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AJFC 125: Opay vs. Christmas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Krauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Lunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Lunde has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Krauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Lunde!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krauss shoots for a takedown but Lunde saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lunde closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Krauss's guard.
Lunde trying to control the position from guard on top but Krauss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lunde postures up.
Lunde wants to control from the top but Krauss keeps moving.
Lunde is looking to work some ground and pound but Krauss has wrist control.
Lunde stops Krauss from standing up.
Lunde wants to control from the top but Krauss keeps moving.
Lunde controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Krauss misses with a takedown attempt
and Lunde counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lunde throwing shots but Krauss is blocking nicely.
Lunde scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Krauss moves into full guard.
Krauss is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunde with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lunde wants to control from the top but Krauss keeps moving.
Lunde slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Krauss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krauss keeping moving, preventing Lunde from controlling successfully.
Lunde is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hank Lunde hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lunde tries to land a leg kick but Krauss saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunde throws a looping overhand right but Krauss ducks down to avoid it.
Krauss takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lunde looks for a takedown but Krauss sprawls well.
Lunde will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Krauss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Krauss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lunde lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lunde fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lunde lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lunde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krauss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krauss shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krauss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Michael Krauss has been cut.
Lunde closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lunde lands a nice forearm strike.
Lunde wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krauss keeps working.
Lunde in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Krauss is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hank Lunde!
Hank Lunde thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's entrance music is Look At Me Now. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
A punch lands to the side of Pettis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz scores with a one two! Pettis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Pettis off the cage and back into range.
Pettis slips under a jab from Diaz.
Diaz feints a jab promting Pettis to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pettis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Pettis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pettis scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Pettis tries to land a knee to the head but Diaz blocks with his arms.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Pettis wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pettis defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pettis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pettis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Pettis defends easily.
Pettis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pettis looking to pass the guard.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pettis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pettis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pettis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pettis has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pettis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz working for a triangle but Pettis defends it easily.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pettis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Pettis from controlling successfully.
Pettis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pettis has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Pettis trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Pettis to get to half guard.
Pettis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pettis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pettis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pettis pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Pettis manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Diaz being controlled here momentarily.
Diaz has gone for a leg lock! Pettis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Diaz's guard.
Diaz has his foot on Pettis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pettis works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Pettis to get to half guard.
Pettis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pettis misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pettis unloading with bombs!
Pettis prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.
Pettis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Diaz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Diaz is not content to let Pettis control the position.
A control attempt from Diaz but he's now mounted!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pettis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis throws some wild stikes that Diaz manages to avoid easily.
Pettis looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pettis tries to stand and escape but Diaz actually recovers to full guard.
Pettis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pettis trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pettis wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pettis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pettis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pettis defends it easily.
Pettis postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Pettis has picked Diaz up and slammed him! Diaz can't keep hold of the triangle and Pettis manages to pass to side control!
Pettis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pettis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pettis lands a few punches from side control.
Pettis working the ground and pound.
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pettis off and has taken his back!
Pettis's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Diaz's hands.
Pettis has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Diaz is controlling the position but Pettis somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis is concentrating on defense, preventing Diaz from advancing position.
Pettis trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Pettis is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Diaz prevents Pettis from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Pettis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pettis defend it? Diaz steps over the head and cranks it - Pettis is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Diaz!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nick Diaz thanked [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryosuke Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura comes into the arena with Inner Light by Shocking Lemon blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
12 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryosuke Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahashi shoots and misses
and Kimura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takahashi thinking.
Takahashi shoots and misses
and Kimura counters with an inside leg kick.
Takahashi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kimura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Takahashi thinking.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryosuke Takahashi.
Kimura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takahashi has his takedown stuffed
and Kimura counters with a solid body kick.
Takahashi with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Kimura to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi looks gassed!
Kimura scores with a shot to the body.
Kimura takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takahashi.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kimura.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
Kimura digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kimura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kimura pushes Takahashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Kimura.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kimura lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Kimura on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
Kimura lands a nice elbow.
A body shot lands from Kimura.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kimura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
A body shot lands from Kimura.
Kimura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takahashi or not.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kimura landing knees to the body.
Kimura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takahashi.
Kimura lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
Kimura pushes Takahashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kimura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takahashi or not.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura lands a nice uppercut.
