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War FC Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goro Daimon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hawk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goro Daimon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daimon scores with a takedown into Hawk's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Daimon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daimon won't allow Hawk to sweep him here.
Hawk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daimon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hawk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daimon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daimon throws a strike but Hawk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daimon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hawk drops back looking for a leg! Daimon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daimon manages to kick Hawk off! Hawk jumps back into Daimon's guard.
Hawk postures up and lands a big shot to Daimon's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daimon striking from the bottom.
Daimon keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Daimon looking for a sweep. Not yet Daimon, not yet.
Daimon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawk trying to control but Daimon is working from the bottom.
Hawk preventing the sweep.
Daimon throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Daimon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daimon tries to get out of the position.
Daimon striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Daimon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawk on the ground.
Daimon pushes Hawk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Daimon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawk circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hawk throws a head kick but Daimon moves out of range.
Daimon closes the distance and pushes Hawk back into the ropes.
Hawk fails to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daimon gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Daimon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daimon is looking to take a break and control but Hawk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawk trying to control from the bottom.
Daimon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawk's head.
Daimon looks to land a strike but Hawk avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Daimon wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Daimon lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hawk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daimon defends well.
Daimon throws a strike but Hawk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Daimon keeps moving.
Daimon trying to control the position.
Hawk preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hawk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Daimon is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.
Hawk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hawk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daimon keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawk gets to mount! Daimon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Daimon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hawk. What's that going to do exactly?
Hawk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daimon wants to control but Hawk is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Daimon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Daimon is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Goro Daimon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hawk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawk wants it to stay on the feet.
Hawk slaps away a takedown attempt from Daimon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hawk clinches.
Hawk jumps guard but Daimon stands there with Hawk around his waist. Hawk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hawk tries for a takedown but Daimon manages to get underhooks.
Daimon has Hawk pressed against the ropes, preventing Hawk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hawk gets underhooks to prevent Daimon's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goro Daimon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk working hard to break the clinch.
Hawk tries to pull guard but Daimon holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hawk drops back down to his feet.
Hawk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hawk manages to pull guard.
Daimon 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk has control of Daimon's left arm, preventing Daimon from doing any damage.
Daimon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hawk is looking for a triangle but Daimon pushes his legs off easily.
Hawk has momentary wrist control but Daimon slips an elbow through the middle.
Daimon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daimon throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daimon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daimon.
Daimon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daimon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hawk keeping full guard, as Daimon tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk controls Daimon momentarily but Daimon frees himself.
Hawk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Daimon from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Daimon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daimon throws an elbow that misses. Hawk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daimon's guard. Nice move by Hawk!
Daimon is trying to control the position but Hawk postures up.
Daimon keeping full guard, as Hawk tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to control from the top but Daimon keeps moving.
Daimon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Daimon has his hands on Hawk's head, controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hawk trying to control the position from guard on top but Daimon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Goro Daimon.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Daimon.
Hawk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Daimon off and has taken his back!
Hawk has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hawk has the hooks in. Daimon is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk not allowing Daimon to control his hands.
Daimon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hawk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daimon turns into Hawk and is now in his guard.
Hawk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Daimon!
Daimon is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daimon 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.
Hawk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Daimon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hawk prevents Daimon from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Hawk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Daimon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daimon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daimon has his takedown stuffed
and Hawk counters with a left and a right that stings Daimon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goro Daimon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawk shoots in but no luck this time.
Daimon with a poor takedown
and Hawk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Daimon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hawk enables Daimon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hawk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hawk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Daimon from controlling successfully.
Daimon postures up in Hawk's guard and throws a big left but Hawk blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daimon tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawk is retaining full guard.
Daimon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Daimon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Daimon throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Daimon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daimon is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawk has wrist control.
Hawk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daimon is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Daimon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hawk stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daimon tries to kick Hawk off but Hawk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hawk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hawk trying to control from half guard but Daimon is working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Daimon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daimon keeps working.
