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Valhalla 47: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Dragon Caliman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Aunor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for The Dragon Caliman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Dragon Caliman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Aunor!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aunor closes the distance and clinches up with Caliman, looking for a takedown. Aunor pushes Caliman against the cage but Caliman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Caliman tries to clinch but Aunor moves away
and Aunor counters with a single leg into guard. Caliman didn't expect that.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Caliman being controlled here, momentarily.
Aunor stopping the sweep attempt from Caliman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aunor advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aunor controlling the action here.
Aunor is trying to work for a kimura but Caliman is defending well.
Aunor stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caliman trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Terry Aunor was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Caliman catches Aunor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Aunor fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caliman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caliman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aunor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aunor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caliman manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caliman closes the distance but Aunor moves to the side
and Aunor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Caliman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Caliman fails to land.
Caliman is looking to break free of the clinch but Aunor has double underhooks.
Caliman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aunor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caliman tries to clinch but Aunor moves out of range.
Caliman darts in trying to clinch
and Aunor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aunor throws an elbow that misses.
Caliman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aunor backwards.
Aunor trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aunor breaks from the clinch.
Caliman tries to clinch but Aunor moves away
and Aunor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck for Aunor with that takedown attempt.
Caliman tries to clinch but Aunor moves out of range.
Aunor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aunor counters by clinching up.
Aunor blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Aunor.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aunor goes for a takedown in the clinch but Caliman prevents it.
The Dragon Caliman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Aunor.
Aunor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caliman's efforts to push away.
Aunor wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Aunor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Caliman is looking to clinch.
Caliman tries to clinch but Aunor is having none of it.
Caliman tries to clinch up
and Aunor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caliman tries to clinch but Aunor moves out of range.
Caliman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aunor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aunor.
Aunor shoots in looking for a takedown but Caliman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aunor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Caliman tries to clinch but Aunor is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Caliman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aunor doesn't seem phased though.
Aunor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Dragon Caliman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Aunor.
Caliman doesn't manage to clinch there - Aunor circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caliman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aunor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aunor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aunor throws a head kick that misses.
Aunor shoots in and drives through. Caliman sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caliman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caliman wants to clinch.
Caliman tries to clinch there but Aunor circles away.
Caliman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caliman moves to clinch but Aunor breaks away
and Aunor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aunor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caliman closes the distance but Aunor moves to the side
and Aunor counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aunor.
Aunor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aunor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caliman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caliman.
Caliman tries to clinch there but Aunor circles away.
Aunor is looking to clinch but Caliman is avoiding it.
Caliman works over Aunor's head and body with a nice combination.
Aunor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caliman swivels and escapes.
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!
Aunor misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aunor shoots in but no luck this time.
Caliman is looking to clinch but Aunor is avoiding it.
Aunor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caliman is fending him off so far but Aunor persists. Nope, Caliman circles away and we're back to standing.
Aunor is breathing heavily.
Aunor fails with a takedown attempt.
Caliman rushes Aunor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aunor breaks from the clinch.
Aunor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caliman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caliman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aunor counters with a nice uppercut.
Aunor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aunor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caliman is fending him off so far but Aunor persists. Nope, Caliman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aunor keeps the fight on the outside.
Caliman cracks Aunor with an open hand slap.
Caliman tries to clinch up but Aunor circles away and keeps his distance.
Caliman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Aunor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aunor keeps the fight on the outside.
Caliman moves into range and clinches up with Aunor.
Caliman is trying to break free.
Caliman pushes Aunor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caliman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aunor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aunor tries to close the distance and clinch but Caliman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Caliman.
Caliman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aunor counters with a shoot takedown. Caliman fights it but they end up in guard.
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 The Dragon Caliman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Caliman throws a nice looking combination but Aunor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aunor swats away the attempt to clinch by Caliman.
Terry Aunor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caliman leaves Aunor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caliman tries to clinch there but Aunor circles away.
Aunor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aunor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Caliman tries to avoid it but Aunor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Caliman to the ground. Caliman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Caliman wants to clinch.
Caliman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aunor momentarily.
Caliman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aunor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caliman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caliman closes the distance but Aunor moves to the side
and Aunor counters with a takedown into side control.
Terry Aunor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caliman is trying to control Aunor's posture but Aunor avoids it.
Aunor controlling from side mount.
Aunor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Caliman to his feet.
Aunor shoots in for a double leg but Caliman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Dragon Caliman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Aunor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caliman is looking to clinch but Aunor is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caliman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caliman tries to clinch but Aunor moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caliman tries to close the distance and clinch but Aunor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aunor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Caliman is looking to clinch.