Kimura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Kimura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takahashis head.
Takahashi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A body shot lands from Kimura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Kimura.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kimura lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura has Takahashi pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kimura pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Takahashi tumbling to the mat - Kimura dives into Takahashi's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimura stays in close to Takahashi's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is pushing down on Takahashi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Takahashi is fighting to maintain full guard but Kimura has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tatsuya Kimura.
Takahashi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Kimura jabs at Takahashi's body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kimura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takahashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kimura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kimura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kimura connects with a body shot.
Kimura lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kimura lands a nice looking body kick.
Kimura cracks Takahashi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kimura wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands a jab to Takahashi's midsection.
Kimura gets a clinch.
Kimura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takahashi or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimura presses Takahashi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kimura decides to pull guard.
Kimura is controlling Takahashi's posture.
Kimura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takahashi manages to get himself to full guard.
Kimura sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Takahashi's guard.
Kimura is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kimura.
Kimura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We're going to have a standup here because Tatsuya Kimura wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kimura keeps Takahashi at a distance using the push kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kimura as he connects with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kimura!
Kimura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kimura drives through and clinches with Takahashi against the cage.
Kimura lands a hook that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Kimura digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimura digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kimura digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Kimura - that landed with a thud.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takahashi.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
Takahashi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kimura is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Takahashi.
Kimura is leaning against Takahashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kimura is leaning against Takahashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kimura lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Kimura.
Kimura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kimura digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura pushes Takahashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kimura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Kimura - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Kimura.
Kimura digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kimura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takahashi.
A body shot lands from Kimura.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kimura fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tatsuya Kimura is winning the standup battle so far.
Kimura lands a slapping body shot.
Kimura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takahashi can do to turn this around?
Kimura lands with a nice body punch.
Ryosuke Takahashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kimura connects with a jab.
Kimura cracks Takahashi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takahashi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
Kimura closes the distance and clinches.
Kimura pushes Takahashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
Kimura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takahashi.
A short right from Kimura on the inside.
Takahashi is rocked!
Kimura lands a body shot.
Takahashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Kimura finish him?
Kimura lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Takahashi to his knees! Kimura keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsuya Kimura!
During a confident post fight interview, Tatsuya Kimura thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain Caveman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caveman comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Caveman Intro. Billy Casey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Caveman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Casey!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casey closes the distance and clinches up with Caveman, looking for a takedown. Casey pushes Caveman against the cage but Caveman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Caveman.
Caveman moves into the clinch.
Casey takes a shot to the head.
Casey tries a knee to the head but Caveman blocks it.
Caveman lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Billy Casey has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caveman.
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!
Caveman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Casey's face.
Caveman scores a nice knee to the body.
Casey looks gassed!
Caveman cracks Casey with a nice body shot.
Caveman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Caveman scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Caveman.
Caveman scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Caveman.
Caveman scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caveman.
Casey is rocked!
Caveman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Casey! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Caveman is unloading with more strikes now! Casey drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Caveman!
Captain Caveman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bebe Sabie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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25
225 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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263 lbs
16 - 19 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bebe Sabie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabie slips under a jab from Flores.
Sabie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flores.
Nice shot lands for Sabie.
Flores throws a combination. Sabie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Bebe Sabie has been cut.
Flores pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sabie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flores misses with an uppercut
and Sabie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flores throws a hook but Sabie avoids it easily.
Sabie moves in looking to clinch but Flores pushes him off.
Sabie is looking to clinch.
Flores fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Flores chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sabie can pounce on him.
Flores circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flores swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sabie counters by clinching up.
Flores breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flores swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Flores plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Flores takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sabie blocks a jab.
Sabie slips a jab and a cross from Flores.
Sabie avoids the body shot from Flores.
Sabie throws a right and a left that Flores avoids nicely.
Sabie moves in looking to clinch but Flores pushes him off.
Flores swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabie.
Flores defending well as Sabie loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flores connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flores misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sabie scores with a four punch combination!
Sabie wants to clinch
and Flores counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flores misses with a lunging right hand
and Sabie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sabie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flores.
Flores pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sabie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sabie clinches.
Flores breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sabie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sabie drops Flores with a beautiful combination! Flores stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sabie is looking for the KO!
Flores is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Flores has been cut.
