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AFC 41 - Aurelio vs Kokkalis PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chong HO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). HO comes to the cage accompanied by I am Everything- Tech N9ne. Makunouchi has chosen Hajime no Ippo - Champion Road Intro as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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139 lbs
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135 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong HO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi lands a nice hook to HO's body. HO takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makunouchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
HO on the wrong end of a nice jab.
HO takes a body punch but keeps moving.
HO walks into a jab.
Makunouchi avoids the body shot from HO.
Makunouchi lands a nice looking body shot.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makunouchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Makunouchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Makunouchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makunouchi throws out a powerful jab.
Makunouchi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down HO rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makunouchi lands with an overhand left.
Makunouchi lands with a good body shot.
HO has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makunouchi finds it's way round the side to connect with HO's head.
Makunouchi lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
HO shoots in and drives through. Makunouchi sprawls well.
Makunouchi lands with a right hand.
HO fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
HO shoots in for a double leg but Makunouchi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chong HO. That's going to take a lot out of him.
HO is breathing heavily.
Makunouchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. HO looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Makunouchi connects with a nice looking jab.
Makunouchi lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makunouchi.
HO moves forwards but Makunouchi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
HO on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makunouchi moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. HO looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
HO takes a shot to the body in his stride.
HO takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Makunouchi connects with a looping right hand.
Makunouchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A shot to the liver by Makunouchi. Beautiful body shot.
Makunouchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Makunouchi cracks a nice hook into HO's ribs.
HO on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Makunouchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makunouchi lands with a shot to the body.
Makunouchi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
HO closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Makunouchi scores with a shot to the body.
Makunouchi lands with a straight right. HO didn't see that one coming.
Makunouchi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Makunouchi lands a nice shot to the body.
HO fails to land the takedown.
Makunouchi lands an overhand right.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for HO. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Makunouchi connects with a body shot.
HO takes one on the button.
HO takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makunouchi digs a good body shot into HO's ribs.
A jab from Makunouchi finds it's way through HO's defenses.
Makunouchi lands the left hand.
Makunouchi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! HO had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Makunouchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Makunouchi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Makunouchi.
Makunouchi scores with a shot to the body.
Makunouchi jabs HO to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makunouchi works HO's body with a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Makunouchi. Beautiful body shot.
HO on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
HO looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
HO tries to score a power double leg takedown but Makunouchi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten HO somewhat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makunouchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makunouchi lands a glancing blow to the side of HO's head.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makunouchi cracks HO with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makunouchi punishes HO's body with a nice straight punch.
Makunouchi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
HO looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Makunouchi is fending him off so far but HO persists. Nope, Makunouchi circles away and we're back to standing.
Makunouchi punishes HO's body with a nice straight punch.
Makunouchi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
HO on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping HO at a distance.
Makunouchi lands with a hook. HO tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Makunouchi lands with a shot to the body.
HO takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makunouchi connects with a nice looking jab.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makunouchi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makunouchi works HO's body with a nice hook.
Makunouchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. HO doesn't seem bothered though.
HO takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Makunouchi lands a body shot.
Makunouchi lands with a right hand.
HO takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Makunouchi catches HO right on the button with a cross.
Makunouchi lunges at HO with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by HO's hand.
Makunouchi connects with a body shot.
Makunouchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Makunouchi scores with a decent looking hook.
Makunouchi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Makunouchi lands an overhand right.
HO misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of HO's head.
Makunouchi lands with a hook. HO tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
HO is trying hard to land a takedown here. Makunouchi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Makunouchi. Beautiful body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. HO looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makunouchi connects with the punch.
Nice shot lands for Makunouchi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makunouchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Makunouchi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. HO looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Makunouchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makunouchi lands a nice looking body shot.
Makunouchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Makunouchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Makunouchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
HO takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
HO gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi slaps away a takedown attempt from HO, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Makunouchi connects with a right hand. HO shakes it off.
Makunouchi lands a slapping body shot.
HO takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Makunouchi punishes HO's body with a nice straight punch.
Makunouchi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makunouchi lands a nice looking body shot.