Caliman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Caliman wants it to stay on the feet.
Aunor shoots in but no luck this time.
Aunor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caliman tries to clinch up.
The Dragon Caliman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caliman moves to clinch but Aunor breaks away
and Aunor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Caliman's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caliman trying to control the position.
Aunor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aunor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aunor passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aunor is looking to advance position but Caliman won't allow it.
Aunor seems to be working for a kimura but Caliman defends the submission attempt.
Aunor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aunor is nestled in close to Caliman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Aunor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aunor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Aunor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushi Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparks comes into the arena with LIGHTERS blaring out of the sound system. Ricky Sparks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yushi Takahashi's chin.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushi Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sparks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Takahashi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Takahashi striking from the bottom here.
Takahashi is trying to keep Sparks in close.
Sparks stays in close to Takahashi's body and controls the position.
Takahashi 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.
Sparks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sparks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takahashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takahashi trying to keep a closed guard but Sparks is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Yushi Takahashi.
Takahashi avoids the body shot from Sparks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to clinch but Sparks is having none of it.
Sparks shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sparks showed some decent athleticism there.
Takahashi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sparks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takahashi keeps working.
Sparks wants to pass to mount but Takahashi is defending the position.
Takahashi punching from the bottom.
Sparks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sparks works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi struggling a bit here.
Sparks lands some shots froms side control.
Sparks happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takahashi is trying to improve his position.
Sparks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Takahashi on the ground.
Takahashi regains half guard.
Sparks works his way into side control.
Takahashi gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sparks working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sparks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Takahashi looks gassed!
Takahashi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sparks dominating with strikes here.
Sparks controlling his opponent.
Takahashi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sparks lands a nice shot to the head.
Takahashi is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Takahashi goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Sparks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Sparks!
Ricky Sparks bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Tamad acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castillo's guard.
Tamad content to stall in guard here.
Castillo keeping moving, preventing Tamad from controlling successfully.
Tamad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tamad throwing strikes but missing.
Tamad stays in close to Castillo's body and controls the position.
Tamad works over Castillo with some ground and pound from guard.
Tamad slips nicely into half guard.
Tamad has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad landing strikes from the mount and Castillo is in trouble!
Tamad sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tamad lands a big elbow.
Tamad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tamad throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tamad controlling from mount.
Tamad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad controlling his opponent.
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!
Tamad lands a heavy elbow.
Tamad raining down hammerfists from mount.
Castillo is rocked!
Tamad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tamad punching from mount but Castillo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tamad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castillo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Castillo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tamad postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Castillo bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tamad and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Tamad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Atraeu Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Sail by AWOL Nation. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atraeu Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
Cruz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cruz misses with a takedown
and Nelson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nelson pushes Cruz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson tightens his grip and picks Cruz up, before dumping him to the ground. Cruz manages to land in guard.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cruz's guard.
Nelson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cruz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Nelson seems content to control.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
Nelson slows the pace down in half guard.
Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
Nelson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a kimura but Cruz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nelson to get the leverage.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nelson is trying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nelson passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nelson scoring with strikes but Cruz is staying in there.
Nelson working for a submission but Cruz is keeping him at bay.
Nelson lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nelson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cruz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson moves to the back position.
Cruz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nelson's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson is looking for the choke from the back position but Cruz is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atraeu Nelson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nelson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cruz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Nelson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cruz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cruz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nelson connects with a decent elbow.
Nelson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nelson has an Americana. Cruz didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Nelson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Nelson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Atraeu Nelson!
A very excited looking Atraeu Nelson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawk Kaimuay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Deacon Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sawk Kaimuay!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Frost misses the body punch
and Kaimuay counters with a low kick, right behind Frost 's knee.
Frost takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaimuay.
Kaimuay defending well as Frost loads up on a big left hand.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaimuay is just out of range.
Frost misses with a wild body shot.
Kaimuay blocks a jab.
Kaimuay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Frost throws a jab when Kaimuay was well out of range.
Frost will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost blocks a head kick by Kaimuay.
Frost throws a shot from downtown. Kaimuay moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws a lazy right hand but Kaimuay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Frost as he connects with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kaimuay!
Jab from Kaimuay.
Kaimuay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Deacon Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kaimuay!
Frost misses the body punch
and Kaimuay counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kaimuay needs to keep his hands up - Frost had a free shot at his head there.
Frost misses with the combination.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaimuay counters with a straight right hand.
Kaimuay throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaimuay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaimuay manages to avoid it.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaimuay manages to avoid it.
