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Rise To Glory Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wu Chulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teofilo Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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208 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wu Chulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofilo Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Crespo.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chulu is trying to work for a sweep but Crespo has mounted him!
Crespo looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crespo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crespo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crespo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Crespo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chulu trying desperately to get to his feet.
Crespo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crespo avoids the attempt from Chulu to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo controlling his opponent.
Crespo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crespo with shots to the head and body - Chulu looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Chulu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Chulu is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teofilo Crespo!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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147 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Daniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cody Zeller!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeller misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Daniel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeller.
Daniel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zeller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daniel on the side of the head.
Zeller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zeller.
Daniel tries to clinch but Zeller moves out of range.
Zeller throws a combination that misses
letting Daniel counter with a right hand.
Daniel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zeller.
Zeller keeps the fight on the outside.
Daniel throws a sloppy head kick and Zeller moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel has a takedown stuffed.
Zeller throws a looping overhand right but Daniel ducks down to avoid it.
Zeller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daniel on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Daniel or perhaps it was just good defense by Zeller which made him look bad.
Cody Zeller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniel is breathing heavily.
Zeller throws an off balance right hand
and Daniel moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zeller fails to land.
A short right from Zeller.
Zeller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zeller is trying to break the clinch but Daniel has him pressed against the cage.
Daniel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zeller.
Daniel trying to stall but Zeller improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniel tries to pull guard but Zeller holds him up against the cage and eventually Daniel drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Daniel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zeller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zeller lands with a nice combination. Daniel backs away looking to recover.
Zeller with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeller throws a hook but Daniel blocks it.
Daniel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zeller.
Jab by Zeller.
Zeller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Daniel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniel slips a jab from Zeller.
Daniel takes one to the chin there.
Daniel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zeller counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zeller throws an off balance right hand
enabling Daniel to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Zeller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zeller.
Zeller lands an overhand right.
Daniel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniel thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Zeller misses.
Daniel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zeller connects with a right hand. Daniel shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zeller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zeller misses with a hook. Daniel ducked under it nicely.
Daniel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zeller scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daniel is rocked!
Daniel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zeller throws out the jab.
Oh Daniel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zeller throws a big shot that misses.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Zeller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zeller throws out a loose jab but Daniel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniel seems to have got his legs back now.
Daniel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decent striking displayed by Zeller there.
Daniel avoids the body shot from Zeller.
Daniel moves in looking to clinch but Zeller pushes him off.
Zeller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeller throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniel.
Oooooh!!! Zeller has knocked Daniel down with a huge combo! Zeller steps away and waves a wobbly Daniel back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zeller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Zeller gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Daniel is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Zeller!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanista Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanista Romero!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Romero lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
James has managed to clinch.
James stalling against the cage.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
James taking a breather.
Romero wants to get back to striking at distance but James won't allow it.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Romero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
James is thwarting Romero's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero is trying to stand up here but James is controlling him well.
Romero is trying to maintain the position but James is very close to passing his half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because John James wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Romero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romero jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Romero takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Romero lands a left and a right that send James crashing to the mat, dazed. Romero thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romero cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romero pounces like a tiger and cracks James with a vicious hook! James is down but not out! Romero follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wanista Romero!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dat Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kyle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Booty Woman. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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177 cm
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Dat Sik!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sik tries a head kick but it misses.
Sik shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kyle as he avoids it easily.
Sik tries to keep at a distance but Kyle has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyle.
Sik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sik is defending well for now.
Kyle misses with a body punch.
Kyle can't find room to land a body shot as Sik controls the action.
Kyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kyle misses with a body punch.
Kyle misses with a body punch.
Sik managing to block the knees to the body from Kyle.
Sik blocks a body shot from Kyle.
Sik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kyle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sik.
Kyle presses Sik against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Sik controls his hands.
Sik tries a knee to the head but Kyle blocks it.
Kyle misses with a body punch.
Sik misses with a punch to the body.
Sik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Kyle misses with some punches.
Sik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sik looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kyle lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle scores with a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Kyle there.
Kyle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sik is rocked!
Sik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sik is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyle finish him?
Kyle is looking to slow Sik down with leg kicks.
Kyle tests Sik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kyle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sik.
Dat Sik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sik is defended easily by Kyle.
David Kyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dat Sik.
Kyle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kyle drops Sik with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Sik! Kyle dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Kyle!
David Kyle is the new lightweight champion!
David Kyle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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