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Valhalla 55: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joel Singapore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deacon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deacon Frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Singapore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Deacon Frost!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singapore is looking to clinch.
Singapore blocks a jab.
Singapore looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Singapore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frost defending well though.
Frost blocking the ground and pound attempt from Singapore.
Frost is defending against the submission attempts here by Singapore.
Singapore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frost defending well though.
Frost avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Singapore.
Singapore passes to side control.
Singapore in side control, throwing shots but Frost defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singapore throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Singapore connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Frost some visible discomfort.
Frost tries to control but Singapore manages to take his back.
Singapore keeps control of the position as Frost tries to break free.
Singapore is looking for the choke from the back position but Frost is controlling his hands well.
Frost is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singapore misses with an elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singapore lands shots from the back.
Frost really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Singapore. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frost is trying to defend against the choke here but Singapore has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Singapore Tightens the hold and Frost taps out furiously! Singapore displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joel Singapore!
Our winner, Joel Singapore, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phantom Assasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phantom Assasin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phantom Assasin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assasin throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assasin misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assasin manages to avoid it.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Assasin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assasin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assasin circles away quickly and effectively.
Stark scores with a decent looking hook.
Stark throws a head kick but Assasin moves out of range.
Stark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assasin throws out the jab.
Stark throws a jab but it's blocked by Assasin.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assasin moves away.
Stark takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark slips a straight right by Assasin.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Assasin swinging wildly here.
Assasin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Assasin slips a straight right by Stark.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Assasin moves out of range easily.
Stark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Assasin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assasin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Assasin moves out of range of the body kick.
Stark scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stark misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assasin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assasin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
Assasin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stark throws a right hand that Assasin ducks under and follows up with a left that Assasin also avoids with ease.
Stark throws a right and a left that Assasin avoids nicely.
Assasin blocks a low kick nicely.
Stark cracks Assasin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Assasin tries to clinch up but Stark circles away and keeps his distance.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assasin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Assasin does no damage.
Assasin just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark scores with a jab.
Assasin misses with a wild body shot.
Stark throws a body punch but Assasin moves out of range.
Assasin looks to land a combination but Stark avoids it well.
Assasin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Assasin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assasin.
Stark misses with the combination.
A combination from Stark does no damage.
Assasin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assasin throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Assasin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stark on the side of the head.
Stark misses with a double jab.
Assasin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Assasin tries to bum rush Stark with a series of wild strikes but Stark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assasin throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Stark.
It looks like Phantom Assasin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assasin was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark lands with a nice combination. Assasin backs away looking to recover.
Stark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assasin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phantom Assasin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stark throws a series of strikes that have Assasin backpedaling.
Stark cracks Assasin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Assasin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Assasin is rocked!
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Assasin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Assasin leaves his chin hanging out and Stark seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Assasin crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Stark!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Stark thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Zaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Random slips a straight right by Zaki.
The Random is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zaki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zaki wants it to stay on the feet.
Zaki stuns The Random with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zaki looks to land a combination. The Random sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Random misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zaki.
Zaki throws a hook but The Random avoids it easily.
The Random moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Random fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaki manages to avoid it.
Nihlus The Random seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaki is looking to clinch.
Zaki gets a clinch.
The Random is trying to pull guard but Zaki has him pressed against the cage.
Zaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaki misses with the head strike.
Zaki digs a right hand into The Random's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Random's gas tank.
The Random tries to pull guard but Zaki won't allow it.
Yuki Zaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nihlus The Random.
The Random is trying to break the clinch but Zaki has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random tries to break the clinch but Zaki is controlling the position.
Zaki throws a head punch that misses.
The Random blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Random pulls guard.
Zaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Random is on top in guard.
Zaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zaki keeping moving, preventing The Random from controlling successfully.
The Random won't allow Zaki to get back to his feet.
The Random stands and throws Zaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Random thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Random in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Random in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The Random tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Random is trying to get an arm triangle but Zaki is defending well.
The Random working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zaki tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Random is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaki is looking for a sweep.
Zaki is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zaki wants to control but The Random postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Random is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zaki tries to control the position but he's not in luck - The Random easily slips into full mount!
The Random prevents Zaki from getting the reversal.
The Random jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zaki manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The Random is looking to take a break and control but Zaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaki tries to bench press The Random off him but The Random keeps the position.