Frost misses with a hook
and Kaimuay counters with a thumping low kick.
Kaimuay slips under a jab from Frost.
Kaimuay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frost.
Frost throws the left hand but Kaimuay avoids the punch easily.
Frost connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost misses with a lunging right hand
and Kaimuay counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Frost misses
and Kaimuay counters with a right hand to the body.
Frost throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaimuay counters with a nice kick to the body.
Frost is breathing heavily.
Kaimuay lands with an uppercut that bounces Frost off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaimuay manages to avoid it.
Frost throws a sloppy body shot
and Kaimuay finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Frost ducks right into an uppercut from Kaimuay.
Frost slips a straight right by Kaimuay.
Kaimuay throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
Frost throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kaimuay counters with a nice uppercut.
Kaimuay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kaimuay lands a head kick. Frost smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kaimuay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frost throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kaimuay counters with a big head kick but Frost shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost throws a right hand that misses
and Kaimuay counters with a body kick that stops Frost in his tracks momentarily.
Frost throws a right hand that misses
and Frost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frost on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaimuay. Kaimuay obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaimuay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaimuay plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kaimuay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Frost throws a lazy right hand but Kaimuay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Frost misses
and Kaimuay counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaimuay looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Kaimuay's shoulder, as Kaimuay tries to avoid the shot.
Kaimuay throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sawk Kaimuay dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kaimuay blocks a jab.
Frost throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaimuay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frost connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Frost moves out of range of the body kick.
Frost fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaimuay is out of range.
Kaimuay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frost.
Frost throws a right and a left that Kaimuay avoids nicely.
Kaimuay moves away from the strike by Frost.
Frost loads up on a big right hand but Kaimuay slips the punch.
Frost uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kaimuay has time to react.
Frost throws a series of punches but Kaimuay moves out of range.
Frost looks to land a left hand but Kaimuay moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Frost does no damage.
Frost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaimuay manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Frost.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frost misses with a straight right.
Kaimuay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frost misses with a combination
and Kaimuay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaimuay cracks Frost with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaimuay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frost scores with a punch to the head.
Frost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaimuay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost motions for Kaimuay to come forward. Frost throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frost swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaimuay slips under a jab from Frost.
Kaimuay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Frost throws a jab when Kaimuay was well out of range.
Kaimuay misses with a head kick.
Frost lunges at Kaimuay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaimuay's hand.
Kaimuay lands with an uppercut that bounces Frost off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Frost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaimuay was well out of range. Poor timing from Frost.
Frost connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Kaimuay! He's out on his feet! Frost rushes in and drops Kaimuay with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Deacon Frost!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egardo scores with a jab.
Hendricks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Egardo.
Egardo drives through and clinches with Hendricks against the cage.
Egardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendricks.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Egardo on the inside.
Egardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Egardo keeps control of Hendricks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Egardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as Hendricks controls the action.
Egardo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Egardo fails to land.
Egardo scores with a shot to the side of Hendricks's head.
Hendricks tries to break free but Egardo pushes him back against the cage.
Egardo misses with a body punch.
Egardo working aggressively here.
Egardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendricks's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hendricks controls his hands.
Egardo tries to work over Hendricks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egardo tries to throw a body punch but Hendricks avoids it by throwing Egardo back against the cage.
Egardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Egardo.
Still in the clinch, Egardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Egardo throws a head punch that misses.
Hendricks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Egardo tries a body shot but Hendricks blocks it.
Egardo pushes Hendricks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hendricks controls his hands.
Egardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hendricks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egardo gets through Hendricks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hendricks blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Egardo.
Egardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Egardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Egardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendricks's elbow.
Hendricks is trying to break free.
Egardo misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Egardo fails to land.
Hendricks is looking to break free of the clinch but Egardo has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hendricks controls his hands.
Hendricks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Egardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hendricks.
Egardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo pushes Hendricks back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Egardo lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Egardo.
Egardo tries a body shot but Hendricks blocks it.
Egardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendricks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egardo working aggressively here.
Egardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo tries to work over Hendricks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as Hendricks controls the action.
Hendricks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egardo throws a head punch that misses.
Egardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Egardo tries to work over Hendricks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egardo tries to throw a body punch but Hendricks avoids it by throwing Egardo back against the cage.
Hendricks blocking some punches.
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!
Hendricks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendricks wants to break free but Egardo has control.
Egardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Egardo has a couple of punches blocked by Hendricks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Egardo dominated that round.
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.
Hendricks keeps the fight on the outside.