Sabie sizes up Flores with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores thows a body kick. Sabie tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Flores dips to his left and cracks Sabie with an uppercut!
Flores swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sabie catches Flores with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sabie wants to clinch up but Flores keeps it at a distance.
Sabie misses with a series of wild punches.
Sabie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flores is trying to push Sabie away but Sabie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Flores wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabie has him pressed against the cage.
Sabie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sabie working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabie tries to land a knee to the head but Flores blocks with his arms.
Flores's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sabie misses with the combination.
Sabie tries to close the distance and clinch but Flores swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sabie misses with a double jab.
Flores slips under a jab from Sabie.
Sabie moves into range and clinches up with Flores.
Sabie being controlled against the cage.
Sabie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flores avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Flores trying to control the position but instead, Sabie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Flores into the cage.
Flores's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sabie tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Flores misses with the body kick
and Sabie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flores digs a good hook to Sabie's body.
Sabie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Flores counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sabie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Flores lands.
Bebe Sabie's cut is getting worse.
Sabie swinging wildly here.
Sabie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabie clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Sabie to work.
Flores manages to break the clinch.
Flores misses with a series of wild punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Flores throws a head kick but Sabie moves out of range.
Sabie tries to close the distance and clinch but Flores swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Sabie misses.
Flores throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sabie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flores throws a head kick that misses
enabling Sabie to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Flores.
Flores getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Left hook, right uppercut from Flores.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabie moves in looking to clinch but Flores pushes him off.
Good exchange - Flores coming out on top.
Flores throws a jab when Sabie was well out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sabie dodges the punch combination from Flores.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sabie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sabie tries to clinch but Flores is having none of it.
A combination from Flores does no damage.
Flores connects with a body shot.
Flores dodges the punch combination from Sabie.
Sabie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Flores counters with a body kick.
Sabie tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sabie clinches.
Sabie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Flores manages to break the clinch.
Sabie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sabie tries to clinch but Flores moves out of range.
Sabie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flores misses with a few strikes there.
Flores swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabie connects with a nice looking jab.
Sabie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Flores manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sabie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flores.
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 Bebe Sabie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sabie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sabie tries to clinch up
and Flores counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flores circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sabie moves in looking to clinch but Flores pushes him off.
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
Flores tests Sabie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bebe Sabie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sabie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sabie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flores tries to keep at a distance but Sabie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sabie content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flores looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Flores breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sabie takes one to the chin there.
Sabie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Flores misses.
Nice defenses there by Sabie.
Flores looks to throw the jab but Sabie is out of range.
Sabie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Flores manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sabie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabie closes the distance and pushes Flores back into the cage.
Sabie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sabie has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sabie tries to stall but Flores uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Flores's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Flores is trying to push Sabie away but Sabie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee calls for Flores to work.
Sabie managing to block the knees to the body from Flores.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Sabie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sabie pushes off an throws an elbow but Flores leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flores blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sabie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sabie misses with the head strike.
Flores creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sabie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flores is breathing heavily.
Sabie pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores wants to get back to striking at distance but Sabie won't allow it.
Sabie gets through Flores's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sabie has Flores pressed against the cage.
Sabie has Flores pressed against the cage, preventing Flores from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sabie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flores's brow.
Sabie is pushing Flores up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bebe Sabie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Flores is trying to break the clinch but Sabie has him pressed against the cage.
Flores scores with a knee to the head.
Sabie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Flores up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bebe Sabie.
Sabie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Flores stalks Sabie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sabie's face. Sabie staggers backwards, shaken.
Sabie tries to clinch but Flores is having none of it.
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
Sabie moves to clinch but Flores breaks away
and Sabie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeez, Bebe Sabie's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabie doesn't manage to clinch there - Flores circles away.
Flores swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabie.
Flores throws a chopping leg kick but Sabie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flores misses with a two punch combination.
Flores paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bebe Sabie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gabriel Flores!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mace Baars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baars has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the Name as his entrance music. Mace Baars has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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27
255 lbs
10 - 15 - 0 |
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24
260 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mace Baars!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baars tries to clinch but Yu moves out of range.
Baars throws a shot to the body.
Baars throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baars moves in looking to clinch but Yu pushes him off.
Yu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baars has time to react.
Yu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baars misses the shot to the body.
Yu throws a hook but Baars avoids it easily.