The Random tries to score with some ground and pound. Zaki controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The Random is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zaki struggling a bit here.
The Random is trying to get an arm triangle but Zaki is defending well.
The Random tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaki struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nihlus The Random dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zaki tries to bum rush The Random with a series of wild strikes but The Random uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Random. Zaki shrugs it off though.
Zaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Random.
Zaki has The Random up against the cage in a clinch.
Zaki has The Random pressed against the cage, preventing The Random from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaki throws a punch but it's blocked by The Random.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zaki.
The Random tries to pull guard but Zaki holds him up against the cage and eventually The Random drops back down to his feet.
Zaki leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zaki is defending well.
The Random fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yuki Zaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nihlus The Random.
Zaki lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaki.
Zaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Random fails to pull guard.
The Random tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaki swings wildly with an uppercut but The Random uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaki tries a body shot but The Random blocks it.
Zaki struggles to land a body shot inside as The Random controls his hands.
The Random blocks a body shot from Zaki.
The Random tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaki smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Random just misses with a punch to the body.
The Random lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zaki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zaki takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Random misses with a hook to the body
and Zaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Random throws a body kick that misses.
Zaki works The Random's body with a nice hook.
The Random misses with a body kick.
The Random throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Random.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Random dodges the punch combination from Zaki.
Zaki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zaki dips to his left and cracks The Random with an uppercut!
The Random throws out a powerful jab.
The Random is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zaki rather than just go for the knockout.
Zaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nihlus The Random seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Random lands with a kick to the temple. Zaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zaki scores with a nice right hand.
Zaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Zaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Random steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Random throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Random darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Random connects with a single shot there.
The Random throws a head kick that misses.
The Random swings for the body but Zaki moves out of range.
Zaki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from The Random.
Zaki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaki blocks a head kick by The Random.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from The Random lands but Zaki takes it in his stride.
Zaki swinging wildly here.
Zaki takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nihlus The Random showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The Random misses with a head kick.
Zaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Random uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zaki.
The Random looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaki scores with a body shot.
Zaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Random.
The Random pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Random pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zaki tries to clinch but The Random moves out of range.
The Random throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaki misses with a straight right.
The Random lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zaki moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Random tries to pull guard but Zaki holds him up against the cage and eventually The Random drops back down to his feet.
The Random jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zaki walks away with a smile on his face. The Random gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaki misses the target.
Zaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zaki leaves The Random with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yuki Zaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nihlus The Random.
The Random avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Random scores with a head kick. Zaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The Random tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Random lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zaki will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Random misses the shot to the body.
Zaki tries to clinch but The Random is having none of it.
The Random scores with a leg kick.
The Random misses with a lunging right hand
and Zaki counters with a three punch combo that has The Random backing up. The Random nods at Zaki to acknowledge the strikes.
The Random connects with a body shot that sends Zaki's belly button to the back.
The Random pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Random takes a swing at Zaki's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Random throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Random misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Random throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zaki.
The Random takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zaki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Random keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Random scores with a jab to the body.
The Random scores with a spinning back kick!
Zaki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The Random throws a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Zaki.
Yuki Zaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Zaki misses the target.
The Random throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zaki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Random jabs at Zaki's body.
Yuki Zaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Random has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Random connects with a high kick.
Nihlus The Random is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Random. Zaki shrugs it off though.
Yuki Zaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Random lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zaki will feel that in the morning.
A big left from Zaki misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Zaki.
Zaki takes a swing at The Random's ribcage but misses.
The Random digs a good hook to Zaki's body.
Zaki misses with a double jab.
Zaki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Random throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Random lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice body kick there by The Random.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nihlus The Random comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The Random winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nihlus The Random!
Nihlus The Random very nearly forgot to thank Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G) 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Mesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orlando Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zeus Mesus!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mesus on the side of the head.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Mesus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice takedown defense from Sanchez. No joy for Mesus on that attempt.
Mesus slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Mesus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mesus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesus.
Mesus blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Mesus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Sanchez looking to score a takedown here. Mesus is defending well but Sanchez drives through and ends up in Mesus's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mesus on the ground.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Mesus has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mesus trying to control the position.
