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Valhalla 61: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Doe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch but Flair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flair, right into the meat.
Doe tries to clinch up.
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Flair circles away.
Doe tries to clinch up.
Flair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flair throws a head kick that misses.
Flair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doe avoids the head kick by Flair.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doe throws a jab when Flair was well out of range.
Doe tries to clinch there but Flair circles away.
Flair throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.
Flair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doe tries to clinch up but Flair circles away and keeps his distance.
Doe shoots in but no luck this time.
Flair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doe blocks a head kick by Flair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Flair.
Doe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flair as he jumps to the side.
Doe is looking to clinch.
Flair gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doe is looking to clinch but Flair is avoiding it.
Doe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doe is looking to clinch.
Flair throws a nice outside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Flair.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flair misses with a two punch combination.
Flair swats away the attempt to clinch by Doe.
Doe darts in and clinches Flair up against the cage.
Flair breaks from the clinch.
Doe tries to clinch there but Flair circles away.
Flair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flair circles away.
Ric Flair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair keeps the fight on the outside.
Doe is looking to clinch but Flair is avoiding it.
Doe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flair pushes Doe away with a front kick.
Doe misses with a takedown attempt - Flair sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Doe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Flair with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doe looks to clinch
and Flair counters with a good low kick that Doe was not able to check.
Ric Flair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doe looks gassed!
Flair lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doe tries to clinch up but Flair circles away and keeps his distance.
Doe is looking to clinch but Flair is avoiding it.
Doe is looking to clinch but Flair is avoiding it.
Doe tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Flair.
Flair scores with a head kick. Doe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Flair fails to land with a series of punches.
Doe tries to clinch but Flair moves out of range.
Flair wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair jabs at Doe's body.
Flair looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Flair scores with a head kick.
Flair throws a head kick that misses.
Doe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch but Flair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doe wants to clinch
and Flair counters with a three punch combo that has Doe backing up. Doe nods at Flair to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe fails with a takedown attempt.
Flair throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flair.
Doe darts in trying to clinch
and Flair counters with a thumping low kick.
Flair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flair moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Flair fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doe is trying desperately to land a takedown but Flair is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Doe.
Doe throws out a loose jab but Flair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flair circles away.
Flair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flair fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Flair thumps Doe with a low kick.
Doe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flair connects with the punch.
Flair lands with a thumping leg kick.
Flair lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doe's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flair punishes Doe's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Flair misses.
Doe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Flair connects with a high kick.
Flair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Flair dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Doe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flair misses with a head kick.
Doe swings for the body but Flair moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flair.
Ric Flair is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doe.
Ric Flair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flair circles away from the clinch attempt
and Flair counters with a big head kick but Doe shrugs it off.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flair lands the left hand.
Doe doesn't manage to clinch there - Flair circles away.
Doe dives in and grabs Flair's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flair pushes down on Doe's head and hops out.
Ric Flair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Doe.
Flair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flair throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flair throws a sloppy head kick and Doe moves out of range easily.
Doe is breathing heavily.
Flair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doe is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Flair misses with the combination.
Doe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doe wants to clinch
and Flair counters with a nice kick to the body.
Doe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flair.
Flair with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doe moves in looking to clinch but Flair pushes him off.
Flair throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Flair buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Flair here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice body kick from Flair.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flair scores with a head kick. Doe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Flair lands with a kick to the temple. Doe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Flair scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws a head kick that half lands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Flair - the referee stops the clock and Doe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Flair. Doe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Doe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Flair.
Flair lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Doe is rocked!
Flair lands with a slapping head kick.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Flair finish him?
Flair lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Doe falls backwards - clearly groggy! Flair dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ric Flair!
A very excited looking Ric Flair rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanko Sablich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten's entrance music is Pride. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanko Sablich!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten drives through and clinches with Sablich against the cage.
Rutten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutten scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutten creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutten lands a left hand.
Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sablich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sablich misses with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rutten!
