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SMMA 54 - Cage v Miles PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Strongfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwight Strongfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice with a jab.
It looks like Dwight Strongfist has been cut.
Strongfist throws a combination. Slice tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Kimbo Slice has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Slice misses.
Slice ducks under a wild hook from Strongfist.
Slice shoots in looking for a takedown but Strongfist manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Slice's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Strongfist looks to score with a jab to the body but Slice is just out of range.
Strongfist fails to land with a series of punches.
Strongfist throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
Strongfist throws out a powerful jab.
Slice moves in looking to clinch but Strongfist pushes him off.
Slice wants to clinch.
Slice tries to bum rush Strongfist with a series of wild strikes but Strongfist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strongfist misses with a few strikes there.
Slice loads up on a big right hand but Strongfist slips the punch.
Slice misses with an uppercut.
Kimbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strongfist uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice closes the distance but Strongfist moves to the side
and Strongfist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strongfist lands a nice shot to the body.
Strongfist throws a nice looking combination but Slice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strongfist drops Slice with a beautiful combination! Slice stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Strongfist is looking for the KO!
Slice is rocked!
That has opened up Kimbo Slice's cut even more.
Slice looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strongfist lands a brutal uppercut that launches Slice off his feet! Slice tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dwight Strongfist!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BumbleBee Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Why can't we be friends?. Jin Kazama acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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202 lbs
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, BumbleBee Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama clinches up against the cage.
Kazama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mans head.
Man drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kazama pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kazama closes the distance and clinches.
Kazama stops a takedown attempt from Man.
Kazama misses with an elbow over the top.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Kazama is controlling him.
Man drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kazama pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BumbleBee Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kazama tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Kazama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kazama gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kazama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama swings wildly with an uppercut but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazama tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Kazama back against the cage.
Kazama working Man over with knees to the body.
Kazama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Kazama throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kazama misses with a knee to the head.
Kazama taking a breather.
Kazama is pressed up against the cage. Man has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kazama down to the mat. Kazama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kazama darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Kazama misses with a knee strike.
Kazama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kazama lands a nice uppercut.
Kazama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kazama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A bit of stalling here from Kazama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man working hard to break the clinch.
Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kazama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kazama looking to slow down the pace here.
Kazama misses with a body punch.
Man wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kazama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Kazama looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazama keeps control of Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kazama tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Kazama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kazama wants to stall.
Man looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama misses with a knee to the head.
Kazama misses with the head strike.
Man tries to pull guard but Kazama holds him up against the cage and eventually Man drops back down to his feet.
Kazama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man is trying to force a seperation but Kazama has the dominant position.
Man fails to pull guard.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kazama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Man has Kazama up against the cage in a clinch.
Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kazama has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to slow down the pace here.
Kazama lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Man taking a breather.
Man has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kazama is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kazama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man tries to break free but Kazama pushes him back against the cage.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Man jumps into guard, dragging Kazama to the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kazama wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Man's closed guard. He's half up but Man has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Man pivots and extends the arm, Kazama falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Man! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BumbleBee Man!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreman has chosen Impaled Nazarene - "Armageddon Death Squad" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Frank Dux has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux tries to sprawl but Foreman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Foreman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Foreman controlling his opponent.
Foreman landing punches.
Foreman controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Foreman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dux dives in and grabs Foreman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Foreman pushes down on Dux's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dux is defended easily by Foreman.
Dux is breathing heavily.
Foreman slaps away a takedown attempt from Dux, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Dux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foreman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foreman lands in his opponent's guard.
Foreman stands up from Dux's guard - Foreman perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foreman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Foreman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Foreman slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Foreman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Foreman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Foreman misses with a few strikes there.
Dux gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Foreman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Foreman looks to land a body kick but Dux moved away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Foreman.
Foreman stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Foreman darts in and clinches Dux up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman scores with a shot to the side of Dux's head.
Foreman scores with a shot to the side of Dux's head.
Foreman just leaning against Dux, taking a breather.
Foreman drags the fight down to the ground.
Foreman has his feet on Dux's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman scores with a takedown into Dux's guard.
Dux being controlled here, momentarily.
Foreman throwing strikes but missing.
Foreman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Foreman keeps the fight on the outside.
Foreman lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dux sprawling to the canvas. Foreman follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dux hang on?
Dux is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Foreman in particular looking to stall.
Foreman decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foreman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Foreman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dux was covering up waiting for the punch and Foreman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Foreman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sloppy strikes from Foreman. Those never looked like landing.
Dux gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Foreman stands up over Dux, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Foreman stays in close to Dux's body and controls the position.
Foreman gets to his feet. Dux looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foreman gets a double leg takedown into Dux's guard.
