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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aang Havatar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirtynine has chosen Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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169 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aang Havatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havatar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Havatar wants to sweep here but Thirtynine controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Havatar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Havatar is trying to keep Thirtynine in close.
Havatar working for a triangle but Thirtynine defends it easily.
Havatar keeping full guard, as Thirtynine tries to pass.
Thirtynine passes Havatar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havatar wants to control but Thirtynine is keeping busy.
Thirtynine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thirtynine is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Havatar is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Saku Thirtynine!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenjiro Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Stack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka misses with a hook
and Stack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Stack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stack ducks under a wild hook from Tanaka.
A shot to the liver by Stack. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Stack misses.
Tanaka throws a right hand that misses
and Stack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tanaka thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Stack catches Tanaka right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Tanaka misses.
Tanaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Kenjiro Tanaka has been cut.
Stack lands with a shot to the body.
Tanaka misses with an uppercut
and Stack counters with a crisp one two that drops Tanaka! Stack thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tanaka to his feet! Tanaka is in big trouble!
Tanaka is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka glances at the clock... BAM! Stack nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Tanaka crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Tanaka is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Stack!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolo Halike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by it was over. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nikolo Halike was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tane Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolo Halike!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
Halike throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Halike slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson looks for the body kick but Halike saw that one coming.
Halike avoids the head kick by Thompson.
Thompson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Halike dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Halike takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Halike moved out of range nicely.
Thompson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Halike moves out of range of the body kick.
Halike misses with a straight left.
Halike doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halike misses with a head kick.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A low kick from Thompson misses
and Halike cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson misses with a hook. Halike ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Halike moved out of range nicely.
Thompson misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Thompson misses
and Halike counters with a one-two 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!
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Halike on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson tries to score with a low kick but Halike moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses
letting Halike counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike moves out of range as Thompson throws a body kick.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halike.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halike slips a jab from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halike clinches with his opponent.
Thompson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Halike misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Halike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head punch that misses.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halike has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Halike tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Halike won't want to take too many of those.
Halike is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halike tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halike unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halike tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Halike tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Halike tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Halike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Halike with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
Halike misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Halike avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halike manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Halike tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson is trying to stall.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson looking to stall.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halike blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Halike throws a knee to the head but misses.
Halike throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Halike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halike tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Halike misses with a knee strike.
Halike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Halike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Halike managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Halike misses with a knee strike.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halike blocks an elbow strike.
Halike tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Halike looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halike using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Halike blocks with his arms.
Halike lands a knee to the head.
Thompson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Nikolo Halike has been cut.
Halike misses with a knee to the head.
Halike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Halike - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Halike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Halike misses with a knee to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thompson has Halike pressed against the cage, preventing Halike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Halike stalls.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Halike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
Halike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thompson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halike tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halike on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson lands a shoulder strike.
Thompson is looking to control Halike's arms but Halike gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thompson has his back to the cage.
Halike misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Halike blocks a body shot from Thompson.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halike using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Halike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halike misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tane Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nikolo Halike's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thompson connects with a jab.
Thompson connects with an inside leg kick.
Halike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halike throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Halike manages to break the clinch.
Thompson looks for the body kick but Halike saw that one coming.
Thompson throws a body punch but Halike moves out of range.
Thompson misses with a leg kick
and Halike counters with a straight right hand.
Halike closes the distance and pushes Thompson back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Halike is blocking nicely.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Halike avoids the elbow strike from Thompson, against the cage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Halike blocks with his arms.
Halike will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thompson up against the cage.
Thompson looking to slow down the pace here.
Thompson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Thompson.
Thompson avoiding damage as Halike throws knees to the body.
Halike is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halike obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson is looking to control Halike's arms but Halike gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thompson has his back to the cage.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tane Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halike tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Halike tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halike tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thompson avoids it.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
Thompson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halike misses with a knee strike.
Thompson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halike is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Halike unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thompson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Halike tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Halike taking a breather.
Halike missing with knees to the body.
Halike throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson misses with a knee to the head.
Halike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Halike misses with a knee strike.
Halike blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halike tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Halike missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Halike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Thompson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Halike up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thompson.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halikes head.
Thompson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halike blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Halike is blocking nicely.
Thompson is looking to control Halike's arms but Halike gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thompson has his back to the cage.
Halike throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halike slowing the pace effectively.
Halike misses with a knee strike.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Halike.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
Thompson effectively controlling the action here.
Thompson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halike using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thompson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thompson.
Thompson just leaning against Halike, taking a breather.
Thompson lands with a left to the head.
Halike misses with a knee to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halike with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halike connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halike with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Thompson.
