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UPG: New Years Extravaganza PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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249 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bolo Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Cook!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook misses with a takedown attempt - Young sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cook tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cook somewhat.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook has closed the distance and engaged Young in a clinch.
Cook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cook has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bolo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Cook.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Cook has double underhooks.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young is trying to pull guard but Cook has him pressed against the ropes.
Cook tries to score a body lock takedown but Young shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Cook has double underhooks.
Cook is trying to break the clinch but Young is controlling him.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Young tries to circle away but Cook has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
Cook looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bob Cook has been cut.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young throws a right hand that Cook ducks under and follows up with a left that Cook also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Young.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook gets a clinch.
Cook pulls Young into guard.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cook tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cook looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cook looking to hit a scissor sweep but Young is one step ahead there.
Young throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Young throws a big elbow that misses.
Cook working for a triangle but Young defends it easily.
Cook keeping moving, preventing Young from controlling successfully.
Cook should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cook has eaten all the pies!
Cook not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Cook working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Young throws an elbow that misses. Cook uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Cook!
Cook in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cook drops back, looking for a kneebar! Young looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Young looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Young!
Cook defending against the ground and pound.
Young is trying to get an arm triangle but Cook is defending well.
Young is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Young off and has taken his back!
Young finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Cook controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bolo Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Cook's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young tries to bum rush Cook with a series of wild strikes but Cook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Cook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Cook is looking to land body kicks.
Young misses the jab.
Cook clinches up against the ropes.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cook keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Cook cracks Young with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cook drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Young gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cook tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook missing with knees to the body.
Cook changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Young throws a combination that misses
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cook shoots for a double leg takedown but Young sprawls well. He's pushed Cook's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bolo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Cook.
Cook shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cook forces Young back against the ropes and clinches.
Cook ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cook no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cook striking off his back but it's not causing Young any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook wriggles free and stands up.
Cook throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cook clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cook jumps guard but Young turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Cook won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Cook.
A short body shot lands from Cook as the two fighters clinch.
Cook drags the fight down to the ground.
Young postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cook controlling the position.
Cook's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cook not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook has momentary wrist control but Young slips an elbow through the middle.
Cook seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bob Cook wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cook.
Cook throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Bolo Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cook.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cook counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cook.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cook looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook pulls guard successfully.
Young working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cook trying to control the position.
Cook throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cook looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cook is trying to keep Young in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young throws a strike but Cook rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Cook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Cook's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Young dips to his left and cracks Cook with an uppercut!
Young tries to clinch up but Cook circles away and keeps his distance.
Cook is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Young looks to land a combination but Cook avoids it well.
Young has closed the distance and engaged Cook in a clinch.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cook is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Young to keep the fight standing.
Cook lands with a light punch inside.
Cook missing with knees to the body.
Cook tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the ropes and eventually Cook drops back down to his feet.
Bolo Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Cook.
Cook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Young's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cook wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cook takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalling in the clinch from Cook.
Cook working hard to break the clinch.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cook has him pressed against the ropes.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Cook is controlling him.
Cook wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Cook can't break the clinch.
Cook changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cook is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Young.
Young throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cook moves into the clinch.
Cook prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bob Cook seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Cook has double underhooks.
Cook tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook is looking to take this one to the mat.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cook has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Young is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Cook.
Cook prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cook has him pressed against the ropes.
Cook prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Cook has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cook tries to circle away but Young has him pinned against the ropes.
Cook decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Young doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Young manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bob Cook has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Cook is trying to control the position but Young postures up.
Cook has his hands on Young's head, controlling the position.
Young preventing the sweep.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cook avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cook working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cook has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Young will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cook preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cook on the ground.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Young throws a strike but Cook rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cook sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bolo Young showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Young has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolo Young!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Volga Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Overstreet connects with a body shot that sends Cade's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cade. Overstreet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overstreet misses with a body shot.
Cade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overstreet throws out the jab.