Foreman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
George Foreman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Foreman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Foreman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Foreman dives in and scores a takedown into Dux's guard.
Foreman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Foreman gets to his feet - Dux follows without any prompting.
Frank Dux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Foreman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foreman moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foreman has Dux pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman manages to break the clinch.
Dux looks to clinch
enabling Foreman to counter with a crisp jab.
Foreman clinches up with Dux and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dux.
Foreman lands a hook that snaps the head of Dux backwards.
Foreman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dux fails with a takedown attempt.
Foreman lands a nice shot to the body.
Foreman moves into the clinch.
Foreman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Foreman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dux will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux is looking for a sweep.
Foreman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Foreman gets a clinch.
Foreman taking a breather.
Foreman jumps into guard, dragging Dux to the mat.
Foreman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Foreman throws a combination. Dux tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
George Foreman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foreman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Foreman.
Oh Dux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Foreman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dux seems to have got his legs back now.
Foreman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman passes to full mount!
Dux tries to hold on but Foreman postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foreman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Foreman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foreman lands an uppercut.
Dux is trying to break free.
Foreman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dux backwards.
Foreman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Foreman controlling the action here.
Foreman passes to full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foreman controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dux looks a forlorn figure.
Foreman controlling the position easily from mount.
Dux wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Foreman.
Foreman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Foreman controlling from the full mount.
Foreman throws some wild stikes that Dux manages to avoid easily.
Foreman looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux wants to hold on but Foreman pushes him away.
Foreman controlling his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Frank Dux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Foreman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Foreman lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Foreman stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Foreman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dux's guard.
Foreman advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Foreman seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Dux's face as Foreman controls the position.
Foreman stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Foreman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foreman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Foreman decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Foreman moves into the clinch.
George Foreman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Foreman gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dux wants to sweep but Foreman has passed to side control!
Foreman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman staying calm.
Dux is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Foreman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Foreman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Foreman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Proaburt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beugina Unki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beugina Unki 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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150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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144 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Proaburt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beugina Unki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proaburt connects with a right hand. Unki shakes it off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Unki.
Unki cracks Proaburt with a big right hand but Proaburt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Proaburt is looking for a sweep.
Unki scoring with punches and elbows.
Proaburt tries to buck Unki off but Unki is having none of it.
Unki scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Unki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Proaburt is trying to get back to half guard.
Proaburt taking punishment in the form of punches.
Proaburt is looking for a sweep.
Proaburt struggling a bit here.
Unki working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Unki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Proaburt is rocked!
Proaburt is working to avoid the ground and pound but Unki connects with a decent elbow.
Oh Proaburt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unki working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Unki's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Unki lands a big left to the face of Proaburt, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Unki and another - Proaburt is out! Unki stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Beugina Unki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piero Panzanaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Panzanaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mathias Torres!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panzanaro lands with a nice combination. Torres backs away looking to recover.
Panzanaro throws a series of strikes that have Torres backpedaling.
Torres moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panzanaro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torres feints a jab promting Panzanaro to slip. Torres then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Panzanaro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Panzanaro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Panzanaro duly obliges.
Panzanaro with a jab.
Torres tries to bum rush Panzanaro with a series of wild strikes but Panzanaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Panzanaro lands a jab.
Torres is rocked!
Panzanaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torres is still on wobbly legs! Can Panzanaro finish him?
Torres looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Panzanaro.
Torres seems to have recovered his senses.
Torres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Panzanaro throws an overhand right that drops Torres like a sack of potatoes! Panzanaro dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piero Panzanaro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kuririn Kame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Osada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuririn Kame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Osada!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kame shoots in and drives through. Osada sprawls well.
Osada connects with a crisp jab.
Osada misses with a kick to the body.
Osada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kame circles away quickly and effectively.
Osada looks to throw the jab but Kame is out of range.
Osada connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenichi Osada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Osada. That snapped Kame's head back.
Osada throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Osada. That snapped Kame's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osada goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Osada.
Osada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kame.
Osada throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kame defending well as Osada loads up on a big left hand.
Osada lands a really nice looking cross but Kame seems unphased.
A cross from Osada lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Osada finds it's target.
Osada fails in his attempt to clinch.
A cross from Osada lands.
Kame stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Osada.
Kame moves away from the strike by Osada.
Osada cracks the inside of Kame's front leg.
Kame shoots for a double leg takedown but Osada sprawls well. He's pushed Kame's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osada cracks Kame with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kame takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Osada throws a front kick that sends Kame stumbling back into the cage.
Osada lands a glancing blow to the side of Kame's head.
Osada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Osada is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kame had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kame fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuririn Kame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick there by Osada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osada scoring well with a low kick there.
