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AJFC 112 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Gregovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Top Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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300 lbs
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315 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikhail Gregovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Top Dawg!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawg throws a body punch but Gregovich moves out of range.
Dawg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gregovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawg.
Dawg throws a body punch but Gregovich moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Gregovich.
Gregovich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Top Dawg has been cut.
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregovich manages to avoid it.
Gregovich scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Gregovich lands with a shot to the body.
Dawg looks gassed!
Gregovich connects with a right hand. Dawg shakes it off.
Gregovich scores with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Gregovich.
Gregovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gregovich lands with a cross.
Gregovich lands with a straight right. Dawg didn't see that one coming.
Jab by Gregovich.
That has opened up Top Dawg's cut even more.
Gregovich is looking to wear down Dawg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gregovich digs a good hook to Dawg's body.
Gregovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gregovich stalks Dawg and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dawg's face. Dawg staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregovich lands a left and a right that send Dawg crashing to the mat, dazed. Gregovich thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dawg is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Gregovich misses.
Gregovich throws a shot to the body.
Gregovich lands a jab to Dawg's midsection.
Dawg tries to move into range but Gregovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The cut above Top Dawg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gregovich lands a left and a right that send Dawg crashing to the mat, dazed. Gregovich thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dawg is still on wobbly legs! Can Gregovich finish him?
Gregovich cracks Dawg with a left hook right on the temple and Dawg goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Gregovich lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Dawg is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikhail Gregovich!
Mikhail Gregovich bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Reder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Versus The World (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reder's entrance music is ACDC - TNT. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying The World's choice of entrance music: (Amon Amarth) Versus the World. Versus The World will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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276 lbs
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Reder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Versus The World!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The World throws a leg kick that misses.
Reder moves to clinch but The World breaks away
enabling The World to counter with a crisp jab.
The World slaps away a takedown attempt from Reder, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reder moves out of range of the strikes.
Reder tries to clinch up but The World circles away and keeps his distance.
The World misses with a series of wild punches.
Versus The World seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The World changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The World motions for Reder to come forward. The World throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The World bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reder's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reder slips under a jab from The World.
The World scores with the left hand. Reder knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The World lunges at Reder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reder's hand.
Reder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The World is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Reder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Versus The World is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The World with a nice cross.
The World fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from The World misses.
Decent striking displayed by The World there.
Reder tries to clinch there but The World circles away.
Reder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The World throws the left hand but Reder avoids the punch easily.
The World swats away the attempt to clinch by Reder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reder tries to clinch up but The World circles away and keeps his distance.
The World misses with a few strikes there.
The World throws a poor cross that misses
and Reder counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from The World misses its intended target.
Reder tries to clinch but The World is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The World lunges at Reder with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reder's hand.
Reder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The World throws out a powerful jab.
Reder blocks the body kick.
The World throws a combination. Reder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The World is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reder had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from The World.
Reder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The World looks to land a right hand but Reder moved out of range.
Reder fails with an attempt to clinch.
The World lands an overhand right.
The World tries to work over Reder's front leg with a kick but Reder checks it.
Reder is looking to clinch.
Reder doesn't manage to clinch there - The World circles away.
Reder fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The World sprawls well initially but Reder persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The World is trying to control but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The World can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The World avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reder.
The World tries to get to full guard but Reder has control of the leg.
The World keeping control of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The World is refusing to be controlled, as Reder sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The World defending well though.
The World is concentrating on defense, preventing Reder from advancing position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Versus The World hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Reder checks the leg kick nicely there.
The World lands with a right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The World misses with a leg kick.
A punch combination from The World misses.
The World misses with a leg kick.
The World keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The World cracks Reder with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reder has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from The World on the inside.
Reder missing with knees to the body.
Come on Reder - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The World misses with a body punch.
Reder is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. The World can't fight it off and eventually Reder manages to take the fight to the floor. The World looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The World is pulling down on Reder's head. It's preventing any offense from Reder, at least for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reder 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.
Reder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The World has control of Reder's left arm, preventing Reder from doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Versus The World has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The World lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice body punch from The World.
The World throws a front kick aimed at Reder's knee but Reder avoids it well.
