 |
Pride 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes into the arena with I Need a Doctor blaring out of the sound system. Rich Franklin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hanamichi Sakuragi's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 196 cm
27
185 lbs
9 - 10 - 1 |
|
190 cm
28
194 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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
9 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuragi misses with a right hand
and Franklin counters with a takedown into side control.
Franklin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sakuragi's legs.
Franklin is looking to take a break and control but Sakuragi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Franklin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sakuragi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franklin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franklin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sakuragi, who protects the arm well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sakuragi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Franklin tries for a kimura but Sakuragi is defending well.
Franklin tries for a kimura but Sakuragi is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sakuragi, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi wants to get back to his feet but Franklin drags him back down.
Franklin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Franklin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sakuragi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Franklin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sakuragi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Franklin is trying to get an arm triangle but Sakuragi is defending well.
Franklin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sakuragi has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sakuragi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sakuragi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
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.
Franklin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sakuragi is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Sakuragi is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Franklin locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Sakuragi is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rich Franklin!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
37% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Cheung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 165 cm
22
213 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
|
183 cm
26
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Cheung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sidney Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby scores with a three punch combo!
Cheung wants to clinch.
Cheung goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crosby misses with a double jab.
Crosby misses with a few strikes there.
Cheung wants to clinch up but Crosby keeps it at a distance.
Cheung swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheung misses with a two punch combination.
Crosby misses with a body kick.
Crosby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cheung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheung misses with a double jab
enabling Crosby to counter with a crisp jab.
Crosby lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a straight right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crosby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Cheung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crosby lands with a right to the head.
Crosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cheung looking to stall.
Cheung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheung doesn't manage to clinch there - Crosby circles away.
Cheung throws a series of punches but Crosby avoids them all with ease.
Crosby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheung.
Crosby lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheung with a poor takedown
and Crosby counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crosby scores with the left hand. Cheung knows he should have avoided that one.
Crosby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crosby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cheung lands a jab to the head.
Cheung misses with a few strikes there.
Crosby throws out a loose jab but Cheung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheung takes one to the chin there.
Crosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheung manages to avoid it.
Crosby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crosby scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Crosby.
Cheung misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cheung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Crosby. Those never looked like landing.
Cheung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crosby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cheung had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crosby scores with a hook to the body. Cheung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cheung drops his hands momentarily and Crosby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crosby tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheung swinging wildly here.
Crosby is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cheung tries a head kick but it misses.
Crosby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cheung misses.
Cheung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crosby manages to avoid it.
Crosby scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crosby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crosby lunges at Cheung with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cheung's hand.
Crosby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cheung counters with a left and a right that stings Crosby.
Cheung scores with a push kick.
Crosby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crosby stalks Cheung and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cheung's face. Cheung staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cheung misses with a two punch combination.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crosby lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sidney Crosby dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cheung pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Crosby back to the ropes. Cheung follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Crosby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cheung scores with a jab. Crosby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Cheung.
Crosby lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Crosby misses.
Cheung throws an overhand right that lands on Crosby's shoulder, as Crosby tries to avoid the shot.
Cheung defending well as Crosby loads up on a big left hand.
Cheung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheung gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crosby throws a right and a left that Cheung avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eddie Cheung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheung needs to keep his hands up - Crosby had a free shot at his head there.
Crosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crosby lands a slapping body shot.
Crosby connects with a crisp jab.
Crosby lands a nice looking body shot.
Crosby misses with the combination.
Cheung tries to clinch there but Crosby circles away.
Cheung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crosby misses with a hook
and Cheung counters with a left and a right that stings Crosby.
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!
Crosby fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby throws a right hand that Cheung ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheung also avoids with ease.
Crosby thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the body from Crosby misses
and Cheung holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cheung wants to get back to striking at distance but Crosby won't allow it.
Crosby tries a body shot but Cheung blocks it.
Cheung looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crosby scores with a shoulder strike.
Crosby lands a hook that snaps the head of Cheung backwards.
Cheung wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cheung tries to break free but Crosby pushes him back against the ropes.
Crosby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheung backwards.
Crosby pushes Cheung back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Cheung.
Crosby has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crosby lunges at Cheung with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cheung's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby misses with the combination.
Cheung throws a head kick but Crosby moves out of range.
Cheung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crosby.
Cheung throws a series of punches but Crosby moves out of range.
Cheung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cheung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crosby throws a series of strikes that have Cheung backpedaling.
Crosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crosby works the jab nicely.
Crosby scores with a decent looking hook.
Crosby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheung tries to move into range but Crosby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crosby lands a head shot.
Cheung throws a series of punches but Crosby avoids them all with ease.
Crosby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cheung's head.
Crosby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crosby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cheung wants to clinch.
Crosby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cheung misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sidney Crosby 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!
Cheung walks into a jab.
Crosby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cheung on the side of the head.
Crosby cracks a nice hook into Cheung's ribs.
Cheung walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Crosby.
Cheung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crosby finds it's way round the side to connect with Cheung's head.
Cheung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crosby looks to land a combination. Cheung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheung throws a jab but it's blocked by Crosby.
Crosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crosby lands a jab to Cheung's midsection.
Crosby throws a body punch but Cheung moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby throws a series of strikes that have Cheung backpedaling.
Cheung shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cheung throws a nice looking combination but Crosby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crosby misses with a straight left.
Crosby lands a lovely overhand right.
Crosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crosby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cheung counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheung moves away.
Cheung tries to clinch but Crosby moves out of range.
Sidney Crosby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cheung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crosby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheung throws a jab but it's blocked by Crosby.
Crosby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Crosby.
Crosby misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Crosby there.
Crosby thows a body shot but no joy.
Cheung throws out a leg kick but Crosby moves out of range and Cheung only half commits.
Crosby staying out of range there.
Cheung looks to land a combination but Crosby avoids it well.
Crosby misses with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crosby, as that shot connected.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby misses with a body shot.
Cheung tries to move into range but Crosby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheung throws a head kick but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby staying out of range there.
Cheung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crosby circles away quickly and effectively.
Crosby misses with a few strikes there.
Crosby moves in looking to clinch but Cheung pushes him off.
Cheung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crosby connects with a crisp jab.
Crosby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crosby bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cheung's head.
Cheung takes a swing at Crosby's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Cheung misses.
Crosby connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Cheung.
Crosby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cheung momentarily.
Crosby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cheung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crosby misses with a shot to the body
and Cheung counters with a left and a right that stings Crosby.
Cheung doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crosby slips a jab and a cross from Cheung.
Eddie Cheung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crosby catches Cheung with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crosby scores with a jab to the head.
Cheung throws a series of punches but Crosby moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cheung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
Crosby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sidney Crosby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crosby lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sidney Crosby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crosby 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sidney Crosby!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Montillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salcedo has chosen Muse - Muscle Museum as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 184 cm
29
250 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
|
183 cm
25
280 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
|
Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Montillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montillo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Montillo blocks a jab.
A jab from Montillo misses.
Salcedo lands a nice shot to the body.
Montillo looks to land a left hand but Salcedo moved out of range nicely.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salcedo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Montillo throws a looping overhand right but Salcedo ducks down to avoid it.
Salcedo throws a right hand that Montillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Montillo also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Salcedo. No joy for Montillo on that attempt.
Salcedo misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montillo throws an overhand right that lands on Salcedo's shoulder, as Salcedo tries to avoid the shot.
Salcedo misses with a looping right.
Montillo throws a head kick that misses.
Montillo shoots in looking for a takedown but Salcedo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Montillo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Salcedo misses.
A jab from Salcedo misses.
Nice defenses there by Montillo.
Montillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salcedo throws out the jab.
Salcedo throws out a loose jab but Montillo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montillo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Salcedo to the ground. Montillo is now in Salcedo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Montillo wants to control from the top but Salcedo keeps moving.
Montillo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Montillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Salcedo trying to keep a closed guard but Montillo is proving a slippery customer.
Montillo throws a big elbow that misses.
Salcedo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Montillo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montillo wants to hold on but Salcedo pushes him away.
Montillo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montillo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Salcedo lands a big elbow.
Salcedo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Montillo is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montillo gets back to half guard.
Montillo is pressing down on Salcedo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Montillo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Salcedo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Salcedo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salcedo is in close to Montillo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montillo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Montillo keeping moving, preventing Salcedo from controlling successfully.
Salcedo is working Montillo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Salcedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Montillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montillo looking for a guillotine here but Salcedo defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Montillo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salcedo chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Salcedo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Montillo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Jean Montillo has been cut.
Salcedo misses with a straight left.
Salcedo 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.
Montillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Salcedo scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montillo thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Montillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Salcedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montillo moves away.
Salcedo moves out of range of the strikes.