Yu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baars.
Baars throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yu scores with a shot to the body.
Yu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baars.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Baars misses.
Nice straight punches there by Yu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baars scores with a punch to the head.
Yu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Baars darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Baars tries to clinch up but Yu circles away and keeps his distance.
Yu throws a hook but Baars avoids it easily.
Yu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baars misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu moves away.
Yu lands an overhand right.
Yu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baars throws a body punch but Yu moves out of range.
Yu stuns Baars with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baars ducks under a wild hook from Yu.
Yu misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baars 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 Yu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baars finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Yu misses.
Baars lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yu circles away quickly and effectively.
Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baars moves away.
Baars avoids the head kick by Yu.
Yu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yu scores with a three punch combo!
Baars wants to clinch up but Yu keeps it at a distance.
Yu keeps the fight on the outside.
Baars is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yu tried to score with a low kick but Baars checks it.
Baars fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yu swats away the attempt to clinch by Baars.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baars wants to clinch
and Yu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baars takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yu lands a nice looking body shot.
Baars throws a series of punches but Yu avoids them all with ease.
Baars misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yu.
Baars throws the left hand but Yu avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Yu.
The fighters circling - Baars throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Baars checks a leg kick.
Baars looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses the jab.
Baars defending well as Yu loads up on a big left hand.
Yu dips to his left and cracks Baars with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baars is looking to clinch.
Yu throws a leg kick that misses.
Baars throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baars takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baars wants to clinch
and Yu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baars is looking to clinch but Yu is avoiding it.
Yu throws a low kick but Baars moves out of range easily.
Baars tries to close the distance and clinch but Yu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Yu misses the target.
Baars throws a body punch but Yu moves out of range.
Yu slips under a jab from Baars.
The crowd cheers as Yu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baars doesn't seem phased though.
Baars digs a good hook to Yu's body.
Yu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Baars swings for the body but Yu moves out of range.
Yu lands a lovely overhand right.
Baars throws the left hand but Yu avoids the punch easily.
Baars swings for the body but Yu moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu lands with a cross.
Baars is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yu rather than just go for the knockout.
Baars throws a right hand that Yu ducks under and follows up with a left that Yu also avoids with ease.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baars tries to clinch but Yu moves out of range.
Baars throws a big shot that misses.
Baars tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu was well out of range. Poor timing from Baars.
Baars misses with a straight right.
Yu looks to land a combination but Baars avoids it well.
Yu tests Baars's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baars throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Yu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yu connects with a jab.
Yu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baars.
Yu scores with a nice right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yu missing with a left hand there. Baars was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baars throws a poor cross that misses
and Yu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baars looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baars. Yu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baars tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu was well out of range. Poor timing from Baars.
Baars loads up on a big right hand but Yu slips the punch.
Yu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Yu misses.
Baars uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yu.
Yu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Baars has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baars looks to land a left hand but Yu moved out of range nicely.
Baars takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baars gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baars backwards.
Yu struggles to land a body shot inside as Baars controls his hands.
Baars lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baars misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yu missing with knees to the body.
Yu pushes Baars back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baars is trying to stall.
Yu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baars struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yu as Baars tries to tie him up.
Yu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baars looks gassed!
Yu tries to throw a body punch but Baars avoids it by throwing Yu back against the cage.
Baars tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baars tries to work over Yu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yu lands a nice uppercut.
Yu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Baars fails to land.
Baars misses with a punch on the inside.
Baars scores with a shot to the side of Yu's head.
Yu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yu tries a body shot but Baars blocks it.
Yu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Baars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yu.
Baars misses with a knee to the head.
Baars scores with a hook to the body.
Yu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baars will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yu up against the cage.
Baars throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baars struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu controls his hands.
Yu lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hand to the body from Yu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Yu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Yu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Yu scores with a shot to the body.
Yu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baars circles away quickly and effectively.
Yu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Baars.
Yu throws a combination. Baars tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Baars bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Yu.
Yu misses with a series of wild punches.
Yu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baars is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Yu misses.
Yu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baars cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu missing with a left hand there. Baars was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yu misses with a body shot.
Baars walks into a straight right hand from Yu.
Baars throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yu misses with a body shot.
Jack Yu is winning the standup battle so far.
Baars throws a hook but Yu blocks it.