The World scores with a body shot.
No joy there for The World, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The World closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The World misses with a body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for The World. That snapped Reder's head back.
Reder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reder tries to clinch but The World is having none of it.
Reder fails with a takedown attempt.
The World lands a nice shot that snaps Reder's head back.
Reder clinches with his opponent.
The World throws a head punch that misses.
Reder has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The World after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Reder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reder blocks an uppercut.
Reder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The World avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from The World fails to land.
The World swings wildly with an uppercut but Reder uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Reder tries a body shot but The World blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The World working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The World working aggressively here.
Reder lands a shoulder strike.
Reder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reder goes for a takedown in the clinch but The World prevents it.
Reder is breathing heavily.
Reder is trying to drag The World to the mat but The World just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A body shot lands from The World.
The World tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The World tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reder tries to work over The World's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from The World.
The World misses with a short punch on the inside.
The World doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by The World.
The World swings wildly with an uppercut but Reder uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The World goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The World lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The World throws a punch but it's blocked by Reder.
The World misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reder tries to throw a body punch but The World avoids it by throwing Reder back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from The World.
The World misses with some punches.
The World misses with the head strike.
Reder misses with a punch on the inside.
The World tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The World swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reder scores with a shoulder strike.
Reder presses The World against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The World is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The World works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The World misses with a short punch on the inside.
The World misses with some punches.
The World swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The World presses Reder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The World working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Versus The World 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The World moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The World.
Nice straight punches there by The World. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The World.
Reder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The World.
The World looks to land a body kick but Reder moved away.
The World steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reder.
The World clobbers Reder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The World scores with a punch to the head.
Reder has closed the distance and engaged The World in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The World tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The World is keeping busy.
The World goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reder misses with the head strike.
Reder stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The World lands with a left to the head.
Reder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The World lands a left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The World prevents a body shot from Reder.
The World tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reder's elbow.
The World blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Versus The World seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The World misses with some punches.
The World has a couple of punches blocked by Reder.
The World tries to throw a body punch but Reder avoids it by throwing The World back against the cage.
Reder misses with a body punch.
Reder throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The World blocks it with crossed arms.
The World working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reder stalling in the clinch.
The World goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The World struggles to land a body shot inside as Reder controls his hands.
Reder takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reder pushes The World back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reder tries to work over The World's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The World throws a punch but it's blocked by Reder.
The World lands a body shot in the clinch.
Reder blocks an uppercut.
The World misses with a punch on the inside.
The World swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The World throws a punch but it's blocked by Reder.
The World has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The World.
The World tries to throw a body punch but Reder avoids it by throwing The World back against the cage.
The World lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from The World.
Reder prevents a body shot from The World.
Reder prevents a body shot from The World.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The World.
The World is working Reder over against the cage.
The World misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The World lands a hook to the side of the head.
The World working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from The World.
The World working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The World tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The World misses with a hook from the clinch.
The World makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The World throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reders head.
Reder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reder lands a nice shot to the body.
The World lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reder backwards.
The World scores with a shot to the side of Reder's head.
Reder is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from The World fails to land.
Oh Reder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The World gets through Reder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reder blocks an uppercut.
The World lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reder blocks an uppercut.
A short right from The World on the inside.
Reder tries to score a body lock takedown but The World shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The World creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Reder's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Reder drops to his knees and The World pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Versus The World!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Destroyer Of Worlds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Worlds comes to the cage accompanied by Gunning for the top: Hope you brought your chin. 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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255 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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250 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Destroyer Of Worlds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Of Worlds moves out of range easily.
Joey Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Worlds shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Of Worlds was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Of Worlds with good strikes from the mount here!
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Of Worlds's attempts to control the action.
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Of Worlds lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Worlds is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Of Worlds raining down shots from the mount!
Jones is trying to stand.
Of Worlds looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Worlds postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Of Worlds lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Of Worlds raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of Worlds landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Of Worlds working Jones over with strikes here.
Jones is rocked!