Sablich lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten shoots for a double leg takedown but Sablich sprawls well. He's pushed Rutten's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sablich tries to clinch up.
Sablich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sablich tries to clinch
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Sablich gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rutten wants to control from the top but Sablich keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sablich is looking to stand up but Rutten isn't so interested in that idea.
Rutten is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rutten thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rutten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sablich keeping moving, preventing Rutten from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sablich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rutten sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because Bas Rutten wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sablich tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Sablich avoids them all with ease.
Sablich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Sablich.
Sablich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rutten's waist but Rutten gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sablich off to one side.
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Sablich avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten looking for a takedown.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sablich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sablich wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sablich misses with a low kick.
Sablich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sablich slips a jab and a cross from Rutten.
Sablich is looking to clinch.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Sablich.
Sablich tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Sablich throws a head kick that misses
and Rutten holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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 referee calls for Rutten to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sablich backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rutten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that round.
That's time! Rutten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rutten changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sablich looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rutten goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sablich rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rutten's guard! Nice work there by Sablich!
Sablich wants to stand but Rutten has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rutten controlling the position.
Sablich trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sablich trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rutten's guard.
Sablich trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sablich looking to sit in guard and control but Rutten gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten trying to control but Sablich is working from the bottom.
Rutten has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rutten stands up from Sablich's guard - Rutten perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rutten stuffs the takedown.
Sablich fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sablich.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanko Sablich.
Sablich is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sablich tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Rutten lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rutten.
Sablich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten closes the distance and clinches up with Sablich, looking for a takedown. Rutten pushes Sablich against the cage but Sablich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sablich closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutten circles away.
Sablich throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Rutten both land. Nice combination.
Sablich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bas Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Sablich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutten. Rutten obviously looking to wear him down.
Sablich tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rutten counters with a crisp one two that drops Sablich! Rutten thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sablich to his feet! Sablich is in big trouble!
Sablich is rocked!
Rutten feints and then cracks Sablich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sablich down.
Sablich is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
Rutten rushes Sablich and presses him up against the cage.
Rutten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutten scores with a knee to the head.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Rutten has Sablich up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sablich is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rutten is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sablich.
Rutten has managed to clinch.
Sablich seems to have recovered his senses.
Rutten scores with a shoulder strike.
Rutten is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rutten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sablich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rutten lands a right hand.
Come on Rutten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutten.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Sablich.
Sablich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rutten counters with a three punch combo that has Sablich backing up. Sablich nods at Rutten to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Sablich misses with a head kick.
Rutten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sablich.
Rutten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sablich's sensitive parts.
Rutten forces Sablich back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sablich backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutten.
Rutten lands with a short shot to the head.
Rutten is looking for a takedown.
Rutten leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Rutten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sablich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sablich tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten pushes Sablich up against the cage in a clinch.
Sablich takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Sablich blocks with his arms.
Sablich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sablich is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.
Rutten lands a body punch.
Rutten keeps control of Sablich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutten lands an elbow that stopped Sablich in his tracks for a moment.
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten has Sablich up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sablich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rutten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutten effectively controlling the action here.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sablich working hard to break the clinch.
Rutten manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants a takedown.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Sablich blocks with his arms.
Rutten breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sablich.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sablich throws a head kick that misses.
Stanko Sablich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sablich is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Sablich.
Sablich tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sablich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Sablich misses the jab.
Sablich has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sablich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rutten.
Sablich doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutten circles away.
Bas Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rutten lands a high kick!
Rutten bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sablich tries to clinch up.
Sablich tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Sablich tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sablich on the side of the head.
Sablich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rutten pinned against the cage. Rutten gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rutten scores with a one two! Sablich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sablich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rutten sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sablich somewhat.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanko Sablich.
Rutten decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rutten missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rutten with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sablich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rutten.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sablich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rutten.
Rutten seems to be looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
Bas Rutten decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sogan Dolma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolma comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. 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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265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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245 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sogan Dolma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolma moves into the clinch successfully.
Dolma wants to break free but Pendragon has control.