Daimon manages to get to full guard.
Daimon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Daimon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hawk looking to pass the guard.
Hawk passes Daimon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Daimon is trying is best to control the position here.
Daimon wants to improve his position but Hawk is controlling well.
Hawk trying to control the action but Daimon is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk stops Daimon from getting back to his feet.
Daimon is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Daimon is staying active underneath Hawk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Daimon wants to get back to his feet.
Hawk is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daimon sees it coming and defends easily.
Daimon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawk is looking to take a break and control but Daimon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daimon is looking for a sweep. Hawk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daimon is refusing to be controlled, as Hawk sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hawk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hawk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mike Hawk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murder Warmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warmaster kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead body disposal- by NECRO. 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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265 lbs
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265 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murder Warmaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warmaster lands a nice hook to Souza's body. Souza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Warmaster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warmaster throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Souza staying out of range there.
Warmaster scores with a decent looking hook.
Warmaster misses with a wild body shot.
Souza swings for the body but Warmaster moves out of range.
Souza lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Warmaster.
Warmaster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warmaster slips under a jab from Souza.
Souza takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warmaster dodges the punch combination from Souza.
Warmaster misses the jab.
Souza throws a hook but Warmaster avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Souza works Warmaster's body with a nice hook.
Warmaster slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza misses with an uppercut
and Warmaster counters with a three punch combo that has Souza backing up. Souza nods at Warmaster to acknowledge the strikes.
Warmaster throws a big shot that misses.
Warmaster throws a looping overhand right but Souza ducks down to avoid it.
Souza moves out of range as Warmaster strikes.
Souza with a jab.
It looks like Murder Warmaster has been cut.
Souza throws a shot from downtown. Warmaster moves away and avoids it.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Warmaster is breathing heavily.
Souza throws a nice looking combination but Warmaster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Warmaster ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Souza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Warmaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Souza.
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!
Warmaster throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Warmaster thows a body shot but no joy.
Warmaster digs a good hook to Souza's body.
Warmaster looks to throw the jab but Souza is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warmaster misses with a wild body shot.
Souza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Warmaster scores with a hook to the body. Souza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murder Warmaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warmaster thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Warmaster coming out on top.
Souza slips a straight right by Warmaster.
Warmaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Souza changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Warmaster.
Souza misses with a two punch combination.
Souza blocks a jab.
Warmaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza tries to bum rush Warmaster with a series of wild strikes but Warmaster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Warmaster is looking to wear down Souza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Warmaster looks up at the clock. Bad move! Souza lands a right hand from hell, dropping Warmaster. Souza pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paolo Souza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Higgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Higgins struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Higgins !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Great.
Great throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Great. Higgins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Great lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Great thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Great.
Great jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Great misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Higgins throws a right hand that misses
and Great counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Great lands with a good body shot.
Higgins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Great.
Great misses with a looping left.
Great looks to score with a jab to the body but Higgins is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins looks to throw the jab but Great is out of range.
Great misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Higgins misses its intended target.
Great throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Higgins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Great dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Higgins loads up on a big right hand but Great slips the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Great throws a body punch but Higgins moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Great 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.
Higgins avoids the body shot from Great.
Great fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Great jabs Higgins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Higgins throws a shot from downtown. Great moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Great 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.
Higgins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Great works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Higgins throwing strikes from guard but Great blocks nicely.
Higgins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Great is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Higgins is aware though and is defending well.
Higgins stopping the sweep attempt from Great.
Great has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Higgins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great trying to control the position.
Higgins throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Higgins throwing strikes from guard but Great blocks nicely.
Great is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Higgins looking to pass the guard.
Great looking for a guillotine here but Higgins defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Great is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Higgins distracts Great with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Great is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Higgins throwing strikes but missing.
Higgins trying to control the position from guard on top but Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Higgins scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great working for a triangle but Higgins defends it easily.
Great is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Higgins landing some decent shots from guard.
Higgins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brandon Higgins has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Higgins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Higgins stopping the sweep attempt from Great.