Of Worlds loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Jones scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Of Worlds land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Of Worlds stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Destroyer Of Worlds!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Snyder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Krauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snyder comes to the cage accompanied by "Just Another Victim" by Helmet and House of Pain. The key to victory for Max Snyder has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Snyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Krauss!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snyder wants to clinch up but Krauss keeps it at a distance.
Snyder has Krauss up against the cage in a clinch.
Snyder lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krauss backwards.
A body shot lands from Snyder.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Snyder.
Snyder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Snyder scores with a shoulder strike.
Snyder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krauss is looking for a takedown.
Krauss tries for a takedown but Snyder manages to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Snyder - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krauss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Snyder pulls his leg out and moves away.
Max Snyder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Krauss.
Snyder moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snyder misses with the head strike.
Krauss is looking to take this one to the mat.
Snyder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krauss tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Snyder lands a hook that snaps the head of Krauss backwards.
Snyder stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krauss.
Snyder lands a hook that snaps the head of Krauss backwards.
Krauss takes a shot to the head.
Snyder stalling the fight.
Snyder throws a head punch that misses.
Snyder is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krauss is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Snyder.
Krauss looking to stall.
Snyder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snyder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Krauss looking for a takedown.
Krauss looks gassed!
Snyder pushes Krauss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snyder lands a nice uppercut.
Snyder lands with a left to the head.
Snyder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krauss is rocked!
Krauss blocks an uppercut.
Snyder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krauss backwards.
Krauss is still on wobbly legs! Can Snyder finish him?
Snyder lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Krauss to his knees! Snyder keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Snyder!
Max Snyder 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bebe Sabie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rocky Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bebe Sabie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bebe Sabie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Malik!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sabie counters with a head kick.
Sabie cracks Malik with an open hand slap.
Malik is rocked!
It looks like Sam Malik has been cut.
Sabie rushes Malik and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malik is still on wobbly legs! Can Sabie finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabie creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Malik! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Sabie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bebe Sabie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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235 lbs
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263 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Warren Wesley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores scores with a head kick.
Wesley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flores napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Flores prevents Wesley from improving position.
Wesley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wesley landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flores is trying to improve his position.
Wesley landing strikes.
Flores tries to buck Wesley off but Wesley is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Wesley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Flores wants to improve his position but Wesley is controlling well.
Wesley trying to control the pace.
Wesley wants to pass the guard but Flores is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Warren Wesley.
Wesley lands with a nice body punch.
Flores stuffs the takedown.
Wesley scores with a takedown into Flores's guard.
Wesley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Flores striking off his back but it's not causing Wesley any problems.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flores swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wesley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flores is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wesley defends well.
Wesley tries to free his leg and advance position but Flores is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesley trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
Warren Wesley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Flores lands a lovely overhand right.
Wesley slips a jab and a cross from Flores.
Flores is looking to land body kicks.
Wesley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wesley.
Wesley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flores is fending him off so far but Wesley persists. Nope, Flores circles away and we're back to standing.
Wesley clinches up against the cage.
Flores looking to slow down the pace here.
Wesley prevents Flores from breaking the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wesley struggles to land a body shot inside as Flores controls his hands.
Wesley digs a right hand underneath Flores's ribcage. Flores let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Flores wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Flores is trying to break free.
Flores is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wesley is keeping busy.
Flores is looking to break free of the clinch but Wesley has double underhooks.
Flores is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wesley is defending well for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wesley tries to pull guard but Flores won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Warren Wesley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wesley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flores is looking to break free of the clinch but Wesley has double underhooks.
Flores tries to break the clinch but Wesley is controlling the position.
Wesley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Flores avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wesley is looking to control Flores's arms but Flores gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wesley has his back to the cage.
Wesley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Flores breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Flores.
Wesley moves into the clinch.
Wesley tries to pull guard but Flores holds him up against the cage and eventually Wesley drops back down to his feet.
Flores breaks the clinch.
Flores dips to his left and cracks Wesley with an uppercut!
Flores thows a body shot but no joy.
Gabriel Flores is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wesley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Flores 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 eight minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Wesley has latched onto it... Big trouble! Wesley pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Flores is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Wesley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Warren Wesley!
Warren Wesley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Bartolome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oakley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartolome's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, We Will Rise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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263 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Bartolome!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Oakley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oakley throws a lazy right hand but Bartolome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oakley throws a leg kick
and Bartolome counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Dennis Oakley has been cut.