Salcedo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck for Montillo with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montillo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Montillo.
Montillo throws an off balance right hand
and Salcedo counters with a nice uppercut.
Salcedo drops Montillo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Montillo looks back up at him and smiles so Salcedo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Montillo is rocked!
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!
Montillo looks to land a right hand but Salcedo moved out of range.
Montillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salcedo is fending him off so far but Montillo persists. Nope, Salcedo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Montillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salcedo misses with an uppercut.
Salcedo connects with a superb combination that knocks Montillo out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Salcedo before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Montillo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julio Salcedo!
A relieved looking Julio Salcedo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
93% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Torjus Wiker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiker has chosen DJ D Vs. Nitrogenetics - Shock The Future (Hellsystem Remix) as his entrance music. Torjus Wiker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
|
175 cm
27
187 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Torjus Wiker!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries to work over Wiker's front leg with a kick but Wiker checks it.
Kim lands a head shot.
Wiker tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Wiker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Wiker checks the leg kick.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Wiker tries to clinch up.
Wiker tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiker tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Wiker clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Wiker.
Wiker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Wiker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kim.
Kim lands a nice elbow.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim working Wiker over with knees to the body.
Kim throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiker blocks it with crossed arms.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Wiker throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Wiker tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiker tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiker is defending well for now.
Kim lands an elbow inside that Wiker shrugs off.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Wiker is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wiker misses with the head strike.
Wiker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wiker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wiker blocks an elbow strike from Kim.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiker misses with a body punch.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiker is defending well for now.
Wiker pushes Kim back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim misses with an elbow strike.
Wiker pushes Kim back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wiker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Kim scores with a knee to the head.
Kim misses with an elbow over the top.
Kim breaks the clinch.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Wiker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
A leg kick checked by Wiker.
Wiker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Wiker moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Kim cracks the inside of Wiker's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiker tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim tries to work over Wiker's front leg with a kick but Wiker checks it.
Kim thumps Wiker with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Wiker blocks the leg kick.
Kim misses with a low kick as Wiker jumps back.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wiker checks it well.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Wiker moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Wiker is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kim prevents a body shot from Wiker.
Wiker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wiker avoids it.
Kim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiker avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Wiker blocks the elbow strike.
Kim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiker pushes Kim up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wiker fails to land.
Wiker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiker struggles to land a body shot inside as Kim controls his hands.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
Wiker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kim lands an elbow that stopped Wiker in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Kim dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wiker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wiker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wiker has closed the distance and engaged Kim in a clinch.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wiker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiker misses with a punch to the body.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wiker lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiker is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Kim.
Kim working Wiker over with knees to the body.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wiker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Wiker is breathing heavily.
Wiker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiker working aggressively here.
Wiker swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiker avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiker tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Wiker back against the ropes.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Wiker blocks it.
Kim lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Wiker is out of range.
Wiker is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wiker. That did some damage!
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Wiker tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mikey Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiker clinches up with Kim and pushes him back against the ropes.
Wiker misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim crunches a lovely knee into Wiker's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim lands a damaging elbow.
Mikey Kim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kim throws a low kick but Wiker moves out of range easily.
Kim darts in and clinches Wiker up against the ropes.
Kim misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wiker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiker checks a leg kick nicely.
Kim tried to score with a low kick but Wiker checks it.
Wiker tries to clinch up.
Wiker tries to clinch but Kim moves away
and Kim counters with a leg kick.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wiker's sensitive parts.
Nice body punch from Kim.
Wiker tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Wiker tries to clinch but Kim moves away
and Kim counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wiker tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kim.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Wiker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wiker moves in looking to clinch but Kim pushes him off.
Wiker clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiker avoids the damage to the body.
Wiker holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kim manages to break the clinch.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wiker. That did some damage!
Kim walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wiker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wiker tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiker is looking to clinch.
Wiker wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Kim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kim tries a low kick but Wiker avoids it.
Wiker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Wiker's knee but Wiker avoids it well.
Wiker tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wiker checks the leg kick.
Wiker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wiker is looking to clinch.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kim.
Wiker moves out of range of the leg kick from Kim.
Wiker tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Crunch! Kim slams his shin into Wiker's torso.
Wiker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mikey Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kim displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mikey Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Wiker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wiker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kim counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wiker is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Wiker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kim tries to work over Wiker's front leg with a kick but Wiker checks it.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Wiker wants to clinch up but Kim keeps it at a distance.