Makunouchi lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Makunouchi. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Makunouchi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Makunouchi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Makunouchi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches HO on the side of the head.
HO shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Makunouchi lands with a nice body punch.
Makunouchi connects with a body shot that sends HO's belly button to the back.
Makunouchi cracks HO with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Makunouchi. Beautiful body shot.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makunouchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makunouchi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
HO walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
HO is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makunouchi cracks HO with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh HO is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops HO to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! HO looks to clinch but Makunouchi throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! HO taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ippo Makunouchi!
During a confident post fight interview, Ippo Makunouchi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kadota might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Better With The Lights Off - New Boyz. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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202 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Kadota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Kadota there.
Donovan misses with a leg kick.
Donovan moves out of range of the body kick.
Kadota throws a quick inside leg kick.
Donovan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pete Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch but Kadota swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donovan throws a body kick that misses
and Kadota counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kadota postures up in Donovan's guard and throws a big left but Donovan blocks it.
Kadota in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kadota throws a big elbow that misses.
Donovan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donovan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota throws an elbow that misses. Donovan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kadota's guard. Nice move by Donovan!
Donovan wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Kadota's closed guard. He's half up but Kadota has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Kadota pivots and extends the arm, Donovan falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Kadota! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takashi Kadota!
An out of breath Takashi Kadota thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jun Kawasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawasaki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Linkin Park - Bleed It Out. Hayabusa has chosen Bombs Away as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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168 lbs
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166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kawasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayabusa lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawasaki's head.
Kawasaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawasaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hayabusa gets a double leg takedown into Kawasaki's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hayabusa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hayabusa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kawasaki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hayabusa wants to control from the top but Kawasaki keeps moving.
Kawasaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Akira Hayabusa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kawasaki tries to clinch but Hayabusa is having none of it.
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!
Kawasaki is looking to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kawasaki.
Hayabusa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawasaki.
Nice defenses there by Kawasaki.
Hayabusa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayabusa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawasaki moves away from the strike by Hayabusa.
An inside leg kick lands from Kawasaki.
Hayabusa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hayabusa's head backwards.
Kawasaki tries to clinch up but Hayabusa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kawasaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hayabusa, pushing him back against the cage.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kawasaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kawasaki missing with knees to the body.
Hayabusa breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayabusa.
Hayabusa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hayabusa ducks under a wild hook from Kawasaki.
Good standup being displayed there by Kawasaki as he connects with a hook.
Kawasaki lands with an overhand left.
Hayabusa gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawasaki is trying to maintain the position but Hayabusa is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hayabusa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kawasaki's head.
Hayabusa trying to control from half guard but Kawasaki is working away.
We're going to have a standup here because Jun Kawasaki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hayabusa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kawasaki counter with a right hand.
Hayabusa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hayabusa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kawasaki.
Jun Kawasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawasaki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kawasaki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki lands a nice shot that snaps Hayabusa's head back.
Kawasaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kawasaki connects with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayabusa avoids the damage to the body.
Hayabusa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kawasaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Hayabusa blocks with his arms.
Kawasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kawasaki stalling in the clinch but Hayabusa improves position.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kawasaki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hayabusa is trying to break the clinch but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Hayabusa blocks with his arms.
Hayabusa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hayabusa slips a straight right by Kawasaki.
The crowd cheers as Kawasaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hayabusa doesn't seem phased though.
Kawasaki cracks the inside of Hayabusa's front leg.
Kawasaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Hayabusa checks a low kick from Kawasaki.
The fighters circling - Hayabusa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hayabusa avoids the head kick by Kawasaki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayabusa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kawasaki motions for Hayabusa to come forward. Kawasaki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawasaki tries a low kick but Hayabusa avoids it.
Hayabusa fails with a takedown attempt.
Hayabusa misses with a hook. Kawasaki ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Kawasaki lands.
Kawasaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayabusa misses with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa scores with a nice head shot.
Hayabusa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hayabusa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kawasaki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayabusa gets tackled into the cage by Kawasaki. Kawasaki maintains the clinch.