Bartolome has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Oakley.
Bartolome takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick from Oakley misses.
Bartolome checks a leg kick.
Bartolome scores with a nice right hand.
Bartolome ducks under a wild hook from Oakley.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oakley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bartolome blocks a jab.
Oakley connects with a solid leg kick.
Bartolome blocks a jab.
Oakley looks for the body kick but Bartolome saw that one coming.
Bartolome misses with a series of wild punches.
Oakley throws a head kick but Bartolome moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakley throws a front kick aimed at Bartolome's knee but Bartolome avoids it well.
Bartolome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oakley thumps Bartolome with a low kick.
Oakley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bartolome sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oakley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dennis Oakley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oakley throws a low kick, looking for Bartolome's leg but Bartolome calmly moves out of range.
Bartolome throws a head kick but Oakley moves out of range.
Oakley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bartolome.
Bartolome is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oakley tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartolome uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oakley.
Bartolome ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Bartolome. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bartolome.
Oakley looks to throw the jab but Bartolome is out of range.
Bartolome is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oakley.
Oakley thows a leg kick but Bartolome checks it
and Bartolome counters with a nice body shot.
Oakley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oakley misses with a kick to the body.
Oakley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bartolome counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oakley thinking.
Bartolome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oakley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oakley misses with a leg kick
and Bartolome counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartolome tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartolome throws out the jab.
Oakley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bartolome sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oakley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oakley throws a leg kick but Bartolome sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bartolome checks a leg kick.
Oakley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oakley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bartolome is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oakley lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Oakley.
Oakley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bartolome takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oakley throws a leg kick but Bartolome checks it.
Bartolome takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oakley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oakley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oakley, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oakley.
Oakley lands a glancing blow to the side of Bartolome's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oakley.
Oakley lands a leg kick that knocks Bartolome off balance momentarily.
Oakley throws a jab when Bartolome was well out of range.
Oakley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oakley tries to clinch up but Bartolome circles away and keeps his distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bartolome takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oakley.
Oakley scores with the left hand. Bartolome knows he should have avoided that one.
Bartolome takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oakley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oakley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oakley works Bartolome's body with a nice hook.
Oakley is looking to slow Bartolome down with leg kicks.
Oakley thumps Bartolome with a low kick.
Oakley lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Bartolome crumples to the floor! Oakley milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dennis Oakley!
Dennis Oakley is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dest Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Royer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Г5Р1О7Т - Дым. Roc has chosen J-Roc: Trailer Park Life as his entrance music. Dest Royer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jay Roc's chin.
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181 lbs
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175 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dest Royer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Roc!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royer moves away.
Roc lands with a right hand.
Roc fails to land the takedown.
Roc looks to land a left hand but Royer moved out of range nicely.
Royer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roc, pushing him back against the cage.
Royer looking to slow down the pace here.
Roc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roc jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Royer walks away with a smile on his face. Roc gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Royer takes the fight into the clinch.
Roc tries a body shot but Royer blocks it.
Roc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roc misses with a punch on the inside.
Roc is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Roc breaks from the clinch.
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer drops his hands momentarily and Roc takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roc throws a jab when Royer was well out of range.
Royer scores with a hook to the body. Roc takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice straight punches there by Roc. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roc.
Royer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roc counters with a nice body shot.
Royer gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Roc as the two fighters clinch.
Roc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Roc lands a shot to the body.
Roc misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Roc.
Royer is breathing heavily.
Roc blocks a body shot from Royer.
Roc pushes Royer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roc tries to work over Royer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Roc.
Roc is trying to break the clinch but Royer is controlling him.
Royer prevents a body shot from Roc.
A head punch on the inside from Royer fails to land.
Roc gets through Royer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Royer looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roc.
Royer gets underhooks to prevent Roc's takedown attempt.
Dest Royer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Roc.
Roc tries to throw a body punch but Royer avoids it by throwing Roc back against the cage.
Roc lands a nice shot to the body.
Roc working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roc lands a right hand.
Royer throws an elbow that misses.