Egardo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Egardo connects with a jab.
A jab from Hendricks misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hendricks misses the target.
Egardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hendricks throws a shot from downtown. Egardo moves away and avoids it.
Egardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Hendricks. That snapped Egardo's head back.
It looks like Fernando Egardo has been cut.
Hendricks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Egardo finds it's way round the side to connect with Hendricks's head.
Hendricks loads up on a big right hand but Egardo slips the punch.
Egardo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Egardo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hendricks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendricks throws a poor cross that misses
and Egardo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hendricks thinking.
Tom Hendricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Hendricks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Hendricks.
Fernando Egardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hendricks circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendricks misses with a hook.
Hendricks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Egardo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo lands a really nice looking cross but Hendricks seems unphased.
A swing and a miss from Hendricks.
Egardo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hendricks throws out a loose jab but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Egardo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A left lands for Egardo.
Hendricks throws a looping overhand right but Egardo ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Egardo misses.
Egardo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hendricks misses with a series of wild punches.
Egardo lands with a nice combination. Hendricks backs away looking to recover.
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Egardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hendricks throws a lazy uppercut
and Egardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hendricks misses with a lunging right hand
and Egardo counters with a left and a right that stings Hendricks.
Hendricks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Egardo slips under a jab.
Egardo lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egardo misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hendricks misses with a body shot.
Egardo slips under a jab from Hendricks.
Egardo closes the distance and clinches.
Egardo is working Hendricks over against the cage.
Hendricks stalling in the clinch but Egardo improves position.
Egardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hendricks or not.
Still in the clinch, Egardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egardo misses with some punches.
Egardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendricks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hendricks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Egardo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendricks's elbow.
Fernando Egardo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Egardo keeps control of Hendricks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Egardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendricks's elbow.
Hendricks is trying to break the clinch but Egardo has him pressed against the cage.
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egardo lands a left hand.
Egardo keeps control of Hendricks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Egardo tries to work over Hendricks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egardo tries to throw a body punch but Hendricks avoids it by throwing Egardo back against the cage.
Egardo has Hendricks pressed against the cage, preventing Hendricks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendricks.
Hendricks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as Hendricks controls the action.
Egardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hendricks is trying to maintain a safe position but Egardo gets an underhook and turns Hendricks into the cage.
Egardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hendricks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Egardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Egardo tries to work over Hendricks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Egardo lands a hook that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Egardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hendricks's elbow.
Hendricks blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Egardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fernando Egardo's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Egardo walks into a jab.
Egardo punishes Hendricks's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Egardo.
Hendricks misses with an uppercut.
Egardo works the jab nicely.
Egardo throws a right hand that Hendricks ducks under and follows up with a left that Hendricks also avoids with ease.
Hendricks misses with a left hand
and Egardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a lazy right hand but Egardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Egardo.
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Egardo counters with a one-two to the body.
A slow jab from Hendricks misses its intended target.
Hendricks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Egardo counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hendricks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab from Hendricks.
Hendricks throws a jab when Egardo was well out of range.
Tom Hendricks is winning the standup battle so far.
Egardo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Egardo misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hendricks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hendricks throws out a loose jab but Egardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Egardo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Egardo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hendricks. Hendricks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Egardo misses with a wild body shot.
Hendricks throws a hook but Egardo avoids it easily.
Egardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Egardo tests Hendricks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Egardo misses with a few strikes there.
Hendricks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Egardo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hendricks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hendricks.
Egardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Hendricks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Egardo misses with a double jab.
Egardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Egardo throws a series of punches but Hendricks moves out of range.
Egardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egardo has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Egardo misses with a body punch.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hendricks controls his hands.
Hendricks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Egardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hendricks blocks a body shot from Egardo.
Hendricks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Egardo is leaning against Hendricks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Egardo misses with a body punch.
Egardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo misses with a body punch.
Hendricks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hendricks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo working aggressively here.
Egardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hendricks is trying to break the clinch but Egardo has him pressed against the cage.
Egardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Hendricks.
Egardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hendricks working hard to break the clinch.
Egardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egardo.
Hendricks tries to circle away but Egardo has him pinned against the cage.
Egardo tries to work over Hendricks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Egardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Hendricks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hendricks is trying to push Egardo away but Egardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Egardo tries to throw a body punch but Hendricks avoids it by throwing Egardo back against the cage.
Egardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hendricks backwards.
Egardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Egardo lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks prevents a body shot from Egardo.