Dolma is trying to force a seperation but Pendragon has the dominant position.
Dolma can't break the clinch.
Dolma is trying to break the clinch but Pendragon has him pressed against the cage.
Dolma wants to break free but Pendragon has control.
Pendragon has picked Dolma up - he's going for a ride! Pendragon dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dolma is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pendragon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dolma stops Pendragon from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Pendragon lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pendragon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon won't let Dolma get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolma really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dolma squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pendragon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pendragon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pendragon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dolma to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dolma shrugs it off.
Dolma takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pendragon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dolma is in a horrible position here. Pendragon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pendragon lands with some strikes.
Dolma is rocked!
Pendragon working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Dolma turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Pendragon off and cradles Dolma's limp body as Pendragon celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Mike Pendragon!
Mike Pendragon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Istaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nihlus The Random is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Istaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Random gets tackled into the cage by Istaz. Istaz maintains the clinch.
Istaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Random blocks the elbow strike.
The Random letting Istaz take a breather here.
The Random can't break the clinch.
Istaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Istaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Istaz misses with a few strikes there.
Istaz misses with a series of wild punches.
The Random uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Istaz.
The Random connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from The Random.
The Random throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The Random is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Random connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Istaz takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Random lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Random cracks Istaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Istaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Istaz 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 The Random has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Random and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Istaz misses with a low kick.
Istaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Istaz has managed to clinch.
Istaz misses with some punches.
Istaz tries to land knees in the clinch but The Random avoids the damage to the body.
Istaz is trying to break the clinch but The Random has him pressed against the cage.
Istaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Random on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Istaz tries to land knees in the clinch but The Random avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Random wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Istaz has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Istaz on the inside.
The Random on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Istaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Random pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Random connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Istaz momentarily.
Istaz has The Random up against the cage in a clinch.
Istaz throws an elbow but it misses.
Istaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Random.
The Random manages to break the clinch.
The Random chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Random blocks a head kick by Istaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as The Random checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Istaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Random works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A leg kick checked by The Random.
Nice uppercut lands for The Random. That snapped Istaz's head back.
Istaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Istaz misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Random.
A good leg kick by The Random.
Istaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Istaz throws a sloppy head kick and The Random moves out of range easily.
The Random scores with a nice body kick.
Istaz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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 Random lands a high kick!
Istaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Random fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Istaz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from The Random does it's job there.
Istaz is rocked!
The Random is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Istaz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Istaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Istaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice inside leg kick there by The Random. That's going to slow Istaz down.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Random. That's going to slow Istaz down.
The Random closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Random escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Random scores with a jab to the head.
The Random throws a sloppy head kick and Istaz moves out of range easily.
The Random circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Istaz drops to the canvas, hurt badly! The Random follows Istaz to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nihlus The Random!
Nihlus The Random made sure to mention his sponsor, Raw Edge Gear (R.E.G) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparks's entrance music is Sparks. A fine choice. Ricky Sparks has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Sparks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egardo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sparks in his tracks.
Egardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Egardo clobbers Sparks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Egardo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sparks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Egardo's guard now.
Egardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sparks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks looking to pass the guard.
Sparks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sparks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Egardo keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo keeping full guard, as Sparks tries to pass.
Sparks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricky Sparks wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sparks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egardo.
Fernando Egardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks fails with a takedown attempt.
Egardo takes a swing at Sparks's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sparks counters with a shoot takedown. Egardo fights it but they end up in guard.
Sparks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egardo is keeping the position for now.
Sparks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sparks trying to control the position from guard on top but Egardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Egardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparks throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egardo controls Sparks momentarily but Sparks frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
Sparks cracks Egardo with a solid left hand.
Sparks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sparks tries to free his leg and advance position but Egardo is retaining full guard.
Sparks cracks Egardo with a solid left hand.
Sparks passes into half guard.
Egardo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sparks is keen to just control but Egardo is a slippery customer.
Egardo is looking to escape.