Roc digs a right hand underneath Royer's ribcage. Royer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roc breaks from the clinch.
Roc lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Roc connects with the punch.
Royer has closed the distance and engaged Roc in a clinch.
Roc can't find room to land a body shot as Royer controls the action.
Roc lands a hook that snaps the head of Royer backwards.
Royer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Roc can't break the clinch.
Roc misses with a punch to the body.
Roc breaks the clinch.
Roc shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roc showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Royer is not content to let Roc control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roc not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roc is trying to control. Royer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Royer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roc trying to control the action but Royer is working from the bottom.
Roc missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Royer is staying active underneath Roc, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roc is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Roc throws a strike but Royer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Roc throwing strikes from guard but Royer blocks nicely.
Roc with a nice head shot there.
Roc trying to control but Royer is working from the bottom.
Roc is looking to work some ground and pound but Royer has wrist control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roc looking to sit in guard and control but Royer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Royer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Royer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roc keeping moving, preventing Royer from controlling successfully.
Royer throwing strikes but missing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Royer throws an elbow that misses. Roc uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Royer's guard. Nice move by Roc!
Roc is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roc throws a big right hand that misses.
Royer has momentary wrist control but Roc slips an elbow through the middle.
Roc stopping the sweep attempt from Royer.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roc throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Royer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roc distracts Royer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Roc won't allow Royer to sweep him here.
Roc engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Roc throwing strikes but missing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Royer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roc throwing strikes from guard but Royer blocks nicely.
Roc postures up in Royer's guard and throws a big left but Royer blocks it.
Royer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roc is working Royer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roc stands up over Royer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roc throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Roc dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Roc throws a hook to the side of Royer's head but Royer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Royer shoots in for a takedown but Roc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Royer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Roc as Royer shoots in.
Royer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roc throws a jab but it's blocked by Royer.
A jab from Roc misses.
Royer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Roc.
Dest Royer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Royer walks into a jab.
Roc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Royer defends it nicely.
Roc shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Royer is trying to defend but Roc finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc slips a nice elbow through Royer's hands, connecting with Royer's forehead.
Roc stalling.
Royer is refusing to be controlled, as Roc sits in half guard.
Roc lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roc tries to pass to full mount but Royer defends it.
Royer trying to hold on to Roc's head to control him but Roc postures up.
Roc is looking to take a break and control but Royer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roc seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc thows a huge punch but Royer dodges it nicely.
Roc throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roc sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Royer defending well though.
Roc is trying to control. Royer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roc tries to pass the half guard into mount. Royer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Royer wants to control but Roc is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Roc is trying to control. Royer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roc landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Roc is looking to take a break and control but Royer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Royer is trying to get back to full guard.
Roc sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Roc trying to pass the guard but Royer defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Royer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roc throws a hook but Royer blocks it.
Royer drops his hands momentarily and Roc takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Royer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roc.
Roc lands an overhand right.
Royer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roc looks to land a left hand but Royer moved out of range nicely.
Jay Roc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roc throws a shot to the body.
Royer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Royer closes the distance and clinches.
Roc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roc lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Royer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Royer does no damage.
Roc lands a jab to the nose.
Roc's corner calls for a 1-2. Roc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Roc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roc works the jab nicely.
Royer gets a clinch.
Royer misses with the head strike.
Roc misses with a body punch.
Roc swings wildly with an uppercut but Royer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roc lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Royer backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roc scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Roc.
Roc lands with a light punch inside.
Roc tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Roc - that landed with a thud.
Roc lands with a light punch inside.
Roc lands an uppercut.
Roc breaks the clinch.
Royer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Royer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Roc 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.
Royer pushes Roc up against the cage in a clinch.
Royer blocks a body shot from Roc.
Roc is working Royer over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Royer scores with a shoulder strike.
Roc misses with a body punch.
Roc struggles to land a body shot inside as Royer controls his hands.
Roc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Royer blocking some punches.
Roc cracks Royer with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Roc.
Roc has clasped his hands together around Royer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Roc looks up at the clock and then as Royer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roc smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Roc trying to control the position but Royer is working away.
Roc advances nicely into full mount.