Overstreet scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overstreet. Cade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cade throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Overstreet tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cade is in Overstreet's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cade won't allow Overstreet to sweep him here.
Cade cracks Overstreet with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cade wants to control from the top but Overstreet keeps moving.
Overstreet wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cade manages to pass to side control.
Cade trying to control the action but Overstreet is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet pushes Cade off looking to stand but Cade dives back in and keeps control.
Cade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cade thows a huge punch but Overstreet dodges it nicely.
Overstreet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cade keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Overstreet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Overstreet has hold of Cade's hands but Cade slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cade lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet is refusing to be controlled, as Cade sits in half guard.
Cade throwing shots but Overstreet is blocking nicely.
Overstreet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cade.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cade tries to pass the half guard into mount. Overstreet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cade is looking to take a break and control but Overstreet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cade lands with a punch from half guard.
Cade lands with a punch from half guard.
Cade content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cade 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.
Cade lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Overstreet keeps working.
Cade sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Overstreet defending well though.
Cade is nestled in close to Overstreet, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cade not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Overstreet trying to control but Cade postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Overstreet with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cade wants to work for an arm triangle but Overstreet is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Overstreet moves into full guard.
Cade trying to control the position from guard on top but Overstreet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Overstreet can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver Cade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cade misses with a looping right.
Cade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overstreet.
Cade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Overstreet sprawls well. Overstreet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cade gets slowly back to his feet.
Overstreet checks the leg kick.
A big right from Overstreet misses.
Overstreet throws a hook to the side of Cade's head but Cade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cade looks to score with a jab to the body but Overstreet is just out of range.
Cade misses with a low kick as Overstreet jumps back.
Overstreet moves out of range as Cade strikes.
Overstreet lands with an overhand left.
Overstreet displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Overstreet tries to clinch up but Cade circles away and keeps his distance.
Cade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet thows a body shot but no joy.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut.
Overstreet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cade.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt.
Volga Overstreet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Cade with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overstreet checks a leg kick nicely.
Cade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Overstreet is out of range and Cade settles back down.
Overstreet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cade.
Overstreet throws an overhand right that lands on Cade's shoulder, as Cade tries to avoid the shot.
Overstreet missing with a left hand there. Cade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Overstreet blocks the leg kick.
Cade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cade is looking to wear down Overstreet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet works Cade's body with a nice hook.
Overstreet tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Cade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overstreet misses with a hook. Cade ducked under it nicely.
Overstreet looks to throw the jab but Cade is out of range.
Overstreet checks a low kick from Cade.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut
and Cade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overstreet dips to his left and cracks Cade with an uppercut!
Cade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overstreet misses with a hook. Cade ducked under it nicely.
Cade shoots for a takedown but Overstreet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cade is trying hard to land a takedown here. Overstreet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Overstreet has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cade finds it's way round the side to connect with Overstreet's head.
Cade shoots in and drives through. Overstreet sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Cade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cade throws a shot from downtown. Overstreet moves away and avoids it.
Overstreet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Overstreet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Overstreet.
Cade changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Overstreet looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cade prevents Overstreet from escaping the position.
Cade trying to control the position but Overstreet is working away.
Overstreet takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cade in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Cade seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cade working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Carver Cade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cade tries to score with some ground and pound. Overstreet controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Overstreet takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cade working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Overstreet regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade is keen to just control but Overstreet is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carver Cade will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overstreet moves away.
Cade staying out of range there.
Cade misses with a low kick as Overstreet jumps back.
Overstreet moves out of range of the strikes.
Cade needs to keep his hands up - Overstreet had a free shot at his head there.
Cade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Overstreet just misses with a punch to the body.
Cade is looking to score with low kicks.
Overstreet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cade tries to score with a low kick but Overstreet moves his leg out of the way.
Cade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Overstreet to score with a decent uppercut.
Cade just misses with a punch to the body.
Overstreet lands a nice shot that snaps Cade's head back.
Cade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cade. Overstreet does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade avoids the body shot from Overstreet.
Cade misses with a body shot.