Hayabusa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawasaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayabusa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kawasaki is pressed up against the cage. Hayabusa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kawasaki down to the mat. Kawasaki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jun Kawasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Hayabusa.
Hayabusa loads up on a big right hand but Kawasaki slips the punch.
Kawasaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hayabusa is looking to chop away at Kawasaki's legs.
Hayabusa shoots in for a takedown but Kawasaki shows good takedown defense.
Kawasaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kawasaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kawasaki, as that shot connected.
Kawasaki scores with a hook.
Kawasaki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayabusa connects with a looping right hand.
Hayabusa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kawasaki connects with a nice looking jab.
Kawasaki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hayabusa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kawasaki scrambles back to his feet.
Hayabusa misses with a double jab.
Hayabusa dives in and grabs Kawasaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kawasaki pushes down on Hayabusa's head and hops out.
Kawasaki rushes Hayabusa and presses him up against the cage.
Kawasaki misses with a knee to the head.
Kawasaki missing with knees to the body.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayabusa tries to pull guard but Kawasaki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kawasaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hayabusa avoids it.
Hayabusa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayabusa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kawasaki cracks Hayabusa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kawasaki misses with a hook.
Kawasaki scores with a one two! Hayabusa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kawasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawasaki throws a jab when Hayabusa was well out of range.
Hayabusa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kawasaki wants to clinch
and Hayabusa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kawasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa misses with an uppercut. Kawasaki saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Hayabusa there.
Hayabusa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kawasaki circles away.
A big left from Hayabusa misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayabusa lands a head shot.
Kawasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Hayabusa misses.
Kawasaki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kawasaki misses the shot to the body.
Kawasaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hayabusa dives in and grabs Kawasaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kawasaki pushes down on Hayabusa's head and hops out.
Kawasaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kawasaki scores with the left hand. Hayabusa knows he should have avoided that one.
Kawasaki tries to clinch there but Hayabusa circles away.
Hayabusa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawasaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Kawasaki.
Hayabusa jabs at Kawasaki's body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki moves into the clinch.
Hayabusa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hayabusa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kawasaki scores with a knee to the head.
Hayabusa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayabusa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kawasaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayabusa is defending well for now.
Hayabusa lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kawasaki is refusing to be controlled, as Hayabusa sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawasaki is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawasaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kawasaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jun Kawasaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kawasaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayabusa staying out of range there.
Kawasaki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hayabusa throws out a loose jab but Kawasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawasaki moves forwards but Hayabusa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hayabusa throws an overhand right that lands on Kawasaki's shoulder, as Kawasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Jun Kawasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawasaki slips a straight right by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kawasaki staying out of range there.
Hayabusa ducks under a wild hook from Kawasaki.
Hayabusa takes one to the side of the head.
Kawasaki scores with a head kick. Hayabusa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kawasaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa throws a right hand that Kawasaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kawasaki also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa swings for the body but Kawasaki moves out of range.
Kawasaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hayabusa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayabusa throws a looping overhand right but Kawasaki ducks down to avoid it.
Hayabusa takes a swing at Kawasaki's ribcage but misses.
Kawasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayabusa shoots in for a takedown but Kawasaki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayabusa scores with a decent looking hook.
Hayabusa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kawasaki is fending him off so far but Hayabusa persists. Nope, Kawasaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Jun Kawasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Hayabusa.
Hayabusa is breathing heavily.
Kawasaki scores with a head kick. Hayabusa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kawasaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hayabusa on the side of the head.
Kawasaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hayabusa's calf.
Kawasaki cracks Hayabusa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kawasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawasaki lunges at Hayabusa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hayabusa's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa ducks under a wild hook from Kawasaki.
Hayabusa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayabusa scores with a takedown into Kawasaki's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayabusa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kawasaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hayabusa has managed to get both his arms back between Kawasaki's legs - danger averted.
Kawasaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Kawasaki controls Hayabusa momentarily but Hayabusa frees himself.
Hayabusa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayabusa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawasaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kawasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayabusa is one step ahead there.