Royer is bucking up trying to escape but Roc cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roc raining down shots from the mount!
Royer is rocked!
Roc postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Royer bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Roc and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Roc!
Jay Roc really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jian Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaki Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jian Lieu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaki Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Lieu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lieu throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on Lieu's shoulder, as Lieu tries to avoid the shot.
Gomi tries to bum rush Lieu with a series of wild strikes but Lieu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lieu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by Lieu as he connects with a hook.
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lieu.
Lieu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lieu.
Lieu throws an off balance right hand
and Gomi counters with a nice uppercut.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Gomi got wobbled bad by a big combination! Lieu presses forward with punches and knees until Gomi stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Gomi closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jian Lieu!
Jian Lieu retains his lightweight title!
Jian Lieu made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] Knockout Apparel [Clearance Sale!] in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Schoonover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schoonover comes to the cage accompanied by Daylight - Matt and Kim. 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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190 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
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Schoonover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoonover misses with a takedown attempt
and Jitsu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jitsu throws a looping overhand right but Schoonover ducks down to avoid it.
Jitsu misses with a straight left.
Jitsu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Schoonover to the ground. Jitsu is now in Schoonover's guard.
Jitsu stopping the sweep attempt from Schoonover.
Schoonover wants to hit a switch here but Jitsu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Schoonover there!
Schoonover is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu manages to capitalize on a mistake by Schoonover to take his back!
Schoonover breaks Jitsu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Jitsu trying to keep a closed guard but Schoonover is proving a slippery customer.
Schoonover trying to control the position from guard on top but Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schoonover stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jitsu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Schoonover from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu keeping full guard, as Schoonover tries to pass.
Jitsu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schoonover controls the pace.
Jitsu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Julius Schoonover has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Schoonover drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Schoonover wants to control from the top but Jitsu keeps moving.
Jitsu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Schoonover trying to control but Jitsu is working from the bottom.
Jitsu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover pushing down on Jitsu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Schoonover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schoonover trying to control the action but Jitsu is working from the bottom.
Schoonover seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schoonover thows a huge punch but Jitsu dodges it nicely.
Schoonover is thwarting Jitsu's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu wants to get back to full guard.
Schoonover is looking for a kimura here.
Schoonover is thwarting Jitsu's attempts to control the position.
Jitsu is looking to improve his position.
Schoonover trying to pass the guard but Jitsu defending well.
Jitsu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schoonover is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Schoonover wants to work for an arm triangle but Jitsu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jitsu trying to control but Schoonover postures up.
Schoonover is trying to control the action in half guard but Jitsu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jitsu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jitsu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu keeping full guard, as Schoonover tries to pass.
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Schoonover from controlling successfully.
Schoonover is really struggling to control Jitsu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Schoonover got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jitsu has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schoonover has managed to get both his arms back between Jitsu's legs - danger averted.
Schoonover wants to pass the guard but Jitsu is keeping the position.
Schoonover wants to control from the top but Jitsu keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Julius Schoonover has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Schoonover scores a takedown into full mount!
Jitsu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jitsu prevents Schoonover from taking his back.
Schoonover trying to control but Jitsu is having none of it.
Schoonover jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jitsu is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jitsu and Schoonover has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Jitsu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jitsu being controlled for a moment.
Schoonover tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jitsu's legs.
Jitsu taking a bit of punishment here - Schoonover scoring with strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jitsu down.
Schoonover is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jitsu has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Jitsu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Schoonover tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jitsu's legs.
Jitsu gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schoonover wants to take a breather but Jitsu is having none of it.
Jitsu is trying to maintain the position but Schoonover is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Schoonover dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Schoonover misses.
Schoonover tries for a takedown but Jitsu circles away easily
and Jitsu counters with a nice uppercut.
Schoonover misses with a head kick.
Jitsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schoonover shoots in for a double leg but Jitsu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Schoonover lands with a right hand.
Jitsu looks to throw the jab but Schoonover is out of range.
Schoonover displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jitsu throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoonover lands with a kick to the temple. Jitsu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schoonover ducks under a wild hook from Jitsu.
Schoonover uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jitsu.
Schoonover throws a sloppy head kick and Jitsu moves out of range easily.