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiker tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wiker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wiker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kim counters with a good, hard body kick but Wiker shrugs it off.
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!
Kim keeps the fight on the outside.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wiker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiker rushes Kim and presses him up against the ropes.
Kim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kim lands an elbow just above Wiker 's eye.
Kim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiker is defending well for now.
Wiker has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
Wiker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim lands a good knee to the midsection. Wiker won't want to take too many of those.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim misses with a knee strike.
Wiker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim tries a knee to the head but Wiker blocks it.
Wiker misses with a punch to the body.
Kim lands an elbow inside.
Kim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kim. Wiker shrugs it off though.
Wiker tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wiker is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiker avoids the head kick by Kim.
Wiker is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Kim is looking to slow Wiker down with leg kicks.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kim throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiker misses with a punch to the body.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torjus Wiker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim blocks a body shot from Wiker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Kim!
An out of breath Mikey Kim thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mieszko Szczygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Phenom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mieszko Szczygiel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
27
192 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
|
186 cm
26
200 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
|
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mieszko Szczygiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Phenom!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phenom misses the jab.
Szczygiel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Phenom.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szczygiel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Szczygiel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phenom, pushing him back against the ropes.
Phenom is trying to push Szczygiel away but Szczygiel has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Szczygiel scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Marcus Phenom has been cut.
Phenom is trying to push Szczygiel away but Szczygiel has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Szczygiel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phenom up against the ropes.
Szczygiel is working for takedown but Phenom is calmly controlling the position for now.
Phenom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phenom wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczygiel working Phenom over with knees to the body.
Szczygiel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phenom up against the ropes.
Szczygiel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Szczygiel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phenom is trying to force a seperation but Szczygiel has the dominant position.
Szczygiel effectively controlling the action here.
Szczygiel lands a knee to the head.
Szczygiel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phenom's defenses.
Szczygiel pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Phenom wants to get back to striking at distance but Szczygiel won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Phenom is trying to stand up here but Szczygiel is controlling him well.
Szczygiel maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Phenom could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Szczygiel has cracked it and Phenom is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Szczygiel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mieszko Szczygiel!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demon Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the ring accompanied by Numb/Encore. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 183 cm
25
188 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
|
182 cm
25
193 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
|
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Demon Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Watanabe's half guard.
Maia is looking to advance position but Watanabe won't allow it.
Maia looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maia moves nicely into side control.
The ground and pound from Maia seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Watanabe tries to buck Maia off but Maia is having none of it.
Watanabe is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.
Maia moves into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watanabe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maia with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Maia working for a guillotine from mount but Watanabe is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watanabe is looking to escape.
Watanabe is trying to escape the mount.
Watanabe is squirming around, avoiding Maia's attempts to control the action.
Maia is landing with some decent strikes but Watanabe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Kengo Watanabe has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia moves to the back.
Watanabe is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Maia off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Maia is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Watanabe knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Watanabe for a finish.
Watanabe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia looking for the RNC.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maia looking for the RNC.
Good control from Maia.
Maia is hanging on to Watanabe's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia looking for the choke from the back.
Maia keeps control of the position as Watanabe tries to break free.
Watanabe is taking damage to the body and head.
Maia connects with a big shot to the side of Watanabe's head.
Good control from Maia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia is persistently looking for the submission but Watanabe is defending it well.
Maia working for a choke but Watanabe reverses nicely into Maia 's guard.
Watanabe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Maia sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maia wants to pass to mount but Watanabe is defending the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Watanabe!
Watanabe is trying to escape the mount but Maia keeps good control and instead manages to take Watanabe's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demon Maia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kengo Watanabe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watanabe tries for a takedown but Maia circles away easily
and Maia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Watanabe's guard.
Maia advances to half guard.
Maia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watanabe can do to turn this around?
Watanabe trying to hold on to Maia's head to control him but Maia postures up.
Maia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maia 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.
Maia wants to control the pace but Watanabe is squirming around nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia landing strikes from the mount and Watanabe is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Maia.
Maia 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Watanabe is squirming around, avoiding Maia's attempts to control the action.
Maia won't let Watanabe get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Maia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Watanabe has given up his back.
Maia scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Watanabe is rocked!
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Watanabe is still in real trouble! Can Maia finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Maia! Watanabe is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Demon Maia!
During a confident post fight interview, Demon Maia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo daVinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
22
204 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
|
187 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo daVinci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Capone!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Capone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Capone misses with a double jab.
daVinci throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Capone finds it's target.