Sparks thows a huge punch but Egardo dodges it nicely.
Sparks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparks prevents Egardo from improving his position.
Sparks with the ground and pound but Egardo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Sparks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sparks closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Egardo's guard.
Egardo working a defensive guard here.
Sparks is looking to work some ground and pound but Egardo has wrist control.
Ricky Sparks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sparks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Egardo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sparks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Egardo looking for a sweep. Not yet Egardo, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks distracts Egardo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sparks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Egardo being controlled here, momentarily.
Egardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sparks is looking to work some ground and pound but Egardo has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Egardo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sparks drops back, looking for a kneebar! Egardo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Egardo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Egardo!
Sparks is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo wants to control but Sparks is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Fernando Egardo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sparks moves out of range as Egardo strikes.
Ricky Sparks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egardo misses with a body shot.
Egardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparks moves away.
Sparks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sparks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Egardo is defending against the submission attempts here by Sparks.
Egardo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sparks manages to mount him!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparks unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Sparks dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sparks shoots in and drives through. Egardo sprawls well.
Egardo jabs Sparks right on the nose. Sparks blinks but takes it well.
Sparks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sparks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Egardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sparks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fernando Egardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from Egardo.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparks misses the target.
Egardo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sparks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sparks defending well as Egardo loads up on a big left hand.
Egardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
Sparks takes one on the button.
Egardo lands a slapping body shot.
Sparks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egardo scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Sparks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Egardo doesn't seem phased though.
Egardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range.
Egardo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Egardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparks was well out of range. Poor timing from Egardo.
Egardo lands a nice hook to Sparks's body. Sparks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Egardo scores with a nice right hand.
Sparks throws a series of punches but Egardo avoids them all with ease.
Fernando Egardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egardo scores with a punch to the head.
Egardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparks throws a looping overhand right but Egardo ducks down to avoid it.
Sparks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egardo.
Egardo scores with a shot to the body.
Egardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Egardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparks.
Egardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egardo throws a body punch but Sparks moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egardo ducks under a wild hook from Sparks.
Egardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sparks rather than just go for the knockout.
Egardo loads up on a big right hand but Sparks slips the punch.
Egardo throws a hook but Sparks avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Egardo.
Egardo misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Egardo there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Egardo tries to work over Sparks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sparks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Egardo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Egardo lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo tries a body shot but Sparks blocks it.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egardo tries to work over Sparks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egardo throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Egardo.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
Sparks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Egardo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egardo lands an uppercut.
Sparks is trying to drag Egardo to the mat but Egardo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Egardo lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks blocks an uppercut.
Egardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Egardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Egardo.
Egardo has a couple of punches blocked by Sparks.
Sparks tries for a takedown but Egardo manages to get underhooks.
Sparks blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sparks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Egardo pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sparks moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Egardo really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Egardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparks is just out of range.
Egardo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Egardo tests Sparks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Egardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sparks.
Sparks moves out of range as Egardo strikes.
Egardo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sparks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Egardo's guard now.
Egardo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sparks controls the pace.
Sparks pushing down on Egardo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks trying to control the action but Egardo is working from the bottom.
Sparks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Egardo defending well though.
Sparks is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Egardo defends it well.
Sparks seems to be working for a kimura but Egardo defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Egardo!
Sparks with shots to the head and body - Egardo looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Fernando Egardo has been cut.
Egardo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sparks lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egardo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sparks.
Egardo is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Egardo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That has opened up Fernando Egardo's cut even more.
Sparks jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Egardo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Egardo and Sparks has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sparks in side control, throwing shots but Egardo defends.
Sparks is looking to take a break and control but Egardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Sparks in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sparks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Egardo is avoiding damage well.
Egardo wants to control but Sparks postures up.
Egardo taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Sparks's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sparks advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Sparks had his way with Fernando Egardo in that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Egardo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Egardo tries to clinch up
and Sparks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparks.
Sparks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sparks looking to sit in guard and control but Egardo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparks pushes Egardo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Egardo slips a jab and a cross from Sparks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a two punch combination.