Kame closes the distance and clinches up with Osada, looking for a takedown. Kame pushes Osada against the cage but Osada circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Osada darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Osada throws out a powerful jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Osada.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osada goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Osada dominated that round.
That's time! Kame's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Osada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kame.
It looks like Kuririn Kame has been cut.
Osada cracks Kame with a good jab.
Osada thumps Kame with a low kick.
Kame shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuririn Kame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osada misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kame.
Osada lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kame sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Osada looks to land a right hand but Kame moved out of range.
Osada tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kame counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Osada makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Osada.
Kame tries to stand but Osada is controlling from the bottom.
Kame gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Osada swings for the body but Kame moves out of range.
Osada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kame tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kenichi Osada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kame takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kame gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Osada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kame has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kame is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Osada.
Osada clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kame blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Osada.
A knee to the head by Osada.
Osada connects with a knee to the head.
Osada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kame avoiding damage as Osada throws knees to the body.
Kame can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuririn Kame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kame blocks an uppercut.
Osada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Osada lands a hook that snaps the head of Kame backwards.
Osada lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kame is working for takedown but Osada is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osada.
Osada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kame.
Osada just leaning against Kame, taking a breather.
Osada has a couple of punches blocked by Kame.
Osada misses with some punches.
Osada manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osada wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenichi Osada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kuririn Kame's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Osada misses with a hook.
Osada missing with a left hand there. Kame was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Osada misses the shot to the body.
Osada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Osada.
Kame shoots in looking for a takedown. Osada tries to sprawl out of it but Kame keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Osada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Osada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Osada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osada lands a jab to Kame's midsection.
Kame looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice takedown defense from Osada. No joy for Kame on that attempt.
Osada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kame has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Osada is looking to slow Kame down with leg kicks.
Kuririn Kame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Osada tenderised Kame's leg. Kame is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Osada.
Osada tries a head kick but it misses.
Kame uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Osada.
Nice body kick there by Osada.
Kame walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kame moves forwards but Osada connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osada scores with a jab to the jaw.
Osada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Osada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Osada.
Kame moves out of range of the strikes.
Kame blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kame dodges the punch combination from Osada.
Osada throws a shot from downtown. Kame moves away and avoids it.
Osada misses with a hook. Kame ducked under it nicely.
Osada throws a series of punches but Kame moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kame misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kame scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenichi Osada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Osada winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenichi Osada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Pirzmak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aiden Mitchell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiden Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Pirzmak!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirzmak tries to clinch up.
Mitchell forces Pirzmak back against the cage and clinches.
Mitchell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pirzmak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mitchell prevents it.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Pirzmak.
Pirzmak wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Mitchell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pirzmak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Pirzmak lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell clinches up with Pirzmak and pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell being controlled against the cage.
Pirzmak working hard to break the clinch.
Mitchell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pirzmak.
Mitchell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pirzmak or not.
Pirzmak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aiden Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pirzmak.
Pirzmak has clasped his hands together around Mitchell's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mitchell is letting Pirzmak control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to buck Pirzmak off but Pirzmak is having none of it.
Mitchell is trying to control Pirzmak's posture but Pirzmak avoids it.
Pirzmak cracks Mitchell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pirzmak is staying tight to Mitchell's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pirzmak fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Pirzmak crashes against the mat.
Pirzmak taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak misses with the ground and pound.
Pirzmak in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pirzmak throws a strike aimed at the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pirzmak connects with a decent elbow.
Mitchell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pirzmak on the ground.
Pirzmak throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mitchell defending against the ground and pound.
Pirzmak creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet but Pirzmak drags him back down.
Pirzmak has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pirzmak looking to finish Mitchell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mitchell!
Mitchell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mitchell tries to get out of the position.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pirzmak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mitchell looks a forlorn figure.
Mitchell taking shots to the head.
Mitchell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirzmak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pirzmak trying to control but Mitchell is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pirzmak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pirzmak looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Pirzmak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pirzmak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pirzmak pushes Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pirzmak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell goes for a takedown attempt but Pirzmak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pirzmak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mitchell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pirzmak scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirzmak forces Mitchell back against the cage and clinches.
Mitchell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pirzmak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pirzmak has Mitchell pushed against the cage.
Pirzmak wants to break free but Mitchell has control.
Pirzmak tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pirzmak.
Mitchell prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Pirzmak controls the action.
Pirzmak misses with a body punch.
Pirzmak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aiden Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mariusz Pirzmak.
Pirzmak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pirzmak tries for a takedown but Mitchell manages to get underhooks.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
Pirzmak manages to break the clinch.
Pirzmak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Pirzmak moved out of range nicely.