Hayabusa looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki is trying to control the position but Hayabusa postures up.
Kawasaki wants to sweep here but Hayabusa controlling him for the moment.
Hayabusa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hayabusa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kawasaki is pulling down on Hayabusa's head. It's preventing any offense from Hayabusa, at least for the moment.
Hayabusa cracks Kawasaki with a solid left hand.
Kawasaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Kawasaki, not yet.
Hayabusa throws a strike but Kawasaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa trying to control the position.
Kawasaki stands and steps away. Hayabusa gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hayabusa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kawasaki moves in looking to clinch but Hayabusa pushes him off.
Kawasaki is looking to clinch.
Hayabusa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kawasaki moves in looking to clinch but Hayabusa pushes him off.
Kawasaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawasaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Kawasaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hayabusa avoids the body shot from Kawasaki.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kawasaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayabusa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kawasaki with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Hayabusa.
Kawasaki sizes up Hayabusa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kawasaki lands a high kick!
Hayabusa avoids a kick to the body.
Kawasaki takes a swing at Hayabusa's ribcage but misses.
Kawasaki throws a chopping leg kick but Hayabusa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kawasaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hayabusa throws the left hand but Kawasaki avoids the punch easily.
Hayabusa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Hayabusa.
Kawasaki misses with a straight left.
Hayabusa swinging wildly here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki misses the shot to the body.
Hayabusa throws a nice looking combination but Kawasaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kawasaki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hayabusa takes a step back to recover.
Hayabusa slips under a jab.
Kawasaki moves forwards but Hayabusa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hayabusa avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawasaki. Hayabusa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hayabusa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kawasaki has managed to clinch.
Hayabusa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kawasaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kawasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kawasaki is defending well.
Kawasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Kawasaki to work.
Kawasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kawasaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kawasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hayabusa blocks it with crossed arms.
Jun Kawasaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kawasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kawasaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hayabusa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kawasaki to keep the fight standing.
Hayabusa is trying to pull guard but Kawasaki has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kawasaki.
Kawasaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kawasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hayabusa blocks it with crossed arms.
Kawasaki tries to work over Hayabusa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawasaki keeps control of Hayabusa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayabusa is trying to force a seperation but Kawasaki has the dominant position.
Hayabusa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawasaki lands a shoulder strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawasaki obliges.
Kawasaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Hayabusa won't want to take too many of those.
Kawasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Hayabusa is blocking nicely.
Hayabusa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kawasaki after a bit of a struggle.
Kawasaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hayabusa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kawasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayabusa moves away.
The fighters circling - Hayabusa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kawasaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayabusa manages to avoid it.
Kawasaki misses with a body shot.
Kawasaki jabs Hayabusa right on the nose. Hayabusa blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Kawasaki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kawasaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jun Kawasaki!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jun Kawasaki!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jun Kawasaki!
Jun Kawasaki wins by unanimous decision!
Jun Kawasaki very nearly forgot to thank Torment Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner cracks Nayama with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Yorito Nayama has been cut.
Winner lands with an uppercut that bounces Nayama off the cage and back into range.
Nayama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Winner looks to land a right hand but Nayama moved out of range.
Nayama shoots in and gets a takedown into Winner's guard.
Nayama trying to control but Winner is working from the bottom.
Nayama looking to pass the guard.
Winner is trying to keep Nayama in close.
Winner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winner is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayama is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nayama pushing down on Winner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Winner is pressing down on Nayama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nayama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winner is keeping the position for now.
Nayama preventing the sweep.
Nayama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nayama!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Winner loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Nayama scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Winner land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Winner stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Winner!
Our winner, Stan Winner, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieszko Szczygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamoto's entrance music is Am I Evil?. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mieszko Szczygiel!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hanamoto.
Hanamoto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Szczygiel quickly recovers to half guard.
Szczygiel is pressing down on Hanamoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hanamoto throwing strikes but missing.
Hanamoto working some strikes from top position.
Hanamoto connects with a couple of short punches.
Szczygiel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hanamoto trying to hold on to Szczygiel's head to control him but Szczygiel postures up.