Sparks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Egardo misses.
Egardo scores with a shot to the body.
Egardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sparks gets the takedown into side control.
Sparks throwing strikes but Egardo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sparks is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Egardo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Sparks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo happy to just control the position for now.
Sparks is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Egardo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sparks's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ricky Sparks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Egardo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sparks has time to react.
Sparks throws a hook but Egardo avoids it easily.
Sparks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Egardo digs a good body shot into Sparks's ribs.
Egardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egardo punishes Sparks's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks scores with a takedown into Egardo's guard.
Sparks throws a big right hand that misses.
Egardo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sparks is one step ahead there.
Sparks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egardo is keeping the position for now.
Ricky Sparks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Sparks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sparks 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Sparks!
Ricky Sparks retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Ricky Sparks made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TITAN and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blink Deathgrip (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. Rocky The Hitman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blink Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky The Hitman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by The Hitman.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Deathgrip can't do much from the bottom here.
The Hitman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Deathgrip parries the strikes from The Hitman easily there. The Hitman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Deathgrip to escape.
The Hitman grinds an elbow into Deathgrip's temple.
The Hitman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Deathgrip is avoiding damage well.
The Hitman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The Hitman lands a nice forearm strike.
The Hitman tries to score with some ground and pound. Deathgrip controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deathgrip is trying to buck The Hitman off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deathgrip regains half guard, as The Hitman was trying to land strikes.
Deathgrip makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Deathgrip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman trying to control the position from guard on top but Deathgrip is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Hitman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Hitman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Hitman postures up.
Deathgrip utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deathgrip trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The Hitman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Deathgrip is looking to sweep but instead, The Hitman has passed into half guard.
The Hitman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Deathgrip's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Deathgrip knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The Hitman decides to stand and escape the position.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Deathgrip but Deathgrip pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A swing and a miss from Deathgrip.
Deathgrip fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Hitman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Deathgrip.
Deathgrip misses with a wild combination.
Deathgrip looks for a takedown but The Hitman sprawls well.
Deathgrip is breathing heavily.
The Hitman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Deathgrip's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Hitman throwing strikes but missing.
Deathgrip working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Hitman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Hitman looking to sit in guard and control but Deathgrip gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Deathgrip trying to control but The Hitman is working from the bottom.
The Hitman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Deathgrip manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The Hitman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Hitman 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.
Deathgrip blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Hitman.
Deathgrip is not content to let The Hitman control the position.
Deathgrip taking some punishment here, with The Hitman in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Hitman lands strikes from half guard.
The Hitman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Deathgrip defending well though.
The Hitman is thwarting Deathgrip's attempts to control the position.
Deathgrip wants to get back to full guard but The Hitman has mounted him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Hitman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like Blink Deathgrip has been cut.
The Hitman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky The Hitman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blink Deathgrip's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Hitman dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Deathgrip has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rocky The Hitman!
Our winner, Rocky The Hitman, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Project Pat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Hernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat comes to the cage accompanied by Project Pat - What Cha Starin' At. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hernando's choice of entrance music: HaunTed . Roberto Hernando is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Project Pat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Hernando!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pat gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pat.
Pat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pat blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pat.
It looks like Roberto Hernando has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernando.
Hernando with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hernandos head.
Pat lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Roberto Hernando's cut even more.
Hernando misses with a knee to the head.
Hernando landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Hernando.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pat can't find room to land a body shot as Hernando controls the action.
Hernando trying to land knees to the body.
Hernando blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hernando's brow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hernando is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pat is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pat pushes Hernando back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pat has a couple of punches blocked by Hernando.
Hernando dodges an elbow strike from Pat.
A shot in the inside from Pat.
Hernando's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hernando as Pat tries to tie him up.
Pat throws a head punch that misses.
Pat throws an elbow that misses.
Hernando is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pat is keeping busy.
Hernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hernando blocks an uppercut.
Hernando takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Pat.