Halike is rocked!
Thompson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halike backwards.
Halike is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Halike takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Halike's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Halike drops to his knees and Thompson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tane Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Iljong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Kjellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iljong comes to the cage accompanied by Last of the Mohicans - Promontory . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Iljong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bjorn Kjellstrom!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iljong pushes Kjellstrom up against the cage in a clinch.
Kjellstrom works on Iljong's body with a couple of short punches.
Iljong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kjellstrom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kjellstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kjellstrom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Iljong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kjellstrom's elbow.
Kjellstrom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Iljong gets through Kjellstrom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kjellstrom fails to land.
Iljong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kjellstroms head.
Iljong lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iljong blocking some punches.
Kjellstrom throws a head punch that misses.
Iljong lands a hook that snaps the head of Kjellstrom backwards.
Kjellstrom looks gassed!
Kjellstrom misses with the head strike.
Iljong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iljong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iljong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Iljong lands an elbow just above Kjellstrom 's eye.
It looks like Bjorn Kjellstrom has been cut.
Iljong controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjellstrom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iljong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Iljong scores with a hook to the body. Kjellstrom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Iljong lands a jab to the head.
Iljong moves into the clinch.
Iljong digs a right hand into Kjellstrom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kjellstrom's gas tank.
Iljong breaks the clinch.
Kjellstrom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iljong cracks a nice hook into Kjellstrom's ribs.
Kjellstrom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Iljong fakes the leg kick and cracks Kjellstrom in the body.
A good leg kick by Iljong.
A shot to the liver by Iljong. Beautiful body shot.
Iljong lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iljong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Iljong.
Iljong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Iljong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kjellstrom eats them both and turns towards Iljong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Iljong scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Iljong lands a really nice looking cross but Kjellstrom seems unphased.
Kjellstrom gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Kjellstrom tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Iljong is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Kjellstrom buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Kjellstrom!! Kjellstrom is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Iljong throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Iljong!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "The Hunter" by Persuader. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huima Kostaja!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostaja wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kostaja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kostaja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kostaja counters by clinching up.
Kostaja blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Kostaja is trying to stall.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kostaja fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kostaja tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Kostaja back against the cage.
Kostaja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Kostaja avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Kostaja throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kostaja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gracie as he jumps to the side.
Carlos Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huima Kostaja.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kostaja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie darts in and clinches Kostaja up against the cage.
Kostaja tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kostaja prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Kostaja can't break the clinch.
Kostaja fails to pull guard.
Kostaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Huima Kostaja has been cut.
Kostaja tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gracie smiles and moves away.
Kostaja looks gassed!
Kostaja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works Kostaja's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Kostaja's head.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
That has opened up Huima Kostaja's cut even more.
A body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gracie is leaning against Kostaja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie misses with a body punch.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie presses Kostaja against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gracie works on Kostaja's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracie.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Kostaja avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Kostaja controls the action.
Gracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie digs a right hand into Kostaja's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kostaja's gas tank.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Kostaja backwards.
Kostaja prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
The cut above Huima Kostaja's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
Gracie controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie digs a right hand underneath Kostaja's ribcage. Kostaja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kostajas head.
Gracie lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Huima Kostaja's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kostaja tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie tries to work over Kostaja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kostaja backwards.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Kostaja avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie pushes Kostaja back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gracie.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Huima Kostaja's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bael Adonael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Yrttiseppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yrttiseppa has chosen Finnish tango - Kohtalon tango as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jaakko Yrttiseppa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bael Adonael !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Yrttiseppa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrttiseppa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yrttiseppa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Adonael swivels and escapes.
Adonael throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jaakko Yrttiseppa has been cut.
Yrttiseppa misses with a takedown attempt - Adonael sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adonael defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yrttiseppa.
Bael Adonael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Yrttiseppa.
Yrttiseppa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adonael .
Adonael stuffs the takedown attempt from Yrttiseppa. Yrttiseppa gets slowly back to his feet.
Adonael doesn't manage to clinch there - Yrttiseppa circles away.
Adonael stuffs the takedown attempt from Yrttiseppa. Yrttiseppa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yrttiseppa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adonael is fending him off so far but Yrttiseppa persists. Nope, Adonael circles away and we're back to standing.
Yrttiseppa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adonael pushes Yrttiseppa up against the cage in a clinch.
Yrttiseppa tries to score a body lock takedown but Adonael shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adonael breaks the clinch.
Yrttiseppa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yrttiseppa shoots in and drives through. Adonael sprawls well.
Adonael stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa 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.
Adonael lands with a kick to the temple. Yrttiseppa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adonael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adonael lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Adonael lands a high kick!