Hanamoto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Szczygiel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto wants to get back to his feet.
Hanamoto is staying active underneath Szczygiel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hanamoto is looking to control Szczygiel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hanamoto avoid being mounted?
Szczygiel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanamoto keeps working.
Hanamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Szczygiel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel wants to take a breather but Hanamoto is having none of it.
Szczygiel is thwarting Hanamoto's attempts to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Szczygiel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanamoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Szczygiel wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Szczygiel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szczygiel closes the distance and pushes Hanamoto back into the cage.
Hanamoto decides to pull guard.
Szczygiel sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hanamoto is trying to keep Szczygiel in close.
Szczygiel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanamoto is keeping the position for now.
Szczygiel has gone for a leg lock! Hanamoto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Szczygiel's guard.
Hanamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto throws a strike but Szczygiel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Szczygiel wants to control from the top but Hanamoto keeps moving.
Szczygiel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Szczygiel preventing the sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel throws a big elbow that misses.
Szczygiel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanamoto is trying to keep Szczygiel in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Szczygiel passes Hanamoto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Szczygiel is keen to just control but Hanamoto is a slippery customer.
Szczygiel controlling the pace.
Hanamoto lands a couple of sideways elbows.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel trying to pass the guard but Hanamoto defending well.
Szczygiel is keen to just control but Hanamoto is a slippery customer.
Hanamoto tries to get to full guard but Szczygiel has control of the leg.
Szczygiel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Szczygiel working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Hanamoto's thigh. Hanamoto counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Szczygiel trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szczygiel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hanamoto manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hanamoto wants to control from the top but Szczygiel keeps moving.
Szczygiel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hanamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Szczygiel is retaining full guard.
Hanamoto is in close to Szczygiel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel looking for a sweep. Not yet Szczygiel, not yet.
Hanamoto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Szczygiel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Szczygiel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hanamoto won't allow Szczygiel to sweep him here.
Hanamoto gets to his feet - Szczygiel follows without any prompting.
Szczygiel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hanamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szczygiel is defending well for now.
Szczygiel landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanamoto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hanamoto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Szczygiel trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hanamoto working a defensive guard but Szczygiel passes into half guard.
Szczygiel throwing shots but Hanamoto is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanamoto actively working from the bottom here.
Szczygiel trying to control from Hanamoto's half guard. Hanamoto has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mieszko Szczygiel will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hanamoto blocks the body kick.
Hanamoto has closed the distance and engaged Szczygiel in a clinch.
Szczygiel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanamoto wants the takedown. Szczygiel is fighting it off but Hanamoto persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Szczygiel's guard against the cage.
Hanamoto trying to stand up but can't free himself from Szczygiel's guard.
Szczygiel has his foot on Hanamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hanamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
Szczygiel wants to sweep but no luck.
Hanamotois looking to pass into half guard but Szczygiel pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Szczygiel is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczygiel trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szczygiel tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanamoto is retaining full guard.
Szczygiel sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hanamoto's guard.
Szczygiel blocks the strikes from Hanamoto.
Szczygiel works his way into full mount!
Hanamoto has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Szczygiel has the hooks in. Hanamoto is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel lands shots from the back.
Szczygiel thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Hanamoto trying to control the hands but Szczygiel breaks the grip.
Hanamoto tries to escape but Szczygiel has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Szczygiel has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hanamoto has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
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!
Szczygiel looking to hold on to the position here but Hanamoto rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Szczygiel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto can't keep his opponent in guard - Szczygiel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hanamoto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hanamoto trying to control here.
Szczygiel working Hanamoto over with strikes.
Szczygiel moves into full mount! Hanamoto won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanamoto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Szczygiel goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hanamoto turns into him and now he's in Szczygiel's guard.
Hanamoto postures up.
Hanamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Szczygiel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szczygiel pulls Hanamoto in close to his closed guard and prevents Hanamoto from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mieszko Szczygiel.
Szczygiel clinches up against the cage.
Hanamoto lands a takedown into guard.
Szczygiel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Szczygiel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hanamoto throwing strikes from guard but Szczygiel blocks nicely.