Hernando lands a good knee to the midsection. Pat won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernando landing knees to the head.
Pat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernando blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Roberto Hernando's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hernando throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hernando misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pat lands with a left to the head.
Pat gets through Hernando's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pat blocks the elbow strike.
Pat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hernando using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roberto Hernando's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hernando tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hernando throws an elbow but misses.
Pat managing to block the knees to the body from Hernando.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernando's elbow.
Hernando has Pat pressed against the cage.
Hernando unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pat tries to land knees in the clinch but Hernando avoids the damage to the body.
Hernando is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pat is defending well for now.
Pat lands with a short shot to the head.
Pat scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hernando trying to control the position but instead, Pat has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hernando into the cage.
Pat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hernando's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pat lands a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roberto Hernando's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Project Pat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse misses with a wild body shot.
Mouse shoots in looking for a takedown. Stark tries to sprawl out of it but Mouse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mouse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark throws a leg kick but Mouse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark feints a jab promting Mouse to slip. Stark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mouse slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stark lands a nice looking body shot.
Mouse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donk. Stark catches Mouse right on the button with a cross.
Mouse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stark as he avoids it easily.
Mouse misses with a series of wild punches.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Stark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mouse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
Mouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse looks for the body kick but Stark saw that one coming.
Stark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mouse slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mouse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark misses with a double jab.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mouse.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mouse.
Stark dodges the ground and pound from Mouse.
Mouse lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark is trying to control Mouse's posture but Mouse avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouse throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stark tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mouse wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse working the body and head with strikes.
Stark can't do much from the bottom here.
Mouse is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stark is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mouse throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mouse trying to control the position but Stark is working away.
Stark is looking for a sweep.
Stark wants to control but Mouse postures up.
Mouse lands a few punches from side control.
Stark tries to improve position but can't.
Mouse goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Stark rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mouse's guard! Nice work there by Stark!
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mouse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse is looking to stand up but Stark isn't so interested in that idea.
Mouse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mouse wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mouse.
Tony Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Mouse looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Mouse blocks a low kick nicely.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Mouse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stark.
Stark slips a straight right by Mouse.
Stark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Stark.
Stark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mouse swinging wildly here.
Mouse misses with a two punch combination.
Stark swinging wildly here.
Mouse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Mouse. That snapped Stark's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mouse throws a right hand that Stark ducks under and follows up with a left that Stark also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark thuds his right hand into Mouse's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mouse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mouse misses with a body shot.
Stark throws a series of strikes that have Mouse backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mickey Mouse will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mouse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
Stark tries to score with a low kick but Mouse moves his leg out of the way.
Stark jabs Mouse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mouse. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tony Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mouse swings for the body but Stark moves out of range.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mouse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mouse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
Stark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mouses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stark lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tony Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
Mouse checks a low kick from Stark.
A combination from Mouse does no damage.
Stark lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stark dodges the punch combination from Mouse.
Stark scores with a one two! Mouse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mouse misses with a lunging right hand
and Stark counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mouse.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
Stark scores with a jab. Mouse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stark throws a solid leg kick but Mouse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stark.
Mouse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stark pinned against the cage. Stark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Mouse is just out of range.
Stark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mouse takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stark throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mouse on the side of the head.
Stark scores with a jab. Mouse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mouse.
Mouse shoots in looking for a takedown but Stark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mouse's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tony Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Mouse is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse fails to land with a series of punches.
Mouse blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Mouse.
Mouse throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stark was covering up waiting for the punch and Mouse finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Stark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stark has his hands on Mouse's head, controlling the position.
Mouse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mouse trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Mouse won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark is trying to keep Mouse in close.
Stark wants to sweep but no luck.
Mouse trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Stark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stark avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mouse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mouse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mouse on the ground.
Mouse throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stark looking for a sweep. Not yet Stark, not yet.
Stark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mouse lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mouse is working Stark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mouse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Stark looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouse postures up in Stark's guard and throws a big left but Stark blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mouse drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stark dives on top into guard.