Mesus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mesus has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mesus's head.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mesus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez distracts Mesus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanchezis looking to pass into half guard but Mesus pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mesus is in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Mesus is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mesus working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mesus regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mesus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Mesus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mesus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mesus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mesus keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mesus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez trying to control but Mesus is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Mesus has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez stands up over Mesus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Mesus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mesus manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Mesus's guard.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesus is retaining full guard.
Sanchez works over Mesus with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mesus's head.
Mesus has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesus looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mesus is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Sanchez frees his head nicely. Oh but Mesus has switched to an armbar! Sanchez is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Zeus Mesus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blink Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Deniro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deniro has chosen The rage as his entrance music. Steve Deniro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blink Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Deniro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deathgrip looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Deniro wants to get back to full guard.
Deathgrip not doing much here.
Deathgrip is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deniro is trying to stand.
Deathgrip frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deniro is trying to escape the mount.
Deathgrip swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blink Deathgrip!
Blink Deathgrip seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trapp Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atraeu Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sail by AWOL Nation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trapp Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atraeu Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deathgrip shoots and misses
and Nelson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Deathgrip manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nelson manages to get himself to full guard.
Nelson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deathgrip chips away with some ground and pound.
Deathgrip trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deathgrip 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.
Nelson being controlled here, momentarily.
Deathgrip wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Deathgrip looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Deathgrip has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Deathgrip will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deathgrip trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nelson tries to reverse the position but Deathgrip maintains control.
Nelson is trying to reverse the position but instead Deathgrip has taken his back - oops!
Nelson trying to control the position but Deathgrip manages to sink in the hooks.
Nelson breaks Deathgrip's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Deathgrip keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Deathgrip is keeping the position.
Nelson passes into half guard.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Deathgrip is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Deathgrip won't allow it.
Nelson is working for a submission of some sort.
Deathgrip tries to kick Nelson off but Nelson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nelson wants to control but Deathgrip is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nelson jumps into side control!
Nelson wants to take a breather but Deathgrip manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Nelson.
Nelson is looking to advance position but Deathgrip has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Nelson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Nelson breaks Deathgrip's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Deathgrip is retaining full guard.
Deathgrip managing to control the position.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Deathgrip 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip looking to control.
Deathgrip wants to stand up but Nelson is controlling him.
Deathgrip looking to control.
Deathgrip is looking to sinch up a triangle. Nelson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Deathgrip's body to avoid the submission. Deathgrip has instead reached around Nelson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Deathgrip arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Trapp Deathgrip!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Quirke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
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281 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Quirke!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quirke cracks Coleman with a good jab.
Coleman moves away from the strike by Quirke.
Quirke misses with a looping left.
Coleman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Quirke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Coleman throws an elbow but Quirke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Coleman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Quirke is not content to let Coleman control the position.
Coleman working the ground and pound but Quirke is defending the strikes.
Quirke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coleman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirke is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Coleman crashes against the mat.
Coleman happy to just control the position for now.
Quirke taking a bit of punishment here - Coleman scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman working the body and head with strikes.
Coleman cracks Quirke with a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coleman controls the position.
Coleman grinds an elbow into Quirke's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quirke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Coleman happy to just control the position for now.
Coleman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Quirke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coleman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quirke dodges the ground and pound from Coleman.
Coleman tries to score with some ground and pound. Quirke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Coleman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here as Coleman stalls from top position.
Coleman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Quirke down.
Quirke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Coleman.
A lull in the action here as Coleman stalls from top position.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Coleman lands a few punches from side control.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Quirke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Coleman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Coleman taking a breather here.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quirke keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quirke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Coleman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Coleman passes Quirke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Coleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coleman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coleman controlling the action here.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quirke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coleman.
Coleman 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.
Coleman thows a huge punch but Quirke dodges it nicely.
Coleman working over Quirke with some ground and pound. Quirke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mark Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Coleman moves into full mount! Quirke won't be happy about that!
Coleman controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman raining down hammerfists from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman controlling from the full mount.
Coleman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quirke is breathing heavily.
Coleman lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Quirke is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Quirke! Coleman sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Quirke and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Coleman!
A victorious Mark Coleman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurent comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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183 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederic Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laurent has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mouse is working away from the top position though.
Mouse sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laurent defending well though.
Mouse thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mouse looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mouse misses with a head shot. Laurent uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mouse is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Laurent is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Laurent has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent wants to control from the top but Mouse keeps moving.
Mouse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mouse has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Laurent off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mouse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laurent sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mouse somewhat.