Higgins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Higgins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Higgins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Great defending well as Higgins loads up on a big left hand.
Higgins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Great's guard.
Great working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Higgins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Higgins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Great keeping moving, preventing Higgins from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Great works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Higgins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Higgins distracts Great with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Great is looking for a triangle but Higgins pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Higgins trying to control but Great is working from the bottom.
Great is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Higgins defends well.
Higgins is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Great is keeping the position for now.
Higgins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Higgins trying to control the position from guard on top but Great is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Great isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Higgins stacks Great on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Higgins !
Higgins gets to mount! Great was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Higgins lands a big shot there that rocks Great but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higgins landing strikes from the mount and Great is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins lands with some strikes.
Higgins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Great is wriggling around trying to escape.
Higgins landing strikes, looking to finish!
Higgins looking to control but Great is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Great is trying to escape the mount.
Higgins lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Great can't escape the position.
Higgins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Great is rocked!
Higgins with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Great is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Higgins postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Great out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Higgins goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brandon Higgins !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Willaims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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143 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Willaims!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor throws a body punch but Willaims moves out of range.
Willaims takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor with a jab.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Willaims backpedaling.
Taylor connects with a looping right hand.
Willaims is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor throws out a loose jab but Willaims uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willaims is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Willaims feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Willaims seems to have recovered his senses.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taylor scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Willaims is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a hook. Willaims tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taylor looks to throw the jab but Willaims is out of range.
Taylor lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Taylor lands a nice elbow.
Taylor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Willaims is keeping busy.
Willaims can't get the takedown.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is pressed up against the ropes. Willaims has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Willaims takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor thuds his right hand into Willaims's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Willaims uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Willaims closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
A big head kick from Taylor and Willaims is sent sprawling to the canvas!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taylor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willaims works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor won't allow Willaims to sweep him here.
Willaims trying to control the position.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Willaims blocks nicely.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Willaims.
Taylor advances to half guard.
Taylor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Willaims knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Willaims is having none of it.
Taylor 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willaims tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willaims keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jason Taylor just wasn't active enough.
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Taylor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willaims slips under a jab.
Taylor lands a high kick to the side of Willaims's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Taylor dives into guard, looking to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willaims had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Taylor defends it easily.
Willaims working for a triangle but Taylor defends it easily.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Willaims is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working some strikes from top position.
Willaims is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Willaims missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor pushes Willaims off looking to stand but Willaims dives back in and keeps control.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Willaims lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor is looking to escape.
Willaims missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Willaims in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Taylor wants to control the action here but instead Willaims manages to pass to full mount!
Taylor wants to hold on but Willaims pushes him away.
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!
Willaims has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Taylor's face.
Willaims avoids the attempt from Taylor to control.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Willaims is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Taylor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Willaims lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Willaims landing strikes from the mount.
Willaims working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Willaims is landing with some decent strikes but Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willaims with the ground and pound from mount.
Taylor tries to lock up and control but Willaims gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Willaims punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor tries to lock up and control but Willaims gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Willaims is landing with some decent strikes but Taylor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Taylor is bucking up trying to escape but Willaims cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Willaims can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Taylor is looking to escape.
Willaims connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Taylor really wants to buck Willaims off and get back to his feet.
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Willaims tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willaims working Taylor over with strikes here.
Taylor working to try and regain half guard.
Taylor wants to hold on but Willaims pushes him away.
Taylor taking shots to the head.
Taylor tries to hold on but Willaims pushes him away.
David Willaims has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Willaims cracks Taylor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taylor is bucking up trying to escape but Willaims cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Willaims breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Willaims showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Taylor defending well as Willaims loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Taylor.
Willaims throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
Jason Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor lands the left hand.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willaims avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taylor scores with a nice head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Taylor.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Willaims's shoulder, as Willaims tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Willaims's head but Willaims sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Willaims moves away and avoids it.