Capone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from daVinci.
Capone scores with a jab to the head.
That kick from daVinci tenderised Capone's leg. Capone is trying to keep his angry face on.
daVinci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Capone.
daVinci throws a hook to the side of Capone's head but Capone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
daVinci tries to land a front kick but Capone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice cross by Capone.
Tim Capone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Capone.
Capone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
daVinci throws a head kick but Capone moves out of range.
daVinci swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Capone.
Capone lands a jab to daVinci's midsection.
Capone throws a right and a left that daVinci avoids nicely.
daVinci misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for daVinci.
daVinci misses with a body kick.
daVinci takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capone just misses with a punch to the body.
daVinci takes one to the side of the head.
Capone slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from daVinci, right into the meat.
Capone misses with a few strikes there.
daVinci tries to clinch up but Capone circles away and keeps his distance.
daVinci doesn't manage to clinch there - Capone circles away.
Capone lands a jab to daVinci's midsection.
Capone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Capone avoids the head kick by daVinci.
Capone blocks a head kick by daVinci.
daVinci scores with a head kick. Capone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Capone drops daVinci with a left right combo! Capone follows him down to the ground into side control.
daVinci is rocked!
It looks like Leonardo daVinci has been cut.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Capone cracks daVinci with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Capone immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! daVinci is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Capone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Capone!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tate Thai Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claes Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claes Fleming is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 176 cm
21
198 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
|
188 cm
29
185 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tate Thai Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claes Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai Guy looks for the body kick but Fleming saw that one coming.
Thai Guy misses with a leg kick
and Fleming counters with a nice leg kick.
Thai Guy misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Fleming.
Tate Thai Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleming pushes Thai Guy away with a front kick.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fleming counters with a head kick.
Fleming misses the shot to the body.
Thai Guy thows a body kick. Fleming tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Fleming.
Thai Guy rushes Fleming and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thai Guy keeps control of Fleming as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thai Guy is struggling to control the position.
Fleming missing with knees to the body.
Thai Guy throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fleming manages to break the clinch.
Thai Guy cracks the inside of Fleming's front leg.
Fleming moves out of range as Thai Guy throws a body kick.
Thai Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fleming keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Fleming is having none of it.
Fleming blocks a low kick nicely.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up but Fleming circles away and keeps his distance.
Fleming thows a body shot but no joy.
Thai Guy moves in looking to clinch but Fleming pushes him off.
Thai Guy tries to land a front kick but Fleming steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy body kick from Thai Guy
and Fleming counters with a low kick, right behind Thai Guy 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws a head kick but Fleming moves out of range.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fleming paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Fleming.
Thai Guy throws the kick towards the body but Fleming avoids it.
Thai Guy misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Thai Guy misses
and Fleming counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thai Guy's knee momentarily.
Fleming throws a leg kick but Thai Guy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thai Guy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fleming counters with a big head kick but Thai Guy shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy moves out of range of the body kick from Fleming.
Thai Guy scores with a kick to the body.
Thai Guy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thai Guy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fleming tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fleming misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Fleming is having none of it.
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 Tate Thai Guy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up.
Fleming throws a leg kick but Thai Guy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fleming keeps the fight on the outside.
Fleming moves out of range of the body kick.
Fleming throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fleming swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai Guy.
Fleming blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thai Guy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thai Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai Guy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Fleming is having none of it.
Thai Guy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thai Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai Guy taking a breather.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fleming connects with a knee to the head.
Thai Guy avoiding damage as Fleming throws knees to the body.
Fleming tries to break free but Thai Guy pushes him back against the ropes.
Fleming wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fleming trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Fleming's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fleming wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
Fleming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thai Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
Thai Guy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Fleming shrugs off.
Thai Guy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fleming's defenses.
Fleming breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy blocks a head kick by Fleming.
Fleming fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fleming paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fleming misses the shot to the body.
Fleming swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai Guy.
Fleming tries a head kick but it misses.
Thai Guy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws a body kick that misses.
Fleming pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fleming paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fleming moves out of range of the body kick from Thai Guy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thai Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Thai Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thai Guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tate Thai Guy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Thai Guy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fleming.
Thai Guy scores with a kick to the body.
Tate Thai Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Thai Guy wants to clinch.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch but Fleming swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai Guy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fleming, pushing him back against the ropes.