Stark is fighting to break Mouse's control of his arms but Mouse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stark throws out a powerful jab.
Mouse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mouse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
Mouse goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mouse checks it well.
Mickey Mouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouse throws a leg kick but Stark moved away.
Stark works over Mouse's head and body with a nice combination.
Stark scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stark swings for the body but Mouse moves out of range.
Mouse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stark connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mouse scrambles back to his feet.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark connects with a nice looking jab.
Mouse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mouse takes one to the chin there.
Mouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mouse counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mouse is thwarting Stark's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mouse not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mouse moves nicely into side control.
Mickey Mouse has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mouse works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stark is rocked!
Mouse in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Stark looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Mouse turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Mouse!
In his post fight interview, Mickey Mouse started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hei Jari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hei Jari has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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194 lbs
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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
13 - 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rigan Machado!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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.
Jari throws a nice looking combination but Machado bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jari throws a series of punches but Machado moves out of range.
Jari jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Machado. Those never looked like landing.
Jari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jari scores with a punch to the head.
Jari scores with a body shot.
Jari lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jari lands a jab to the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Machado.
Jari moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Machado takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jari throws a sloppy head kick and Machado moves out of range easily.
Machado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Machado on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch combination from Machado misses.
Machado with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jari to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jari lands a nice hook to Machado's body. Machado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jari throws a chopping leg kick but Machado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jari throws a leg kick that misses.
Jari misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machado on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machado. Jari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machado.
Jari lands with a hook. Machado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Machado misses with a few strikes there.
Jari scores with a shot to the body.
Machado looks gassed!
Jari throws a series of punches but Machado avoids them all with ease.
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jari sizes up Machado with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jari scores with a jab to the body.
Jari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jari lands the left hand.
Machado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jari lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jari feints a jab promting Machado to slip. Jari then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Machado slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jari throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Machado colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Jari as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Machado is left battered and dazed whilst Jari and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). hei Jari!
hei Jari retains his light heavyweight title!
hei Jari decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Reputation . Silva has chosen UFC Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Delight moves away and avoids it.
Delight has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Delight tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Delight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Delight letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Delight has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Delight.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks for the body kick but Delight saw that one coming.
Delight misses with a wild combination.
Delight moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick as Delight jumps back.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a leg kick but Delight checks it.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Delight scores with a hook.
Delight checks a leg kick.
Delight walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva has Delight up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Delight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Delight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Delight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Delight gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delight is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
A short left from Silva.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Delight improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva pushes Delight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Delight drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Delight blocks with his arms.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva stalling the fight.
Delight is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Delight lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Delight has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Rafa Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Delight throws an elbow that misses.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delight or not.
Silva avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva has Delight pressed against the cage.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Delight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Delight's head.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Delight's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Delight is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Delight.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Delight's head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delight throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Delight sees coming a mile off.
Delight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Delight's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Delight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delight connects with a single shot there.
Delight tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva closes the distance and pushes Delight back into the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Delight is blocking nicely.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Delight.
Delight can't break the clinch.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Delight avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Delight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delight looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Delight's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva stalling against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Delight obliges.
Delight being controlled against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Delight backwards.
Silva working aggressively here.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Delight prevents a body shot from Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Delight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to stall but Delight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Delight improves position.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Delight gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva cracks Delight with a nice body shot.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delight tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delight or not.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delight.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Delight is trying to break free.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Delight working hard to break the clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Delight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delight avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Delight.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Delight backwards.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Delight misses with a knee to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Delight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva lands a body punch.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafa Silva really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Delight sprawling to the canvas! Delight rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Silva finish him?!
Delight is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Delight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva pushes Delight up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Silva.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Delight improves position.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delight avoids it.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Delight is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Delight with a big uppercut! Delight tries to clinch up but Silva pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Delight to the mat! Delight covers up and Silva unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rafa Silva! Rafa Silva retains his featherweight title!
Rafa Silva 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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