Pirzmak misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a nice body shot.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Pirzmak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Pirzmak moves out of range easily.
Mitchell gets tackled into the cage by Pirzmak. Pirzmak maintains the clinch.
Pirzmak struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Pirzmak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pirzmak prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pirzmak misses with a punch on the inside.
Pirzmak is stalling here.
Pirzmak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pirzmak staying out of range there.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pirzmak momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mariusz Pirzmak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pirzmak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell jabs Pirzmak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pirzmak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Pirzmak tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pirzmak.
Pirzmak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Mitchell scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Mariusz Pirzmak has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirzmak shoots in looking for a takedown but Mitchell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pirzmak's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Pirzmak sees coming a mile off.
Pirzmak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitchell.
Pirzmak scores with a takedown into Mitchell's guard.
Pirzmak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pirzmak!
Pirzmak is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pirzmak is looking to escape.
Pirzmak is trying to escape the mount.
Aiden Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pirzmak slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pirzmak wants to control but Mitchell is keeping busy.
Pirzmak regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mitchell.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pirzmak is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak passes Mitchell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pirzmak wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is defending well.
Pirzmak throwing shots but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Pirzmak looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pirzmak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pirzmak lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pirzmak wants to free his trapped foot but Mitchell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak trying to control from half guard but Mitchell is working away.
Pirzmak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell's head.
Mariusz Pirzmak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pirzmak passes to full mount!
Pirzmak lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirzmak controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pirzmak lands a big shot there that rocks Mitchell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mariusz Pirzmak.
I've got Pirzmak winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mariusz Pirzmak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otaku Senzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senzuri has chosen Tori Amos-Code Red as his entrance music. Otaku Senzuri struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Otaku Senzuri will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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203 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otaku Senzuri!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senzuri misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba closes the distance and clinches up with Senzuri, looking for a takedown. Sakuraba pushes Senzuri against the cage but Senzuri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Senzuri swinging wildly here.
Sakuraba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Senzuri was covering up waiting for the punch and Sakuraba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Senzuri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakuraba.
Senzuri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakuraba is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Senzuri has his foot on Sakuraba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakuraba works his way back into a safe position though.
Senzuri keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba works over Senzuri with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senzuri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sakuraba defends well.
Sakuraba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Senzuri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Senzuri looks gassed!
Sakuraba is in close to Senzuri's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sakuraba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Senzuri's head.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba slips nicely into half guard.
Sakuraba moves into full mount! Senzuri won't be happy about that!
Sakuraba lands a big shot there that rocks Senzuri but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sakuraba lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Senzuri is rocked!
Sakuraba lands a big shot to the head and Senzuri winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kazushi Sakuraba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Cage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitch Miles!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles moves out of range as Cage throws a body kick.
Miles blocks a head kick by Cage.
Cage scores with a decent looking hook.
Cage scores with a head kick. Miles tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Miles to the floor! Cage dives in looking for the finish!
Miles is rocked!
It looks like Mitch Miles has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage is controlling the pace.
Miles is still in real trouble! Can Cage finish him?
Cage 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.
Cage missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miles tries to roll over but Cage keeps him under control.
Miles wants to control but Cage is keeping busy.
Miles seems to have recovered his senses.
Miles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cage is just content to waste time from the top position. Miles takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miles is looking for a triangle but Cage pushes his legs off easily.
Cage works over Miles with some ground and pound from guard.
Miles keeping moving, preventing Cage from controlling successfully.
Cage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miles is keeping the position for now.
Cage lands a couple of digs.
Cage stays in close to Miles's body and controls the position.
Cage wants to control from the top but Miles keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage thows a big elbow that misses.
Miles pulls Cage in to control the position.
Cage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miles working for submissions but it's allowed Cage to get to half guard.
Cage wants to control but Miles is keeping him busy.
Cage 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cage scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cage seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cage thows a huge punch but Miles dodges it nicely.
Cage trying to control the action but Miles is working from the bottom.
Cage controlling the action here.
Cage slips a nice elbow through Miles's hands, connecting with Miles's forehead.
Miles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cage pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miles keeps working.
Miles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cage.
Cage winds up and cracks Miles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miles has hold of Cage's hands but Cage slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cage landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miles is not content to let Cage control the position.
Cage is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Miles is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mitch Miles's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Miles is out of range.
Cage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
Cage dodges the punch combination from Miles.
Cage throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Miles stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Cage follows into mount!
Miles is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles taking shots to the head.
Miles taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miles tries to reverse the position but Cage maintains control.
Cage avoids the attempt from Miles to control.
Cage is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Miles goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Cage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nick Cage!
Nick Cage retains his middleweight title!
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