Baars displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yu throws out the jab.
Baars misses with a straight right.
Yu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yu moves away.
Yu with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baars swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu throws a looping overhand right but Baars ducks down to avoid it.
Baars tries a low kick but Yu avoids it.
Baars connects with a right hand. Yu shakes it off.
Yu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baars tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baars changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Yu misses.
Baars fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baars.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Yu misses with a low kick.
Baars shoots in for a takedown but Yu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yu thumps Baars with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baars misses the shot to the body.
Yu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baars is breathing heavily.
Yu misses with a leg kick.
Baars tries to close the distance and clinch but Yu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Baars.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yu.
Baars wants to clinch up but Yu keeps it at a distance.
Yu connects with a right hand. Baars shakes it off.
Yu misses with a few strikes there.
Baars tries to clinch there but Yu circles away.
Yu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baars takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baars looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baars looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yu throws a series of strikes that have Baars backpedaling.
Yu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baars shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Baars throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yu because Baars loaded up on that one.
Yu is looking to get to half guard.
Yu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baars on the ground.
Baars goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yu is on top in guard.
Yu throws a strike but Baars rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baars.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baars drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baars jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Baars drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Baars has Yu in his guard.
Yu is looking to work some ground and pound but Baars has wrist control.
Baars bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yu's guard.
Yu is pulling down on Baars's head to control his posture.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Baars stays in close to Yu's body and controls the position.
Baars trying to control but Yu is working from the bottom.
Yu controls Baars momentarily but Baars frees himself.
Baars would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Baars trying to control the position from guard on top but Yu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baars rushes Yu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yu fails to land.
Baars misses with a punch to the body.
Yu misses with a body punch.
Baars lands a shot to the body.
Yu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu lands a nice shot to the body.
Yu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yu tries to throw a body punch but Baars avoids it by throwing Yu back against the cage.
Yu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yu lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baars misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yu.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baars looking to throw knees to the head but Yu is blocking nicely.
Yu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baars backwards.
Yu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baars backwards.
Yu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yu lands a nice elbow.
Yu is struggling to control the position.
Baars struggles to land a body shot inside as Yu controls his hands.
Yu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baars's elbow.
Yu blocking some punches.
Yu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baars lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yu tries to throw a body punch but Baars avoids it by throwing Yu back against the cage.
Yu lands an uppercut.
Yu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baars tries a body shot but Yu blocks it.
Yu lands with a light punch inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yu lands with a right to the head.
Baars misses with a punch to the body.
Yu throws a head punch that misses.
Baars can't find room to land a body shot as Yu controls the action.
Yu lands with a right to the head.
Yu swings wildly with an uppercut but Baars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baars misses with some punches.
Yu lands a nice uppercut.
Baars lands a shot to the body.
Baars jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yu walks away with a smile on his face. Baars gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Baars tries to clinch but Yu moves out of range.
Mace Baars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Baars has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Baars misses.
Yu throws a solid leg kick but Baars takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yu.
Yu lunges at Baars with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baars's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Yu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jack Yu!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jack Yu!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jack Yu!
Jack Yu wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jack Yu waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] Knockout Apparel [Clearance Sale!]'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Gregovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikhail Gregovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Bova!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregovich blocks a leg kick.
Gregovich throws an overhand right that lands on Bova's shoulder, as Bova tries to avoid the shot.
Gregovich scores with a nice right hand.
Gregovich throws a poor cross that misses
and Bova counters with a leg kick.
Gregovich throws a combination that misses
and Bova counters with a one-two to the body.
Gregovich lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregovich throws a shot from downtown. Bova moves away and avoids it.
Gregovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gregovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bova counters with a low kick, right behind Gregovich 's knee.
Gregovich misses with a wild body shot.
Gregovich shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bova eats them both and turns towards Gregovich to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gregovich throws out a loose jab but Bova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bova fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gregovich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bova counters with an inside leg kick.
Gregovich misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bova.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregovich looks to land a combination but Bova avoids it well.
Bova throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gregovich's waist but Gregovich gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bova off to one side.
Gregovich scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gregovich misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bova.
Mikhail Gregovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Bova.
Some wild striking there from Gregovich.
Bova lands with a nice body kick.
Bova drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bova trying to control the position but Gregovich is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bova controls the position from side control.
Gregovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bova on the ground.
