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AJFC 146 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Heanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boss Vandamme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heanan comes into the arena with Intelectual Killer by Suicidal Tendencies blaring out of the sound system. Vandamme is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Money over bitches by CALIKING. 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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277 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Heanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boss Vandamme!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heanan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vandamme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heanan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Heanan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vandamme.
Heanan throws a body punch but Vandamme moves out of range.
Heanan just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vandamme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heanan throws an overhand right that lands on Vandamme's shoulder, as Vandamme tries to avoid the shot.
Vandamme gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vandamme moves away.
Vandamme tries to clinch but Heanan moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vandamme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heanan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandamme is looking to clinch.
Vandamme avoids the body shot from Heanan.
Heanan swats away the attempt to clinch by Vandamme.
Vandamme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boss Vandamme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heanan misses with a straight right.
Vandamme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vandamme tries to clinch up but Heanan circles away and keeps his distance.
Vandamme tries to clinch but Heanan moves out of range.
Vandamme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heanan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vandamme tries to clinch up.
Vandamme is looking to clinch.
Vandamme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heanan.
Vandamme takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heanan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heanan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vandamme avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Heanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vandamme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heanan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heanan throws a hook but Vandamme blocks it.
Vandamme moves away from the strike by Heanan.
Heanan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vandamme.
Vandamme drives through and clinches with Heanan against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but Heanan blocks it.
Vandamme lands a good knee to the midsection. Heanan won't want to take too many of those.
Vandamme lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Bobby Heanan has been cut.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but Heanan blocks it.
Vandamme lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heanan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vandamme pulls his leg out and moves away.
Heanan misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandamme has closed the distance and engaged Heanan in a clinch.
Heanan looking for a takedown.
Vandamme landing knees to the head.
Heanan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vandamme is defending well.
Vandamme with a knee to the head.
Vandamme prevents the takedown attempt.
Heanan is breathing heavily.
Heanan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vandamme fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Heanan tests Vandamme's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vandamme tries to clinch there but Heanan circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandamme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vandamme closes the distance and pushes Heanan back into the cage.
Vandamme prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vandamme misses with a knee strike.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vandamme tries a knee to the head but Heanan blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandamme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vandamme lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vandamme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vandamme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vandamme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heanan wants to take the fight to the mat but Vandamme manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Vandamme.
Heanan is rocked!
Vandamme lands a big knee to the head and Heanan goes down! Vandamme pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boss Vandamme!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Boss Vandamme waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « NAF↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyuzo Mifune has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
9 - 23 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifune steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mifune is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jones can't fight it off and eventually Mifune manages to take the fight to the floor. Jones looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mifune won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mifune tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mifune looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones is keen to just control but Mifune is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune looking for submissions off his back.
Jones works his way into full mount!
Mifune is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mifune is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Mifune bucks and avoids them well.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
Jones throws some wild stikes that Mifune manages to avoid easily.
Jones unloading with bombs!
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mifune's face.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mifune wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones looking to control but Mifune is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is really struggling to control Mifune but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mifune tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones prevents Mifune from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mifune checks it well.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Mifune checks it.
Jones throws a body punch but Mifune moves out of range.
Mifune shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Mifune on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mifune on the side of the head.
Jones tries to clinch up but Mifune circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mifune takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Luke Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones cracks Mifune with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones scores with the left hand. Mifune knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mifune takes one to the side of the head.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mifune, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mifune.
Luke Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyuzo Mifune.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mifune blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Kyuzo Mifune has been cut.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Mifune blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifune's face.
Mifune takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mifune drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mifune looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mifune blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mifune letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Mifune has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jones is trying to keep an underhook but Mifune manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mifune is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mifune's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mifune's back!
Jones tightening his grip on Mifune, looking for the choke.
Mifune manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jones's guard. Nice work there by Mifune.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Mifune from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mifune drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mifune has Jones in his guard.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Mifune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mifune pushes Jones off and gets back to his feet.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mifune's calf.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones pushes Mifune up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifune's face.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mifune has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyuzo Mifune's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mifune gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mifune blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mifune can do to turn this around?
Mifune looking for a takedown.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mifune is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Mifune.
Luke Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyuzo Mifune.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Mifune blocks it.
Luke Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mifune is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mifune is breathing heavily.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifune's face.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Mifune is blocking nicely.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifune's face.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mifune blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Mifune tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Mifune blocks it.
Mifune avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Mifune is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mifune is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Mifune blocks it.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mifune lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Mifune dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifune's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing knees to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mifune takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Mifune takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mifune blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Mifune is blocking nicely.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Kyuzo Mifune's cut even more.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifune's face.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mifune's face.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mifune up against the cage.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mifune has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mifune is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mifune has his back to the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Mifune goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Mifune takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Mifune blocks it.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones with a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Mifune is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Mifune blocks with his arms.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mifune in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Mifune is blocking nicely.
Mifune drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mifune checks it well.
Luke Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mifune looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Mifune on that attempt.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Mifune moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kyuzo Mifune has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Luke Jones!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Luke Jones!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Luke Jones!