Schoonover throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schoonover shoots in looking for a takedown but Jitsu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schoonover's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Schoonover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schoonover with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Jitsu counter with a right hand.
Schoonover throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jitsu was covering up waiting for the punch and Schoonover finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jitsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jitsu is keeping the position for now.
Jitsu trying to control the position.
Julius Schoonover overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sean Jitsu hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jitsu stuffs the takedown attempt from Schoonover. Schoonover gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schoonover with a poor takedown
and Jitsu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Schoonover 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schoonover working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jitsu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jitsu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jitsu wants to control from the top but Schoonover keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jitsu preventing the sweep.
Schoonover looking to control but Jitsu passes into half guard.
Schoonover missing with punches from the bottom.
Schoonover is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu wants to control but Schoonover is keeping him busy.
Schoonover is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jitsu pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schoonover manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jitsu stopping the sweep attempt from Schoonover.
Schoonover has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jitsu is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Schoonover.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Schoonover!
Schoonover is working to get back to half guard.
Schoonover tries to lock up and control but Jitsu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu trying to control but Schoonover is having none of it.
Schoonover gets back to half guard.
Schoonover is looking to control Jitsu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schoonover avoid being mounted?
Schoonover is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu trying to control the action but Schoonover is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sean Jitsu.
Jitsu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Schoonover misses with a head kick.
Jitsu dives in and grabs Schoonover's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schoonover pushes down on Jitsu's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Jitsu. No joy for Schoonover on that attempt.
Sean Jitsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jitsu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jitsu looking for a guillotine here but Schoonover defends easily.
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Schoonover from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jitsu pulls Schoonover in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sean Jitsu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Schoonover looks for a takedown but Jitsu sprawls well.
Jitsu misses with a looping left.
Schoonover closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jitsu wants to improve his position but Schoonover is controlling well.
Jitsu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Schoonover from controlling successfully.
Schoonover trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoonover slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jitsu trying to control the position.
Jitsu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jitsu keeping full guard, as Schoonover tries to pass.
Julius Schoonover has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Schoonover throws a body punch but Jitsu moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover throws a nice head kick!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jitsu.
Schoonover shoots and misses
and Jitsu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schoonover tries a head kick but it misses.
Schoonover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jitsu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jitsu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schoonover wants to clinch up but Jitsu keeps it at a distance.
Schoonover bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schoonover gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schoonover is working away from the top position though.
Schoonover is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jitsu defends it well.
Jitsu wants to control but Schoonover is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schoonover is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Schoonover sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jitsu defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jitsu sees it coming and defends easily.
Jitsu wants to improve his position but Schoonover is controlling well.
Schoonover is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jitsu holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Schoonover is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jitsu holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover wants to control but Jitsu is keeping him busy.
Jitsu wants to control but Schoonover is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schoonover wants to pass to mount but Jitsu is defending the position.
Jitsu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schoonover wants to control from the top but Jitsu keeps moving.
Jitsu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schoonover is aware though and is defending well.
Jitsu is trying to control the position but Schoonover postures up.
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Schoonover from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Julius Schoonover.
Jitsu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jitsu wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Schoonover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schoonover looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jitsu is fending him off so far but Schoonover persists. Nope, Jitsu circles away and we're back to standing.
Jitsu 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.
Schoonover plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Jitsu misses.
Schoonover shoots in and gets a takedown into Jitsu's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jitsu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jitsu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu looking to control.
Schoonover slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jitsu tries to bench press Schoonover off him but Schoonover keeps the position.
Schoonover tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Schoonover has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Schoonover in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu is trying to control Schoonover's posture but Schoonover avoids it.
Jitsu gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Schoonover wants to control the pace but Jitsu is squirming around nicely.
Jitsu is looking to get to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jitsu is trying to control but can't.
Schoonover frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jitsu is squirming around, avoiding Schoonover's attempts to control the action.
Jitsu tries to reverse the position but Schoonover maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jitsu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Schoonover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schoonover has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 for Julius Schoonover!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Julius Schoonover!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Julius Schoonover!
Julius Schoonover wins by unanimous decision!
Julius Schoonover retains his middleweight title!
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