Thai Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
Fleming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy wants to stall.
Thai Guy lands an elbow that stopped Fleming in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Fleming.
Fleming breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thai Guy avoids the body shot from Fleming.
A head kick misses from Fleming.
Thai Guy clinches up against the ropes.
Fleming can't break the clinch.
Thai Guy taking a breather.
Fleming's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai Guy darts in trying to clinch
and Fleming counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Fleming moves away
and Fleming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Fleming blocks the leg kick.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fleming manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fleming swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy pushes Fleming away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy moves into the clinch.
Thai Guy prevents Fleming from breaking the clinch.
Thai Guy is pushing Fleming up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thai Guy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Fleming shrugs off.
Thai Guy managing to block the knees to the body from Fleming.
Thai Guy stalls.
Fleming missing with knees to the body.
Fleming is trying to break the clinch but Thai Guy has him pressed against the ropes.
Thai Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fleming is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai Guy is defending well for now.
Fleming has had enough of the clinch but Thai Guy keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy prevents Fleming from breaking the clinch.
Fleming is trying to force a seperation but Thai Guy has the dominant position.
Fleming pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fleming swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Thai Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Fleming is having none of it.
Fleming circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fleming counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fleming avoids a kick to the body.
Claes Fleming has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fleming fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thai Guy is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tate Thai Guy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thai Guy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tate Thai Guy!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
35% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krayzie Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kazushi Sakuraba's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
|
183 cm
24
190 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
|
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Jackson lands but Sakuraba takes it in his stride.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakuraba clinches.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Sakuraba's ribcage. Sakuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Jackson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jackson manages to end up in side control.
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.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Sakuraba controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba tries to bench press Jackson off him but Jackson keeps the position.
Sakuraba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sakuraba is avoiding damage well.
Sakuraba taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Jackson trying to control the action but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Sakuraba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackson is thwarting Sakuraba's attempts to control the position.
Jackson is working for a kimura but Sakuraba is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakuraba's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Jackson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Jackson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sakuraba.
Jackson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jackson covering up well and avoiding damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sakuraba looking for the choke from the back.
Sakuraba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakuraba scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jackson is looking for a way out.
Jackson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking for the choke from the back.
Sakuraba is looking to control Jackson but Jackson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sakuraba looking for the choke but no joy.
Sakuraba has the hooks in. Jackson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sakuraba looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba missing with strikes from the back.
Jackson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sakuraba gets his way!
Sakuraba lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jackson's head.
Sakuraba lands a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba keeps control of the position as Jackson tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Sakuraba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jackson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson has hold of Sakuraba's hands but Sakuraba slips his arm to the side and 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!
Sakuraba wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakuraba is working away from the top position though.
Sakuraba thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Sakuraba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakuraba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sakuraba is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.
Jackson trying to control but Sakuraba postures up.
Jackson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working for a submission of some sort.
Sakuraba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sakuraba wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
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.
Sakuraba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Sakuraba throws a strike but Jackson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sakuraba connects with a couple of short punches.
Sakuraba passes into half guard.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is looking to escape.
Jackson trying to control but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Sakuraba.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Sakuraba is controlling him well.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sakuraba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sakuraba finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Sakuraba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson cracks the inside of Sakuraba's front leg.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Sakuraba in a clinch.
Sakuraba has clasped his hands together around Jackson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sakuraba throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jackson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sakuraba stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Sakuraba 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.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but Jackson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakuraba to get the leverage.
Sakuraba trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Jackson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sakuraba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krayzie Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sakuraba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Jackson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Kazushi Sakuraba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sakuraba is looking to advance position but Jackson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sakuraba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Sakuraba!
A victorious Kazushi Sakuraba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
78% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
24
214 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
|
191 cm
26
223 lbs
12 - 5 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristiano Nascimento!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong clinches up against the ropes.
Nascimento lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nascimento lands with a right to the head.
Armstrong missing with knees to the body.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
Nascimento wants to break free but Armstrong has control.
Nascimento on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Nascimento.
Armstrong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Cristiano Nascimento has been cut.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nascimento pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Armstrong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong thows a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong throws a head kick but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento misses with a hook
and Armstrong counters with a head kick that drops Nascimento to the mat! Nascimento scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Nascimento is rocked!
Nascimento get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Nascimento stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Armstrong runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Xavier Armstrong!
Xavier Armstrong is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Xavier Armstrong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
