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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaw Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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281 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislaw Dziuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dziuk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Dziuk lands a left and a right that send Filipovic crashing to the mat, dazed. Dziuk thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Filipovic is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic scores with a one two! Dziuk had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Stanislaw Dziuk has been cut.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Dziuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dziuk grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Filipovic takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Dziuk cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stanislaw Dziuk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Florian Droux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Canedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eugene Canedo 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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185 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Florian Droux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugene Canedo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Droux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Droux doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Canedo counters with a straight right hand.
Canedo looks to land a combination. Droux sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Droux with a poor takedown
and Canedo counters with a left and a right that stings Droux.
Droux tries to clinch but Canedo is having none of it.
Droux with a poor takedown
and Canedo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florian Droux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Droux instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Droux blocks the elbow strike.
Droux lands a takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Canedo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Droux drops back looking for a leg! Canedo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Canedo manages to kick Droux off! Droux jumps back into Canedo's guard.
Droux drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Droux jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Canedo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canedo wants to stand but Droux is controlling the position.
Canedo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Canedo controlling Droux's posture.
Droux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Canedo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Droux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Droux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Droux is fighting to break Canedo's control of his arms but Canedo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Droux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Canedo is keeping the position for now.
Droux with a nice head shot there.
Canedo seems keen to control Droux's posture.
Droux lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Droux stops Canedo from standing up.
Canedo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Droux.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Droux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Droux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Droux drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Droux jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Canedo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Droux drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Canedo dives on top into guard.
Droux is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canedo wants to stand and escape but instead Droux has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Droux throwing strikes but missing.
Canedo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Droux postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canedo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Droux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Canedo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Canedo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Droux is one step ahead there.
Canedo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Droux is looking to work some ground and pound but Canedo has wrist control.
Droux prevents Canedo from getting back to his feet.
Canedo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Droux drops back looking for a leg! Canedo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Canedo manages to kick Droux off! Droux jumps back into Canedo's guard.
Droux wants to control from the top but Canedo keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Droux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Droux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Droux drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Droux jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Droux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Droux drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Canedo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Droux has Canedo in his guard.
Canedo advances to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canedo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Droux keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Florian Droux will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Droux dodges the punch combination from Canedo.
Droux gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Canedo counters with a left and a right that stings Droux.
Canedo cracks Droux with an open hand slap.
Droux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Canedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Canedo.
Droux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Droux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Droux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eugene Canedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Droux tries for a takedown but Canedo circles away easily
letting Canedo counter with a right hand.
Canedo connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Droux tumbling to the canvas! Canedo pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Droux was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eugene Canedo!
An out of breath Eugene Canedo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Banto Niko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Theurophoroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niko comes to the cage accompanied by lamb of god-laid to rest. Theurophoroi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jungle Wars kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Banto Niko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Banto Niko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Judas Theurophoroi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theurophoroi misses with a head kick.
Niko darts in trying to clinch
and Theurophoroi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Theurophoroi tries a head kick but it misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Theurophoroi!
Theurophoroi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Theurophoroi crunches a lovely knee into Niko's ribcage.
Niko is breathing heavily.
Theurophoroi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Banto Niko has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theurophoroi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Niko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Niko takes a shot to the head.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Theurophoroi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Theurophoroi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Theurophoroi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Niko is rocked!
Theurophoroi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niko's elbow.
Oh Niko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Theurophoroi lands a nice knee to the body.
Niko seems to have got his legs back now.
Theurophoroi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theurophoroi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside.
Theurophoroi lands with a light punch inside.
Theurophoroi lands a good knee to the midsection. Niko won't want to take too many of those.
Theurophoroi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nikos head.
Theurophoroi lands a big right hand that drops Niko! The killer instinct kicks in and Theurophoroi finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Theurophoroi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Judas Theurophoroi!
Judas Theurophoroi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolo Young!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Young does no damage.
Young avoids the body shot from Jones.
Sloppy strikes from Young. Those never looked like landing.
Young slips a jab from Jones.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Young to acknowledge the strikes.
Young uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Young looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Young.
Young slips under a jab.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Young stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Young slips the punch.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Young looks gassed!
Young takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones lands a big right hand that sends Young crashing to the mat! Jones stays standing though and waves Young back to his feet!
Young is rocked!
Jones cracks Young with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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200 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thiago shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dragon pinned against the cage. Dragon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dragon stuffs the takedown attempt from Thiago. Thiago gets slowly back to his feet.
Thiago closes the distance and clinches up with Dragon, looking for a takedown. Thiago pushes Dragon against the cage but Dragon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miguelito Dragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabricio Thiago.
Dragon moves into the clinch.
Dragon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thiago has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Dragon.
Dragon landing knees to the head.
Thiago tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dragon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dragon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thiago's face.
Dragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thiago avoids it.
Thiago goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dragon prevents it.
Dragon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thiago is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dragon to the mat. Dragon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thiago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thiago stopping the sweep attempt from Dragon.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thiago's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thiago passes Dragon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thiago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thiago is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dragon is just riding it out for now. Thiago eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thiago scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thiago thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragon's head.
Thiago thows a huge punch but Dragon dodges it nicely.
Dragon is defending against the submission attempts here by Thiago.
Thiago is keen to just control but Dragon is a slippery customer.
Dragon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thiago on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thiago thows a huge punch but Dragon dodges it nicely.
Dragon is refusing to be controlled, as Thiago sits in half guard.
Thiago drops an elbow to the side of Dragon's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thiago is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dragon is just riding it out for now. Thiago eventually gives up the hold.
Thiago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thiago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dragon keeps working.
Thiago throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dragon is refusing to be controlled, as Thiago sits in half guard.
Thiago drops an elbow to the side of Dragon's head.
Dragon is trying to stand.
Thiago is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dragon sees it coming and defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragon trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thiago is keen to just control but Dragon is a slippery customer.
Thiago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Thiago dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Thiago moves out of range easily.
Dragon misses with the combination.
Thiago avoids the head kick by Dragon.
Dragon throws a right hand that misses
and Thiago counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dragon's guard now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thiago's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dragon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thiago is one step ahead there.
Thiago works over Dragon with some ground and pound from guard.
Thiago controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thiago throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiago stands and throws Dragon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The strikes coming from Thiago are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dragon is not content to let Thiago control the position.
Thiago misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Thiago scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dragon to see if he's OK.
Thiago cracks Dragon with a big right hand but Dragon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago tries for a kimura but Dragon is defending well.
Thiago in side control, throwing shots but Dragon defends.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thiago tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thiago has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Thiago landing a few strikes.
Thiago lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thiago wants to control but Dragon is keeping him busy.
Thiago in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dragon is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fabricio Thiago!
Fabricio Thiago is the new middleweight champion!
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