Mouse on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mouse.
Laurent lands with a kick to the temple. Mouse shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mickey Mouse has been cut.
Mouse misses with a body shot.
Laurent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mouse scores with a nice right hand.
Mouse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frederic Laurent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Mouse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laurent connects with a looping right hand.
Laurent slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Mickey Mouse's cut even more.
Mouse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mouse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse looks for a takedown but Laurent sprawls well.
Mouse looks gassed!
Laurent drops Mouse with a beautiful combination! Mouse stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Laurent is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mouse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The cut above Mickey Mouse's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mouse misses with a body shot.
Laurent lands a big head kick that sends Mouse tumbling to the mat! Laurent takes a step backwards and waves Mouse back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mouse is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laurent, as that shot connected.
Mouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Laurent finish him?
Mouse throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Laurent counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Mouse out cold! What a finish! Laurent is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frederic Laurent!
A very excited looking Frederic Laurent made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Dance!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dance misses with a hook
and Sakuraba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sakuraba.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sakuraba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakuraba prevents Dance from getting back to his feet.
Dance keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
Sakuraba slips nicely into half guard.
Sakuraba works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sakuraba unloads with some shots from mount but Dance bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance prevents Sakuraba from taking his back.
Dance is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sakuraba is trying to take his opponent's back.
Sakuraba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sakuraba throwing strikes here but Dance is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sakuraba goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dance turns into him and now he's in Sakuraba's guard.
Dance would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sakuraba looking to control.
Dance gets to his feet. Sakuraba looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Samuel Dance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dance slips under a jab.
Samuel Dance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Dance lands.
Nice cross by Dance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dance with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance throws a hook to the side of Sakuraba's head but Sakuraba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dance lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice uppercut lands for Dance. That snapped Sakuraba's head back.
Sakuraba fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dance to the ground. Sakuraba is now in Dance's guard.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Dance is keeping the position.
Dance manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sakuraba misses with a two punch combination.
Dance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dance uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sakuraba has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dance's waist but Dance gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakuraba off to one side.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dance sprawls well. Dance wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakuraba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dance sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dance throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakuraba on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Dance lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samuel Dance will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sakuraba checks a leg kick nicely.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Dance misses.
Dance changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sakuraba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sakuraba wants to control but instead Dance manages to regain half guard.
Sakuraba trying to advance position but Dance counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Dance is retaining full guard.
Dance wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Dance is retaining full guard.
Sakuraba is pushing down on Dance's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dance is fighting to maintain full guard but Sakuraba has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dance controlling the position well.
Sakuraba looking for a submission but Dance manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Dance can't keep his opponent in guard - Sakuraba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to free his trapped foot but Dance is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dance is defending against the submission attempts here by Sakuraba.
Dance won't allow Sakuraba to pass to mount.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dance has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sakuraba prevents Dance from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sakuraba passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dance really wants to buck Sakuraba off and get back to his feet.
Dance is looking to improve his position but Sakuraba isn't that keen on the idea.
Sakuraba with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sakuraba fails to take his opponent's back.
Dance is trying to stand.
Sakuraba is trying to take his opponent's back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sakuraba goes for an armbar but Dance turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dance misses with a double jab
and Sakuraba counters with a right hand to the body.
Sakuraba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dance throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but Dance sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dance lands a jab to the nose.
Sakuraba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Dance.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance misses with a straight left.
Dance scores with a shot to the body.
Samuel Dance seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dance bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sakuraba's head backwards.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dance.
Dance works Sakuraba's body with a nice hook.
Dance throws a good cross that connects.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Dance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dance lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the side of Dance's head but Dance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dance misses with a hook.
Sakuraba throws a lazy right hand but Dance sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sakuraba missing with a left hand there. Dance was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakuraba throws a jab when Dance was well out of range.
A jab from Dance finds it's way through Sakuraba's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dance finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakuraba's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dance.
A jab from Dance misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance connects with a nice looking jab.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dance sprawls well. Dance wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dance thuds his right hand into Sakuraba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dance.
Dance dips to his left and cracks Sakuraba with an uppercut!
Dance lunges at Sakuraba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakuraba's hand.
Dance throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba slips a jab from Dance.
Dance lands a slapping body shot.
Dance connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Dance misses with an uppercut.
Dance tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Dance.