Bova looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gregovich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Gregovich looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bova gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Gregovich is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bova lets go of the hold and Gregovich can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Bova!
Anthony Bova took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Das Labor for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martijn Walvoord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walvoord comes to the cage accompanied by Eternity. Rosenthal is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2 Hits. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martijn Walvoord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ed Rosenthal!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walvoord tries to clinch up.
Rosenthal moves out of range of the strikes.
Rosenthal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walvoord scores with a hook to the body. Rosenthal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A cross from Walvoord lands.
Walvoord misses with a body kick.
Rosenthal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walvoord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walvoord just misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenthal throws the left hand but Walvoord avoids the punch easily.
Rosenthal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walvoord doesn't seem bothered though.
Rosenthal takes a swing at Walvoord's ribcage but misses.
Walvoord takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Martijn Walvoord has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walvoord.
Rosenthal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosenthal misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walvoord. Rosenthal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walvoord drives through and clinches with Rosenthal against the cage.
Walvoord misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walvoord scores with a knee to the head.
Walvoord swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walvoord tries to land knees in the clinch but Rosenthal avoids the damage to the body.
Walvoord misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walvoord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walvoord throws the kick towards the body but Rosenthal avoids it.
Rosenthal stuns Walvoord with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walvoord misses with a body shot.
Rosenthal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ed Rosenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosenthal lands a head shot.
Walvoord on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rosenthal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rosenthal lands with a straight right. Walvoord didn't see that one coming.
Walvoord moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walvoord misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rosenthal.
Walvoord throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walvoord misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walvoord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rosenthal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rosenthal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walvoord is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rosenthal. Walvoord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rosenthal looks to score with a jab to the body but Walvoord is just out of range.
Rosenthal scores with a shot to the body.
Walvoord throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walvoord tries to clinch but Rosenthal is having none of it.
Rosenthal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walvoord under the eye.
Martijn Walvoord's cut is getting worse.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walvoord. Rosenthal shrugs it off though.
Walvoord tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosenthal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walvoord scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal lands the left hand.
Oh Walvoord is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rosenthal closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Walvoord out cold! Walvoord corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ed Rosenthal!
After the big win, Ed Rosenthal made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roc comes to the cage accompanied by J-Roc: Trailer Park Life. Lopez has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Roc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez misses with a few strikes there.
Roc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Roc connects with a single shot there.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Roc moved away.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good exchange - Roc coming out on top.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lopez. That's going to slow Roc down.
Roc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a left and a right that stings Roc.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Roc is avoiding it.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Roc to counter with a crisp jab.
Roc misses with a straight left.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roc blocks the body kick.
Roc swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roc thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a double jab.
Roc scores with a takedown into Lopez's guard.
Lopez working a defensive guard but Roc manages to pass into side control anyway.
Lopez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Roc is putting a hurting on Lopez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lopez looking for a sweep but Roc has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Lopez is looking to get to half guard.
Roc has hold of Lopez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lopez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lopez is desperately trying to improve his position but Roc has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lopez is looking to improve his position but Roc isn't that keen on the idea.
Lopez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roc scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lopez?
Roc working the ground and pound effectively.
Roc in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lopez is looking to improve his position but Roc isn't that keen on the idea.
Lopez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc is landing with some decent strikes but Lopez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Roc connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roc takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lopez is working to get back to half guard.
Roc trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roc 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.
Roc working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roc is landing with some decent strikes but Lopez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lopez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Roc stops Lopez from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez taking some punishment here, with Roc in his half guard.
Lopez tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Roc has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lopez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roc tries to control but Lopez wriggling away.
Roc lands with some strikes.
Roc prevents Lopez from getting the reversal.
Lopez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lopez tries to buck Roc off but he can't manage it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roc working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roc looking for a guillotine from mount but Lopez is having none of it.
Roc landing shots from mount.
Roc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Roc breaks from Lopez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Roc is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lopez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez is looking to improve his position but Roc isn't that keen on the idea.
Roc lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lopez hang on?
Roc landing strikes from the mount and Lopez is in trouble!
Lopez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roc looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lopez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lopez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez with a nice head shot there.
Roc trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Lopez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lopez is controlling him.
Lopez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lopez stopping the sweep attempt from Roc.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lopez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lopez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roc is keeping the position for now.