Yrttiseppa misses with a takedown attempt - Adonael sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adonael tries to land a front kick but Yrttiseppa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adonael with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adonael tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yrttiseppa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adonael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Adonael as Yrttiseppa shoots in.
Yrttiseppa throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Adonael .
Yrttiseppa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yrttiseppa digs a good body shot into Adonael 's ribs.
Yrttiseppa shoots in for a takedown but Adonael shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yrttiseppa looking to score a takedown here. Adonael is defending well but Yrttiseppa drives through and ends up in Adonael 's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa thows a big elbow that misses.
Yrttiseppa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yrttiseppa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yrttiseppa looking to sit in guard and control but Adonael gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adonael wants to control from the top but Yrttiseppa keeps moving.
Yrttiseppa has Adonael pulled in close to control his posture.
Yrttiseppa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa keeping full guard, as Adonael tries to pass.
Adonael trying to control but Yrttiseppa is working from the bottom.
Adonael is really struggling to control Yrttiseppa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bael Adonael has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Yrttiseppa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Yrttiseppa lands a big shot there that rocks Adonael but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Adonael can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adonael avoids a series of strikes thrown by Yrttiseppa.
Yrttiseppa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Adonael hang on?
Yrttiseppa scoring with strikes but Adonael is staying in there.
Yrttiseppa cracks Adonael with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Adonael is rocked!
Yrttiseppa lands a big elbow - Adonael is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Adonael is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jaakko Yrttiseppa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. Laurent Blanc had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Blanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arthur Vengrio!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanc tries to move into range but Vengrio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blanc is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vengrio.
Laurent Blanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanc misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blanc misses with a takedown attempt - Vengrio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blanc tries for a takedown but Vengrio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurent Blanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blanc closes the distance and clinches up with Vengrio, looking for a takedown. Blanc pushes Vengrio against the cage but Vengrio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vengrio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blanc, pushing him back against the cage.
Vengrio drops Blanc onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Blanc is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Blanc is rocked!
Vengrio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blanc is breathing heavily.
Blanc tries to score a body lock takedown but Vengrio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vengrio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio gets underhooks to prevent Blanc's takedown attempt.
Vengrio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blanc up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vengrio.
It looks like Laurent Blanc has been cut.
Vengrio controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Arthur Vengrio!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Rotoras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rotoras has chosen Remember the Name! as his entrance music. Ken Watts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Rotoras!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotoras slips under a jab.
Rotoras gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rotoras is looking to take a break and control but Watts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rotoras tries for a kimura but Watts is defending well.
Watts is looking for a sweep.
Rotoras misses with the ground and pound.
Rotoras misses with the ground and pound.
Watts tries to buck Rotoras off but Rotoras is having none of it.
Rotoras is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Watts has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotoras throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rotoras wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Watts, who protects the arm well.
Rotoras working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Rotoras seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rotoras passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Watts!
Rotoras avoids the attempt from Watts to control.
Rotoras 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotoras throwing strikes here but Watts is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rotoras thowing shots but they're missing.
Rotoras is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Watts has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Watts!
Watts tries to free his leg and advance position but Rotoras is retaining full guard.
Rotoras has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts stopping the sweep attempt from Rotoras.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to control from the top but Rotoras keeps moving.
Rotoras has his foot on Watts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watts works his way back into a safe position though.
Rotoras tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rotoras is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watts defends well.
Watts tries to free his leg and advance position but Rotoras is retaining full guard.
Watts passes Rotoras's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rotoras gets back to full guard.
Rotoras is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Watts frees his head nicely. Oh but Rotoras has switched to an armbar! Watts is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ricardo Rotoras!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Check Mong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bose Wrinkly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I ain't never scared. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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260 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Check Mong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bose Wrinkly!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wrinkly is looking to clinch.
Wrinkly motions for Mong to come forward. Wrinkly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wrinkly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mong was well out of range. Poor timing from Wrinkly.
Mong shoots in but Wrinkly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mong blocks a head kick by Wrinkly.
Nice body kick from Wrinkly.
Mong needs to keep his hands up - Wrinkly had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wrinkly. That's going to slow Mong down.
Wrinkly gets a clinch.
Wrinkly scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Check Mong has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrinkly effectively controlling the action here.
Mong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wrinkly walks away with a smile on his face. Mong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Check Mong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mong misses with an uppercut. Wrinkly saw that one coming.
Mong shoots in for a double leg but Wrinkly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrinkly throws a looping overhand right but Mong ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wrinkly. That's going to slow Mong down.
Mong is breathing heavily.
Wrinkly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wrinkly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrinkly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mong, pushing him back against the cage.