Overstreet throws a jab but it's blocked by Cade.
Cade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Overstreet checks it well.
Overstreet scores with a jab.
Overstreet misses with a straight right.
Cade slips a straight right by Overstreet.
Overstreet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a hook to the side of Cade's head but Cade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cade tries to score with a low kick but Overstreet moves his leg out of the way.
Cade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Overstreet is out of range and Cade settles back down.
Good work by Overstreet as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade misses with a wild body shot.
Cade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Overstreet blocks the leg kick.
Overstreet misses with a wild body shot.
Overstreet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overstreet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Cade misses.
Cade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Overstreet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cade misses with a looping right.
Cade misses with a body shot.
Overstreet scores with a sloppy right hand. Cade should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cade closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Overstreet did well to prevent Cade getting side control.
Overstreet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cade content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cade is looking for a kimura but Overstreet is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cade to get the leverage.
Cade wants to pass to mount but Overstreet is defending the position.
Cade is looking to take a break and control but Overstreet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cade looks to land a strike but Overstreet avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Overstreet is keeping the position for now.
Cade stands up over Overstreet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cade postures up and lands a big shot to Overstreet's brow.
Cade throws a big right hand that misses.
Cade cracks Overstreet with a solid left hand.
Cade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Overstreet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Cade trying to control but Overstreet is working from the bottom.
Volga Overstreet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Cade!
Carver Cade was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cage Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama has chosen Bon Jovi: Bad Medicine as his entrance music. Mega Funkyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cage Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mega Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nichols was covering up waiting for the punch and Funkyama finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nichols trying to control the position.
Funkyama sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Nichols's guard.
Nichols is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Funkyama scores with a couple of nice shots.
Funkyama seems to be looking for submissions.
Funkyama wants to free his trapped foot but Nichols is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nichols wants to get back to full guard.
Funkyama drops an elbow to the side of Nichols's head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Funkyama seems to be working for a kimura but Nichols defends the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichols throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama works his way into side control.
Funkyama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nichols is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nichols tries to bench press Funkyama off him but Funkyama keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Funkyama stalls from top position.
Funkyama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nichols has escaped the position, nice work there.
Funkyama lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Funkyama is working Nichols over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to move into full mount but can't pass Nichols's legs.
Funkyama sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nichols is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Funkyama trying to control the position but Nichols is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nichols wants to control but Funkyama postures up.
Nichols on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nichols takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nichols taking a bit of punishment here - Funkyama scoring with strikes.
Nichols struggling a bit here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Funkyama is putting a hurting on Nichols here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is putting a hurting on Nichols here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nichols takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Nichols is rocked!
Funkyama lands an elbow.
Oh Nichols is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nichols can't do much from the bottom here.
Nichols seems to have got his legs back now.
Funkyama is putting a hurting on Nichols here, landing some big shots from side control.
Nichols is pushing Funkyama's head away, looking to escape. Funkyama manages to hold on to the position though.
Funkyama cracks Nichols with a big right hand but Nichols just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Nichols's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nichols taking a bit of punishment here - Funkyama scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkyama wants to control but Nichols is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Funkyama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Funkyama lands an elbow.
Nichols wants to get back to his feet but Funkyama drags him back down.
Nichols knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Funkyama on the ground.
Nichols throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Funkyama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nichols, who protects the arm well.
Funkyama working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nichols tries to bench press Funkyama off him but Funkyama keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mega Funkyama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nichols gets caught flat footed, as Funkyama shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Funkyama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nichols's head.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Nichols keeps moving.
Nichols lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Funkyama!
Funkyama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nichols prevents Funkyama from getting the reversal.
Funkyama tries to hold on but Nichols pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nichols thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Funkyama sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama is staying active underneath Nichols, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Funkyama slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nichols trying to stand up but can't free himself from Funkyama's guard.
Funkyama wants to sweep but no luck.
Funkyama pulls Nichols in close to prevent any damage.
Nichols wants to control from the top but Funkyama keeps moving.
Nichols postures up.