Hendricks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tom Hendricks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernando Egardo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A short body shot lands from Egardo as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Egardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Egardo 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 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Egardo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Fernando Egardo thanked Valhalla Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura shoots in for a double leg but The Random sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nihlus The Random seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Random misses with a kick to the body.
Nakamura takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Hiroshi Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakamura blocks a head kick by The Random.
Nakamura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nihlus The Random has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Nakamura.
The Random throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakamura on the side of the head.
The Random lands a front kick.
The Random tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakamura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakamura.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Random misses with a head kick.
The Random lands a nice looking body kick.
The Random fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakamura looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nakamura looks gassed!
The Random connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nakamura if he has to take too many more of those.
The Random ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Random thuds a left hand into Nakamura's body.
The Random moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Random cracks Nakamura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Random lands with a shot to the body.
Nakamura is trying desperately to land a takedown but The Random is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nakamura.
The Random lands a head kick!
Nakamura is rocked!
Nakamura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Random lands a brutal head kick. Nakamura looks out on his feet and The Random throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Nihlus The Random!
Nihlus The Random really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Deniro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deniro's entrance music is The rage. A fine choice. Rutten has chosen Pride as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Deniro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deniro shoots in but Rutten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rutten drops his hands momentarily and Deniro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rutten drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rutten drops back looking for a leg! Deniro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Deniro manages to kick Rutten off! Rutten jumps back into Deniro's guard.
Rutten wants to pass the guard but Deniro is keeping the position.
Deniro is working an open guard so Rutten takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Deniro misses with a straight left.
Rutten moves into the clinch.
Deniro has had enough of the clinch but Rutten keeps him there for the moment.
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!
Rutten tries for a takedown. No joy.
Deniro wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Rutten is working for takedown but Deniro is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Steve Deniro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Rutten.
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Rutten lands a knee to the head.
Rutten has Deniro pressed against the cage, preventing Deniro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Deniro blocks it.
Deniro is trying to force a seperation but Rutten has the dominant position.
Rutten manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rutten is defended easily by Deniro.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Deniro.
Rutten takes the fight into the clinch.
Deniro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deniro is trying to stall.
Deniro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rutten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rutten stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rutten wants it to stay on the feet.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deniro.
Deniro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deniro lands a left and a right that send Rutten crashing to the mat, dazed. Deniro thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Deniro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deniro slaps away a takedown attempt from Rutten, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Deniro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deniro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Deniro swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Deniro stalks Rutten and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rutten's face. Rutten staggers backwards, shaken.
Rutten lands a nice looking body kick.
Rutten fails with the takedown.
Rutten slips a straight right by Deniro.
Rutten scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rutten wants to take a breather but Deniro is having none of it.
Deniro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is trying to work for a kimura but Deniro is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten is thwarting Deniro's attempts to control the position.
Rutten is trying to control. Deniro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rutten seems to be working for a kimura but Deniro defends the submission attempt.
Deniro trying to control here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deniro works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Deniro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rutten tries to score a power double leg takedown but Deniro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rutten somewhat.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown but Deniro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steve Deniro is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Deniro keeps it at a distance.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deniro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deniro connects with a nice looking jab.
Deniro grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Rutten takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Deniro cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Deniro!
Steve Deniro got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derric Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose has chosen Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks as his entrance music. 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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146 lbs
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154 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derric Rose!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rose avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rose. That did some damage!
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!
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose looks gassed!
Silva cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Rose stumbling back into the cage.
Rose looks up at the clock. Bad move! Silva lands a right hand from hell, dropping Rose. Silva pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by John Blaze - Fat Joe Ft. Nas, Big Pun, Raekwon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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135 lbs
14 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cruz avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Blaze throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Johnny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Cruz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blaze wants it to stay on the feet.
Cruz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaze.
Blaze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Blaze thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blaze is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blaze avoids it really well and circles away.
Blaze throws out a leg kick but Cruz moves out of range and Blaze only half commits.
Cruz dives in and grabs Blaze's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blaze pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaze jabs at Cruz's body.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz slips a straight right by Blaze.
A left and a right from Blaze both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blaze scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnny Blaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Blaze against the cage.
Blaze is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze tries to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling the position.
Blaze wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Cruz has double underhooks.
Blaze tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.
Blaze is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cruz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blaze to the mat. Blaze regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blaze looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaze, not yet.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cruz.
Cruz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blaze is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cruz, into his guard.
Blaze wants to stand and escape but instead Cruz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz passes Blaze's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blaze is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Blaze is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Cruz!
Nate Cruz is the new featherweight champion!
Nate Cruz made sure to mention his sponsor, Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G) in his post fight interview.
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