Luke Jones wins by unanimous decision!
Luke Jones gave a mention to [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « NAF↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Brannigan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter blocks a head kick by Brannigan.
Hunter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hunter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brannigan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter cracks the inside of Brannigan's front leg.
Brannigan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hunter throws a leg kick that misses.
Hunter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
Brannigan is looking to clinch.
Hunter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brannigan is not content to let Hunter control the position.
Hunter controlling the position from side mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hunter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brannigan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hunter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hunter working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter trying to control the position but Brannigan is working away.
Brannigan struggling a bit here.
Brannigan is being controlled here.
Brannigan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hunter asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hunter taking a breather here.
Brannigan tries to bench press Hunter off him but Hunter keeps the position.
Hunter working the ground and pound.
Hunter works to advance to full mount. Brannigan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brannigan is bucking up trying to escape but Hunter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hunter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brannigan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hunter with the ground and pound from mount.
You get the feeling that Brannigan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hunter cracks Brannigan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hunter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brannigan is rocked!
Brannigan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hunter scoring with strikes but Brannigan is staying in there.
Brannigan is still in real trouble! Can Hunter finish him?
Hunter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hunter drops a big elbow. That's hurt Brannigan! More shots from Hunter and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Hunter!
During a confident post fight interview, Vincent Hunter thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancinelli's entrance music is Lookin' Out My Backdoor. A fine choice. Hawkes has chosen I'm Shipping Up to Boston as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mancinelli misses with a wild combination.
Hawkes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mancinelli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mancinelli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hawkes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mancinelli throws a lazy right hand but Hawkes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mancinelli!
Hawkes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A combination from Hawkes does no damage.
Hawkes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mancinelli clobbers Hawkes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Mancinelli looks to throw the jab but Hawkes is out of range.
Hawkes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mancinelli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mancinelli pushes Hawkes up against the cage in a clinch.
Mancinelli blocks an uppercut.
Hawkes blocks an uppercut.
Hawkes stops a takedown attempt from Mancinelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Mancinelli.
Hawkes scores with a shot to the side of Mancinelli's head.
Mancinelli is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mancinelli lands an elbow inside that Hawkes shrugs off.
Mancinelli can't find room to land a body shot as Hawkes controls the action.
Mancinelli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawkes misses with the head strike.
Hawkes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mancinelli working aggressively here.
Mancinelli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mancinelli misses with a knee to the head.
Mancinelli misses with the head strike.
Hawkes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hawkes tries to stall but Mancinelli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hawkes gets through Mancinelli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mancinelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hawkes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawkes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawkes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancinelli has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hawkes after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michele Mancinelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hawkes lands a right hand.
Mancinelli working hard to break the clinch.
Mancinelli manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Mancinelli misses.
Mancinelli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawkes's waist but Hawkes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mancinelli off to one side.
Mancinelli scores with a one two! Hawkes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mancinelli throws a head kick but Hawkes moves out of range.
Mancinelli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hawkes throws a nice looking combination but Mancinelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawkes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mancinelli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawkes as he connects with a hook.
Hawkes lands a big head kick that sends Mancinelli tumbling to the mat! Hawkes takes a step backwards and waves Mancinelli back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mancinelli is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Mancinelli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawkes throws a lazy head kick
and Mancinelli counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hawkes goes for a small jab and connects. Now Hawkes goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Mancinelli stumbles back but Hawkes runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Mancinelli to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Mancinelli will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jonathan Hawkes!
Jonathan Hawkes 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gor Keyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanches is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Breaking Benjamin - Ordinary Man . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Renato Sanches enters the cage!
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gor Keyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Renato Sanches seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanches, as that shot connected.
Sanches has managed to clinch.
Keyman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanches is keeping busy.
Keyman lands a nice uppercut.
Sanches doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Keyman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keyman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanches misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanches lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Keyman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanches pushes Keyman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Keyman works on Sanches's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanches displaying some good clinch control by pressing Keyman up against the cage.
Sanches misses with the head strike.
Keyman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyman stalling in the clinch but Sanches improves position.
Sanches scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keyman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanches being controlled against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanches lands a hook that snaps the head of Keyman backwards.
Keyman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanches working aggressively here.
Sanches has a couple of punches blocked by Keyman.
Keyman taking a breather.
Keyman slowing the pace effectively.
Keyman throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanches.
Sanches misses with the head strike.
Sanches scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Keyman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyman prevents a body shot from Sanches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanches.
Sanches is looking to control Keyman's arms but Keyman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanches has his back to the cage.
Keyman is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanches gets an underhook and turns Keyman into the cage.
Sanches misses with a body punch.
Keyman has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Sanches goes down! Keyman pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
It looks like Renato Sanches has been cut.
Keyman trying to control the action but Sanches is working from the bottom.
Sanches is trying to buck Keyman off.
Keyman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Keyman taking a break here but Sanches is having none of it and regains half guard.
Keyman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sanches has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyman wants to control but Sanches is keeping him busy.
Still in half guard, Keyman seems content to control.
Keyman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanches's head.