Lopez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Roc manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lopez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Roc is controlling him.
Lopez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Roc off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Good shot there by Roc.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lopez digs a good hook to Roc's body.
Roc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lopez.
Roc throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Roc throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jay Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez misses with a two punch combination.
Lopez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez moves out of range as Roc strikes.
A jab from Lopez misses.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Roc to score with a decent uppercut.
Roc scores with a body shot.
Roc is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Roc.
Roc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lopez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roc misses with an uppercut
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
Roc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roc looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roc throws a hook but Lopez avoids it easily.
Roc throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lopez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Roc dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roc circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez is looking to land body kicks.
Roc throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Roc.
Roc looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Roc throws a looping overhand right but Lopez ducks down to avoid it.
Roc connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lopez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lopez duly obliges.
Roc connects with a single shot there.
Lopez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roc staying out of range there.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Roc moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roc.
A punch combination from Lopez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jay Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roc keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Roc scores with a leg kick.
Roc misses with a body shot.
Roc has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopez.
Lopez needs to keep his hands up - Roc had a free shot at his head there.
Lopez throws a jab when Roc was well out of range.
A jab from Roc finds it's way through Lopez's defenses.
Lopez tries to bum rush Roc with a series of wild strikes but Roc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lopez throws a nice looking combination but Roc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roc scores with a body shot.
Lopez tries to clinch up but Roc circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roc has time to react.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Roc here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roc fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Roc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez leaves Roc with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roc works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Lopez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lopez misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc lunges at Lopez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lopez's hand.
Lopez fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jay Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez throws a series of punches but Roc moves out of range.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roc.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Roc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roc dodges the punch combination from Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Roc.
Roc scores with a jab. Lopez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Roc throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Roc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez misses with a kick to the body.
Lopez walks into a straight right hand from Roc.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roc lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a combination that misses
and Roc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lopez misses with a double jab
and Roc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Lopez. Those never looked like landing.
Roc 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 five minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes one to the side of the head.
Lopez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from Roc.
Roc ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Lopez throws a head kick but Roc moves out of range.
Jay Roc is winning the standup battle so far.
Roc with a hook.
Lopez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Roc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
Roc throws a right hand that misses
and Lopez counters with a nice body kick.
Lopez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roc looks to score with a jab to the body but Lopez is just out of range.
Roc drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roc scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roc wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Roc passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roc landing strikes.
Roc trying to control the position but Lopez is working away.
Roc wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lopez, who protects the arm well.
Roc wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lopez, who protects the arm well.
Lopez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roc wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jay Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roc lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lopez down.
Roc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lopez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lopez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Roc scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lopez taking a bit of punishment here - Roc scoring with strikes.
Lopez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lopez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Roc's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Roc working Lopez over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lopez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roc wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
Lopez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roc.
Lopez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lopez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lopez has one foot on Roc's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Lopez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lopez wants it to stay on the feet.
Lopez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roc slips under a jab from Lopez.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roc circles away quickly and effectively.
Roc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopez on the side of the head.
Roc on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lopez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roc manages to avoid it.
Lopez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roc circles away quickly and effectively.
Lopez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lopez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lopez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roc takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez misses with the body kick
and Roc counters with a straight right hand.
Roc scores with a body shot.
Roc thuds a left hand into Lopez's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Roc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roc 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jay Roc!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jay Roc!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jay Roc!
Jay Roc wins by unanimous decision!
Jay Roc really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kampay Opay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opay's entrance music is Release me. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kampay Opay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Christmas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Opay back to the cage. Christmas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Opay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Christmas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Opay scrambles back to his feet.
Christmas misses with a wild combination.
Opay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Opay works his way into full mount!
Opay misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Christmas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Opay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Opay is landing with some decent strikes but Christmas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Opay.
Christmas is rocked!
Opay unloads with some shots from mount but Christmas bucks and avoids them well.
Christmas is still in real trouble! Can Opay finish him?
Opay thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Christmas seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Opay is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Christmas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opay avoids the attempt from Christmas to control.
BOOM! Opay connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Opay with shots to the head and body - Christmas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Opay drops a big elbow. That's hurt Christmas! More shots from Opay and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kampay Opay!
Kampay Opay retains his light heavyweight title!
Kampay Opay very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation 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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