Wrinkly scores with a shot to the side of Mong's head.
Wrinkly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mong backwards.
Mong wants a takedown but no success here.
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!
Wrinkly is working Mong over against the cage.
Wrinkly lands a knee to the head.
Wrinkly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mong tries for a takedown but Wrinkly manages to get underhooks.
Wrinkly landing knees to the head.
Wrinkly lands a damaging elbow.
Mong tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wrinkly smiles and moves away.
Wrinkly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrinkly lands a nice hook to Mong's body. Mong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wrinkly tests Mong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mong keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Wrinkly tenderised Mong's leg. Mong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bose Wrinkly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrinkly drives through and clinches with Mong against the cage.
Wrinkly lands a hook that snaps the head of Mong backwards.
Wrinkly scores with a knee to the head.
Mong takes an elbow to the temple.
Wrinkly gets underhooks to prevent Mong's takedown attempt.
Wrinkly with a knee to the head.
Wrinkly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wrinkly landing knees to the head.
Mong is rocked!
Wrinkly has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Mong - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Wrinkly, and another! Mong is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bose Wrinkly!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is His Own Highlight Video. Kelly has chosen (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to land a leg kick but Costa saw it coming and moves away.
Costa shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Costa misses the target.
Costa misses with a body kick.
Costa misses with an uppercut
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Costa misses with a hook.
Costa gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Costa as Kelly tries to tie him up.
Costa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly tries to work over Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to maintain a safe position but Costa gets an underhook and turns Kelly into the cage.
Kelly lands a left hand.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Costa.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly has Costa pressed against the cage.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
Kelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Costa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelly.
Costa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Costa controls his hands.
Costa lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Costa.
Kelly throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly works on Costa's body with a couple of short punches.
Costa looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felipe Costa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Costa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Kelly to work.
Costa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costa trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands an uppercut.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Costa is keeping busy.
Kelly taking a breather.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Kelly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Costa up against the cage.
Costa misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Kelly misses with some punches.
Costa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Costa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelly.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly slowing the pace effectively.
Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
Costa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Costa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Costa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Costa trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Costa.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Costa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Costa.
Kelly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to stall but Costa improves his position.
Costa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Kelly tries to work over Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa lands a body punch.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly misses with a body punch.
Costa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelly taking a breather.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Costa.
Costa lands a shoulder strike.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kelly fails to land.
Costa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Costa manages to break the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Costa looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Kelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Costa wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Costa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
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!
Kelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costa moves away.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Costa moved out of range nicely.
Costa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Costa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Costa cracks a nice hook into Kelly's ribs.
Costa blocks a low kick nicely.
Costa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Costa misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Costa throws a body punch but Kelly moves out of range.
Costa throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Costa throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Costa has closed the distance and engaged Kelly in a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to stall but Costa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kelly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Costa lands a left hand.
Costa lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Costa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa misses with a body punch.
Costa misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Costa's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Costa - that landed with a thud.
Costa digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Kelly looks gassed!
Costa works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Costa has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly stalls.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Costa manages to break the clinch.
Kelly moves out of range as Costa throws a body kick.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costa throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Costa misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Costa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Costa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Felipe Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Costa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Costa misses with a body kick.
Costa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Costa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Costa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Costa.
Costa takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Connor Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Kelly misses.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kelly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Felipe Costa is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Costa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Costa lands a damaging elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Costa.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Kelly avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Costa misses with the head strike.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelly misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Costa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Felipe Costa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Costa blocks a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Costa.
Costa presses Kelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Costa has hold of one of Kelly's legs. Kelly is fighting the takedown attempt but Costa gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Costa throwing strikes but missing.
Costa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelly is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa with a nice head shot there.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Costa wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Costa stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.
Costa trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kelly is looking to chop away at Costa's legs.
Kelly tries to clinch there but Costa circles away.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Costa is looking to chop away at Kelly's legs.
Costa lands with a kick to the temple. Kelly shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Costa misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Kelly misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Kelly checks the leg kick nicely there.
Costa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Costa throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
Costa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Costa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Costa.
Kelly checks a leg kick.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Costa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kelly trying to control but Costa postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Costa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Costa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelly keeps working.
Kelly wants to control but Costa is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kelly tries to get to full guard but Costa has control of the leg.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Kelly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Costa passes to side control.
Costa working the ground and pound.
Kelly is rocked!
Costa working the ground and pound.
Kelly is still in real trouble! Can Costa finish him?
Costa lands a strong strike to the head of Kelly. That's dazed him! Costa looking to finish here. Kelly is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Costa lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felipe Costa!
Felipe Costa retains his bantamweight title!
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hype
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