Szczygiel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hanamoto looking to sit in guard and control but Szczygiel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto keeping full guard, as Szczygiel tries to pass.
Hanamoto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mieszko Szczygiel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Szczygiel looking to sit in guard and control but Hanamoto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hanamoto preventing the sweep.
Szczygiel pulls Hanamoto in close to prevent any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanamoto.
Hanamoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Szczygiel wants to sweep here but Hanamoto controlling him for the moment.
Szczygiel keeping moving, preventing Hanamoto from controlling successfully.
Hanamoto preventing the sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Shuuji Hanamoto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hanamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Szczygiel motions for Hanamoto to come forward. Szczygiel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Szczygiel moves into range and clinches up with Hanamoto.
Szczygiel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Szczygiel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Shuuji Hanamoto has been cut.
Hanamoto has had enough of the clinch but Szczygiel keeps him there for the moment.
Szczygiel is working for takedown but Hanamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szczygiel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanamoto has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Szczygiel is trying to keep an underhook but Hanamoto manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Szczygiel taking some punishment here, with Hanamoto in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mieszko Szczygiel.
Well Szczygiel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mieszko Szczygiel!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Mieszko Szczygiel!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mieszko Szczygiel!
Mieszko Szczygiel wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Czarek Marnota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marnota is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Zawsze Jak Król. Czarek Marnota told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Czarek Marnota!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield misses with a two punch combination.
Hetfield lands a lovely overhand right.
Marnota fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hetfield avoids it really well and circles away.
Marnota fails with the takedown.
Marnota fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hetfield avoids it really well and circles away.
James Hetfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Czarek Marnota.
Marnota closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marnota is working for a submission of some sort.
Marnota is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marnota seems to be looking for submissions.
Marnota looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marnota is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marnota is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marnota is looking for a kimura here.
Marnota looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Marnota is working for a kimura but Hetfield is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marnota is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hetfield doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Marnota.
Marnota looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marnota is trying to work for a kimura but Hetfield is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hetfield is trying is best to control the position here.
Marnota seems to be working for a kimura but Hetfield defends the submission attempt.
Marnota wants to work for an arm triangle but Hetfield is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marnota seems to be looking for submissions.
Marnota is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hetfield is holding on to half guard well.
Hetfield is trying to control but can't.
Marnota in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hetfield tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Marnota!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Czarek Marnota!
A very excited looking Czarek Marnota made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bone Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long has chosen Lonnie G - Sweep as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bone Dust!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, David Long!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dust scores with the left hand. Long knows he should have avoided that one.
Dust shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Long counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Long.
Long jabs Dust right on the nose. Dust blinks but takes it well.
Dust slips a jab and a cross from Long.
Dust gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Long counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Long scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Long. That's going to slow Dust down.
Dust ducks right into an uppercut from Long.
Dust lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust moves out of range of the strikes.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Dust.
Dust fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bone Dust. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dust takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Long lands a jab to Dust's midsection.
Dust misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Long lands but Dust takes it in his stride.
Long swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dust.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dust.
A jab lands there for Long.
Long lands a slapping body shot.
Long throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Long scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dust. Dust circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Long lands with a hook. Dust tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dust rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long throws a head kick that misses.
Dust will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long cracks Dust with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dust gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dust is rocked!
Dust shoots in for a takedown but Long shows good takedown defense.
Long connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dust. Dust circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Dust is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dust. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A jab from Long does it's job there.
Long might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dust gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Long gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Long!
David Long is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking David Long made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Reign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reign comes to the cage accompanied by The Name. Penn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Til I Collapse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Reign could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to DJ Penn's chin.
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165 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
10 - 5 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Reign!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into range.
Reign misses with a double jab.
Reign lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reign moves into the clinch.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Reign - that landed with a thud.
Reign lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Reign tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reign is defending well for now.
Reign lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn jumps guard but Reign stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reign scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reign lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn prevents a body shot from Reign.
Penn is trying to drag Reign to the mat but Reign just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reign working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reign lands a nice uppercut.