Willaims walks into a stiff left hand from Taylor.
Taylor stuns Willaims with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Willaims slips a straight right by Taylor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor blocks a jab.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Taylor lands.
Willaims misses with a left hand
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willaims throws an off balance right hand
and Taylor counters with a huge head kick that drops Willaims! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Taylor!
Jason Taylor tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Bombage by Tiësto as his entrance music. Kai Watanabe struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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170 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Decent elbows
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian Experiment I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment I lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Experiment I avoids the body shot from Watanabe.
Experiment I shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Watanabe's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Experiment I looking to pass the guard.
Experiment I won't allow Watanabe to sweep him here.
Experiment I stands and throws Watanabe's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Experiment I trying to control the action but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Watanabe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Experiment I wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Experiment I looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Watanabe dodges the ground and pound from Experiment I.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Experiment I is trying to get an arm triangle but Watanabe is defending well.
Watanabe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Experiment I's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Watanabe is looking for a sweep. Experiment I is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Experiment I thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watanabe's head.
Experiment I is just content to waste time from the top position. Watanabe takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I passes Watanabe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Watanabe tries to get to full guard but Experiment I has control of the leg.
Experiment I throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Watanabe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watanabe is staying active underneath Experiment I, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Experiment I is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Experiment I wants to control but Watanabe is keeping him busy.
We're going to have a standup here because Brazilian Experiment I wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watanabe throws a nice looking combination but Experiment I bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Experiment I avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watanabe momentarily.
Watanabe gets caught napping as Experiment I dives in and scores a takedown. Watanabe manages to retain guard.
Experiment I trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watanabe has momentary wrist control but Experiment I slips an elbow through the middle.
Experiment I keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Watanabe's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Experiment I drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Experiment I jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Experiment I wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Experiment I postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Experiment I trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Experiment I seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Watanabe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Experiment I is aware though and is defending well.
Watanabe looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Experiment I stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Experiment I scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Experiment I drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Experiment I working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Experiment I dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watanabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watanabe misses with a hook
and Experiment I counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watanabe defending well as Experiment I loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Experiment I coming out on top.
Nice takedown defense from Watanabe. No joy for Experiment I on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watanabe. Experiment I does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Watanabe misses.
Experiment I doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
Experiment I tries to land a front kick but Watanabe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Watanabe misses with a double jab.
Experiment I looks for a takedown but Watanabe sprawls well.
A clash of legs there as Watanabe blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I misses with a body kick.
Experiment I feints and as Watanabe raises his hands in defense, Experiment I changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watanabe trying to control the position.
Watanabe is adopting a defensive guard.
Experiment I trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Experiment I passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working.
Experiment I is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watanabe wants to improve his position but Experiment I is controlling well.
Experiment I is keen to just control but Watanabe is a slippery customer.
Experiment I is looking for a kimura here.
Watanabe is trying to maintain the position but Experiment I is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to get to full guard but Experiment I has control of the leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Experiment I is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Experiment I is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Watanabe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Experiment I.
Experiment I content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I is looking for a kimura but Watanabe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Experiment I to get the leverage.
Experiment I passes the guard and advances to mount!
Experiment I trying to control but Watanabe is having none of it.
Watanabe wants to hold on but Experiment I pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Experiment I dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Experiment I shoots in but Watanabe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watanabe throws a shot from downtown. Experiment I moves away and avoids it.
Experiment I closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Experiment I is nestled in close to Watanabe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Experiment I looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Experiment I frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment I working Watanabe over with strikes here.
Experiment I looking to finish Watanabe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Watanabe!
Experiment I lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Experiment I looking to control and managing it successfully.
Watanabe tries to hold on but Experiment I pushes him away.
Experiment I trying to control but Watanabe is having none of it.
Experiment I breaks from Watanabe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kai Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Experiment I has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Watanabe's face.
Experiment I is working for a guillotine from mount but Watanabe frees his head quite easily.