Sakuraba misses with a lunging right hand
and Dance makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dance drops his hands momentarily and Sakuraba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Dance comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dance has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Dance!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hei Jari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hitman has chosen All within My Hands as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, hei Jari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky The Hitman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Hitman looks for a takedown but Jari sprawls well.
Jari swinging wildly here.
The Hitman checks the leg kick.
Jari really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Hitman is defended easily by Jari.
The Hitman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jari is fending him off so far but The Hitman persists. Nope, Jari circles away and we're back to standing.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
Jari scores with a nice right hand.
The Hitman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jari counters with a straight right hand.
The Hitman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jari scores with the left hand. The Hitman knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Hitman fails with the takedown
and Jari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Hitman defending well as Jari loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jari misses the shot to the body.
The Hitman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Hitman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jari.
The Hitman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Jari finds it's way through The Hitman's defenses.
The fighters circling - Jari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Hitman defending well as Jari loads up on a big left hand.
Jari misses with a looping left.
hei Jari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jari lands with a good body shot.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jari wants to hold on but The Hitman pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by The Hitman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jari manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Jari, under a barage of strikes from The Hitman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Hitman is keen to just control but Jari is a slippery customer.
The Hitman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jari is looking to control The Hitman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jari avoid being mounted?
The Hitman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jari's head.
Jari is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Hitman scores with a couple of nice shots.
The Hitman controlling the action here.
The Hitman with the ground and pound but Jari uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman connects with a couple of short punches.
Jari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Hitman connects with a couple of short punches.
The Hitman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Hitman throwing strikes from guard but Jari blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Hitman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Hitman with a nice head shot there.
The Hitman works over Jari with some ground and pound from guard.
The Hitman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jari is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Hitman trying to control the position from guard on top but Jari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Hitman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jari kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The Hitman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jari's head.
The Hitman postures up in Jari's guard and throws a big left but Jari blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jari can't keep his opponent in guard - The Hitman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Hitman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jari keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky The Hitman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Hitman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jari defends it nicely.
The Hitman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jari.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jari but Jari pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jari misses with a double jab.
The Hitman fails with the takedown.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
Jari scores with a hook.
Jari misses with a straight left.
A jab from Jari misses.
The Hitman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Hitman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Hitman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jari lands with a right hand.
Rocky The Hitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Hitman backs up against the cage.
Jari is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jari works The Hitman's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Jari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jari.
The Hitman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Hitman there as he acknowledges the shot.
The Hitman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jari counters with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Jari misses.
Jari throws a jab when The Hitman was well out of range.
Jari looks to land a left hand but The Hitman moved out of range nicely.
Jari thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hitman throws a strike but Jari avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jari seems keen to control The Hitman's posture.
Jari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman wants to control from the top but Jari keeps moving.
Rocky The Hitman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jari pulls The Hitman in close to prevent any damage.
Jari keeping moving, preventing The Hitman from controlling successfully.
The Hitman with a nice head shot there.
Jari working a defensive guard here.
The Hitman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jari is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman stands and throws Jari's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The Hitman working away.
The Hitman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The Hitman is trying to ground and pound but Jari uses the momentary lack of control by The Hitman to regain half guard.
The Hitman winds up and cracks Jari with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The Hitman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Hitman throwing shots but Jari is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman throws a strike but Jari avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The Hitman looking to sit in guard and control but Jari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as The Hitman holds on and takes a little breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that hei Jari will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jari loads up on a big right hand but The Hitman slips the punch.
The Hitman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Hitman shoots in and drives through. Jari sprawls well.
The Hitman moves out of range as Jari strikes.
Jari slaps away a takedown attempt from The Hitman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
The Hitman misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Jari to counter with a crisp jab.
The Hitman tries for a takedown but Jari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Hitman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A cross from Jari lands.
The Hitman shoots and misses
and Jari counters with a right hand to the body.
The Hitman shoots in and drives through. Jari sprawls well.
The Hitman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Hitman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Hitman has his takedown stuffed
and Jari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Hitman.
Jari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A shot to the liver by Jari. Beautiful body shot.
The Hitman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jari 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.
The Hitman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jari counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jari scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Hitman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jari steps in with a hook that catches The Hitman right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jari follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! The Hitman looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). hei Jari!
hei Jari is the new light heavyweight champion!
hei Jari was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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