well.
Brannigan looks gassed!
Brannigan throws the left hand but Tenenbaum avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Brannigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brannigan throws a low kick but Tenenbaum avoids it.
Tenenbaum uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brannigan is rocked!
Sean Brannigan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brannigan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brannigan is still on wobbly legs! Can Tenenbaum finish him?
Brannigan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tenenbaum fakes the body blow, causing Brannigan to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Brannigan goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Royal Tenenbaum!
Royal Tenenbaum retains his welterweight title!
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