Watanabe tries to hold on but Experiment I postures up.
Experiment I is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Watanabe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Watanabe is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I dominating with strikes here.
Watanabe tries to lock up and control but Experiment I gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Experiment I looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Watanabe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Experiment I cracks Watanabe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Experiment I in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Experiment I with a couple of short strikes.
Brazilian Experiment I is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to reverse the position but Experiment I maintains control.
Experiment I content just to control the position here.
Watanabe tries to hold on but Experiment I postures up.
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!
Experiment I controlling his opponent.
Experiment I landing strikes from the mount and Watanabe is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Experiment I trying to control but Watanabe is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brazilian Experiment I showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Experiment I 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brazilian Experiment I!
Brazilian Experiment I decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokkalis comes to the ring accompanied by Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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275 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vangelis Kokkalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Kerns!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokkalis lands a leg kick that knocks Kerns off balance momentarily.
Kokkalis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kerns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kokkalis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kerns tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kerns looks gassed!
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!
Kerns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kokkalis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kokkalis sizes up Kerns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kerns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kokkalis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kokkalis connects with a jab.
Kokkalis moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kerns goes down! Can Kokkalis finish him!?
It looks like Jake Kerns has been cut.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kerns can't keep his opponent in guard - Kokkalis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kokkalis is keen to just control but Kerns is a slippery customer.
Kokkalis drops an elbow to the side of Kerns's head.
Kokkalis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kerns does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kokkalis winds up and cracks Kerns with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kokkalis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kokkalis passes to side control.
Kokkalis lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokkalis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kokkalis lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis lands a nice forearm strike.
Kokkalis advances to full mount.
Kerns is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kokkalis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kokkalis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kokkalis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kerns is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kerns can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oooh a big shot lands for Kokkalis! Kerns is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vangelis Kokkalis!
Vangelis Kokkalis 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyquil Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Strope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Strope has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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195 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nyquil Salazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Strope!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strope scores with a nice strike.
Salazar scoring well with a low kick there.
Salazar rushes Strope and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Salazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Strope won't want to take too many of those.
Salazar lands a nice knee to the body.
Strope looks gassed!
Nice elbow from Salazar.
Salazar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strope misses with a punch to the body.
Strope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salazar lands a knee to the body.
Salazar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Strope's defenses.
Salazar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Strope's defenses.
Salazar connects with a knee to the head.
Salazar lands a shoulder strike.
Salazar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salazar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Salazar lands an elbow that stopped Strope in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Trent Strope has been cut.
Nice elbow from Salazar.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Salazar.
Salazar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Strope's defenses.
Salazar lands an elbow inside that Strope shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Salazar.
Salazar lands an elbow inside that Strope shrugs off.
Salazar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Salazar.
Salazar lands an elbow inside.
Salazar looking to stall.
Salazar lands an elbow inside that Strope shrugs off.
Strope takes an elbow to the temple.
Salazar lands a knee to the head.
Strope is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Salazar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strope's brow.
Strope is still on wobbly legs! Can Salazar finish him?
Salazar pushes Strope back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salazar working Strope over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Salazar unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Strope! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Salazar is unloading with more strikes now! Strope drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyquil Salazar!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merv Bungay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
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224 lbs
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Merv Bungay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodin clinches with his opponent.
Lodin tries to work over Bungay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lodin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bungay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lodin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bungay controls his hands.
Bungay prevents a body shot from Lodin.
Lodin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bungay can't find room to land a body shot as Lodin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lodin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bungay.
Bungay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lodin blocks an uppercut.
Lodin lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Merv Bungay has been cut.
Bungay tries to land knees in the clinch but Lodin avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Lodin.
Lodin tries a body shot but Bungay blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Bungay fails to land.
Bungay throws a punch but it's blocked by Lodin.
Lodin is leaning against Bungay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodin lands a right hand.
Bungay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lodin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bungay or not.
Bungay is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Lodin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodin managing to block the knees to the body from Bungay.