Sanches is pressing down on Keyman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Keyman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanches is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanches pulls Keyman in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanches manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Keyman manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanches trying to control but Keyman is working from the bottom.
Sanches is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanches looking to sit in guard and control but Keyman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Keyman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanches is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Keyman chips away with some ground and pound.
Keyman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanches tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keyman landing some decent shots from guard.
Keyman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Keyman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanches avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanches wants to sweep here but Keyman controlling him for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Keyman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Keyman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keyman advances to 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!
Keyman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sanches does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sanches wants to get back to full guard.
Keyman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Keyman content to control rather than advance.
Keyman wants to control but Sanches is keeping him busy.
Keyman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Keyman looks to land a strike but Sanches avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Keyman looking to pass the guard.
Sanches looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keyman throwing strikes but missing.
Sanches is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Keyman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanches is keeping the position for now.
Keyman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Keyman throws an elbow that misses. Sanches uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Keyman's guard. Nice move by Sanches!
Sanches sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanches stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sanches uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keyman.
Sanches throws a jab but it's blocked by Keyman.
Sanches swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keyman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanches is out of range and Keyman settles back down.
Keyman connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanches clinches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Keyman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanches avoiding damage as Keyman throws knees to the body.
Keyman lands a damaging elbow.
Keyman throws a head punch that misses.
Keyman is trying to stall.
Sanches doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanches misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sanches fails to land.
Sanches lands a body punch.
Keyman is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Sanches.
Sanches lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keyman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keyman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanches with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keyman taking a breather.
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 Gor Keyman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Renato Sanches's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Keyman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keyman thuds his right hand into Sanches's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanches misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanches just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keyman. Sanches does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keyman just misses with a punch to the body.
Keyman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Sanches. Beautiful body shot.
Sanches gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Keyman gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sanches is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gor Keyman!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Versus The World (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The World comes to the cage accompanied by The lost vikings. Adams has chosen Gaslight Anthem - Boxer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight 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, Versus The World!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Adams!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams misses the jab.
Adams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The World connects with a solid leg kick.
Adams misses with a hook. The World ducked under it nicely.
Adams misses with a low kick.
The World looks for the body kick but Adams saw that one coming.
The World connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adams's hands.
It looks like Gregory Adams has been cut.
The World gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Adams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Adams slips a jab from The World.
Adams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. The World darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Adams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped The World in his tracks.
It looks like Versus The World has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Adams.
The World throws a jab but it's blocked by Adams.
The World blocks a head kick by Adams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throws a leg kick but The World sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The World.
The World uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adams.
The World fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The World scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The World keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adams throws a leg kick but The World sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adams looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from The World.
The World connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That has opened up Gregory Adams's cut even more.
The World lands with a big right hook that stumbles Adams - he's out on his feet here! The World follows up with another monster hook that separates Adams from consciousness! Adams falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! The World stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Versus The World!
Versus The World retains his super heavyweight title!
Versus The World gave a mention to [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « NAF↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginger Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Perfect for Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ginger Mann!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Mann misses with a head kick.
Mann avoids the head kick by Silva.
Mann lands with a right hand.
Mann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Mann.
Mann lands with a good body shot.
Ginger Mann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Mann takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mann checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working Mann over with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Mann is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mann avoids it.
Mann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mann throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mann tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mann cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mann connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Mann misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mann misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mann's knee momentarily.
Mann misses with a looping left.
Mann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mann.
Mann lands with a good body shot.
Mann scores with a nice strike.
Mann avoids a kick to the body.
Mann tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Mann rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Mann shrugs it off.
Mann looks gassed!
Mann throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mann thinking.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Mann's front leg but catches the back leg as Mann tries to avoid it.
Mann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mann 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 Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mann misses with a wild combination.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a jab.
Mann avoids the head kick by Silva.
Mann steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Mann is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva pushes Mann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Mann blocks with his arms.
Mann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva wants to slow Mann down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mann. Mann obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Mann blocks with his arms.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Mann's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Mann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Mann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mann wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Mann is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mann's face.
Mann is rocked!
It looks like Ginger Mann has been cut.
Silva has Mann pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Mann is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Silva - that's hurt Mann badly! Oh, another knee lands and Mann is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Mann doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Wanderlei Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Wanderlei Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Tokyo, Bruce Do!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, McGillicuddy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Jones catches Do right on the button with a cross.
Do clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Do is controlling him.
Do comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like McGillicuddy Jones has been cut.
Jones avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do stalling the fight.
Do is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Do is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Do won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Do has the dominant position.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Do slows down the pace here.
Do pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Do swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Do.
Do pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Jones tries to break free but Do pushes him back against the cage.
Do putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Do lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Do landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Do scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones is trying to push Do away but Do has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do is stalling here.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Jones prevents a body shot from Do.
Do goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Do is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Do has him pressed against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Do misses with a body kick.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones looks for the body kick but Do saw that one coming.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Do moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Jones throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Do is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). McGillicuddy Jones!
McGillicuddy Jones is the new welterweight champion!
McGillicuddy Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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