Penn is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Reign.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Reign finish him?
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Reign uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reign lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Reign is working Penn over against the cage.
Reign has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Penn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Reign lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reign lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Reign is pressed up against the cage. Penn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reign down to the mat. Reign avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
James Reign has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Penn.
Reign lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Reign shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reign lands with a shot to the body.
Reign clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Reign - that landed with a thud.
Reign lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reign ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Reign no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Penn is fighting to break Reign's control of his arms but Reign is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Reign keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Reign looking for a guillotine here but Penn defends easily.
Reign looking for subs off his back but Penn has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to advance position but Reign won't allow it.
Reign looking for submissions off his back.
Reign is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Penn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reign works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reign manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Penn is desperately trying to improve his position but Reign has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign wants to control the pace but Penn is squirming around nicely.
Reign prevents Penn from getting the reversal.
Penn wants to control but Reign is having none of it.
Reign has hold of Penn's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Penn manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reign tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Penn is squirming around, avoiding Reign's attempts to control the action.
Penn tries to improve his position but Reign has taken his back! Reign has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Penn tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Reign pushes Penn away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Reign!
James Reign retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath James Reign thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Varz Defoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Defoe comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. Fu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SDJ-COMMANDOS kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Varz Defoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Fu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Thomas Fu has been cut.
Varz Defoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fu stuffs the takedown.
Fu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Defoe.
Fu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Defoe throws a head kick that Fu semi-blocks.
Defoe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Defoe lands a jab to the nose.
Decent striking displayed by Defoe there.
Fu thuds a left hand into Defoe's body.
Fu throws a leg kick
letting Defoe counter with a right hand.
Defoe motions for Fu to come forward. Defoe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Defoe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Defoe staying out of range there.
Fu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Defoe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defoe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Defoe somewhat.
Defoe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fu is trying to defend but Defoe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fu wants to get back to his feet.
Defoe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Defoe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defoe looking to finish with strikes here!
Defoe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fu's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Defoe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Defoe goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fu turns into him and now he's in Defoe's guard.
Fu wants to stand but Defoe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fu postures up.
Fu preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defoe is working hard here to advance position.
Defoe has an active guard here but Fu has managed to pass into half guard.
Defoe is looking to improve his position.
Defoe is pressing down on Fu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Defoe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Defoe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Defoe wants to improve his position but instead Fu has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Defoe is looking for a sweep. Fu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu stalling.
Fu tries to stand and escape but Defoe is controlling the position.
Defoe gets full guard.
Defoe is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Fu has his hands clasped together but Defoe extends an breaks Fu's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Defoe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Varz Defoe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Varz Defoe waved his t-shirt featuring - Elite Fighter© + Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokkalis has chosen Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vangelis Kokkalis!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kokkalis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aurelio.
Kokkalis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kokkalis avoids a kick to the body.
Aurelio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kokkalis.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kokkalis.
Aurelio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aurelio misses with a low kick as Kokkalis jumps back.
Kokkalis scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelio thows a body shot but no joy.
Aurelio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kokkalis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokkalis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kokkalis throws a front kick that sends Aurelio stumbling back into the cage.
Aurelio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aurelio is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis fails with the takedown.
Vangelis Kokkalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokkalis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Marcos Aurelio has been cut.
Aurelio takes one to the chin there.
Kokkalis dives in and grabs Aurelio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aurelio pushes down on Kokkalis's head and hops out.
Kokkalis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kokkalis lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kokkalis. Aurelio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelio moves out of range of the body kick.
Kokkalis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kokkalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelio moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kokkalis.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aurelio checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio blocks the body kick.
Kokkalis clobbers Aurelio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kokkalis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kokkalis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kokkalis showed some decent athleticism there.
Kokkalis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kokkalis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aurelio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Kokkalis there.
Kokkalis drops an elbow to the side of Aurelio's head.
Marcos Aurelio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kokkalis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Kokkalis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kokkalis lands a nice short elbow.
Jeez, Marcos Aurelio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcos Aurelio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vangelis Kokkalis!
Vangelis Kokkalis is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Vangelis Kokkalis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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