Bungay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bungay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bungay is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lodin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bungay to the mat. Bungay regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lodin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bungay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lodin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bungay wants to get back to his feet but Lodin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lodin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lodin is pushing down on Bungay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bungay is fighting to maintain full guard but Lodin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lodin is trying to control the action in half guard but Bungay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodin throwing shots but Bungay is blocking nicely.
Bungay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lodin.
Lodin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lodin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bungay's head.
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!
Bungay looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lodin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bungay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lodin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bungay pushes Lodin off looking to stand but Lodin dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lodin wants to free his trapped foot but Bungay is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bungay is looking to escape.
Lodin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bungay working to try and regain half guard.
Lodin controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodin breaks from Bungay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lodin landing shots from mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lodin tries to control but Bungay wriggling away.
Lodin looking to finish Bungay with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bungay!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lodin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bungay is squirming around, avoiding Lodin's attempts to control the action.
Lodin is working for a guillotine from mount but Bungay frees his head quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lodin loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bungay scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lodin land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lodin stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lodin!
Frank Lodin very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] Knockout Apparel [Clearance Sale!] amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jozka Kruty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Popovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popovic has chosen None as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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192 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jozka Kruty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Branko Popovic!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Popovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Popovic throws a hook but Kruty blocks it.
Kruty misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Popovic has a couple of punches blocked by Kruty.
Popovic jumps guard but Kruty turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Kruty prevents a takedown attempt there.
Popovic gets control of Kruty's arms and successfully pulls guard. Popovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kruty looking to sit in guard and control but Popovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Popovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popovic misses with a straight left.
Kruty punishes Popovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Popovic lands with a good body shot.
Kruty slips a jab from Popovic.
Popovic avoids the head kick by Kruty.
Popovic loads up on a big right hand but Kruty slips the punch.
Kruty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Popovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Popovic lands with a straight right. Kruty didn't see that one coming.
Kruty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kruty throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruty moves into range and clinches up with Popovic.
Popovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jozka Kruty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Branko Popovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kruty as Popovic tries to tie him up.
Kruty lands with a short shot to the head.
Popovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruty's elbow.
Kruty lands a nice uppercut.
Popovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Popovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Popovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Popovic working hard to break the clinch.
Kruty blocks the elbow strike.
Kruty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Popovic can't break the clinch.
Kruty lands with a light punch inside.
Kruty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Popovic fails to land.
Popovic misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kruty fails to land.
Kruty throws a head punch that misses.
Kruty lands a shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kruty is working Popovic over against the ropes.
Kruty tries a body shot but Popovic blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kruty.
Kruty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kruty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruty lands a left hand.
A short left from Popovic.
Popovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Popovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kruty pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kruty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Popovic on the side of the head.
A jab from Popovic misses.
Jozka Kruty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Popovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kruty pinned against the ropes. Kruty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kruty has Popovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruty scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozka Kruty dominated that round.
That's time! Kruty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kruty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Popovic.
Kruty slips a straight right by Popovic.
Kruty thumps Popovic with a low kick.
Popovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruty moves away.
Kruty throws a body punch but Popovic moves out of range.
Kruty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Popovic blocks a head kick by Kruty.
Kruty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jozka Kruty is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Kruty.
Kruty avoids the body shot from Popovic.
Kruty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruty slips under a jab.
Kruty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Popovic on the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kruty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popovic is breathing heavily.
Kruty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Popovic drops his hands momentarily and Kruty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kruty fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruty lands with a kick to the temple. Popovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kruty throws a sloppy head kick
and Popovic counters with a straight right hand.
Popovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Popovic. That did some damage!
Kruty jabs at Popovic's 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!
Kruty throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Popovic is rocked!
Kruty scores with a jab.
Popovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruty finish him?
Popovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kruty lands a brutal uppercut that launches Popovic off his feet! Popovic tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jozka Kruty!
Jozka Kruty is the new middleweight champion!
Jozka Kruty 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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