Funkyama wants to sweep here but Nichols controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nichols tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Funkyama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funkyama closes the distance and pushes Nichols back into the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Funkyama is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Funkyama lands a takedown into guard.
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!
Funkyama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nichols looking for a sweep. Not yet Nichols, not yet.
Funkyama throwing strikes from guard but Nichols blocks nicely.
Mega Funkyama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Funkyama scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama trying to control but Nichols is working from the bottom.
Nichols wants to get back to his feet but Funkyama is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Funkyama works over Nichols with some ground and pound from guard.
Funkyama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nichols works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Funkyama working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Funkyama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nichols wants to sweep but no luck.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Nichols keeps moving.
Funkyama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Funkyama sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Funkyama trying to control but Nichols is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mega Funkyama hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Funkyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nichols's calf.
Funkyama drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichols working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Funkyama.
Funkyama won't allow Nichols to get back to his feet.
Funkyama postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Funkyama lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nichols is pulling down on Funkyama's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama postures up and lands a big shot to Nichols's brow.
Funkyama won't allow Nichols to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mega Funkyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nichols shoots and misses
and Funkyama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Funkyama cracks Nichols with an open hand slap.
Nichols gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Funkyama to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Funkyama keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nichols's head.
Nichols utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nichols is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nichols keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
Funkyama stands and throws Nichols's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nichols is trying to control Funkyama's posture but Funkyama avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funkyama looks up at the clock and then as Nichols takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Funkyama smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Funkyama with a couple of short strikes.
Funkyama trying to control but Nichols is having none of it.
Funkyama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Funkyama landing strikes from the mount and Nichols is in trouble!
Funkyama trying to control but Nichols is having none of it.
Funkyama in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Funkyama postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Nichols in real trouble here! The ref calls for Nichols to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mega Funkyama!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mega Funkyama made sure he mentioned Kobra Clothing Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mo Kendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Don't You Give Your Love Away 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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29
185 lbs
9 - 13 - 1 |
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28
171 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mo Kendo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kendo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kendo tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Kendo leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kendo throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kendo swinging wildly here.
Kendo walks into a stiff left hand from Brown.
Kendo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendo manages to avoid it.
Kendo throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Kendo tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Kendo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kendo to the ground. Brown is now in Kendo's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Kendo has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kendo 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.
Brown trying to control but Kendo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kendo has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kendo is on top in guard.
Kendo looking to pass the guard.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kendo's guard.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Kendo blocks nicely.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kendo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kendo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Kendo can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kendo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kendo is rocked!
Brown postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kendo in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kendo to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Brown! Victor Brown retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Victor Brown made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Canedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabricio Thiago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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28
189 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugene Canedo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canedo connects with a body shot.
Canedo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Canedo misses with a looping right.
Canedo forces Thiago back against the ropes and clinches.
Thiago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thiago blocking some punches.
Canedo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Canedo lands an elbow that stopped Thiago in his tracks for a moment.
Canedo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thiago is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Canedo to the mat. Canedo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Thiago working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Canedo's head.
Thiago throws a big elbow that misses.
Canedo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thiago is one step ahead there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canedo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thiago tries to free his leg and advance position but Canedo is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thiago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thiago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thiago in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thiago wants to control from the top but Canedo keeps moving.
Canedo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thiago passes Canedo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thiago has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Canedo is trying to get back to full guard.
Thiago not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thiago is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Canedo has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thiago throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thiago is keen to just control but Canedo is a slippery customer.
Ground and pound from Thiago.
Canedo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thiago moves into full mount! Canedo won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thiago with good strikes from the mount here!
Canedo taking shots to the head.
It looks like Eugene Canedo has been cut.
Canedo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Canedo tries to get out of the position.
Thiago landing shots from mount.
Thiago landing strikes, looking to finish!
Eugene Canedo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Canedo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thiago on the ground.
Canedo is squirming around, avoiding Thiago's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thiago cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jeez, Eugene Canedo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eugene Canedo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fabricio Thiago! Fabricio Thiago retains his middleweight title!
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