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Escape The Cage. 19 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davide Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasmuki Lombardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasmuki Lombardi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davide Jesus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasmuki Lombardi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Lombardi.
Lombardi throws a sloppy head kick and Jesus moves out of range easily.
Lombardi looks for the body kick but Jesus saw that one coming.
Jesus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lombardi checks a leg kick nicely.
Lombardi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A combination from Lombardi does no damage.
Lombardi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jesus throws a right hand that Lombardi ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombardi also avoids with ease.
Jesus throws a combination that misses
and Lombardi counters with a big head kick but Jesus shrugs it off.
No joy there for Jesus , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lombardi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lombardi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lombardi stuffs the takedown.
Lombardi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jesus dips to his left and cracks Lombardi with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardi avoids the head kick by Jesus .
Jesus shoots in and drives through. Lombardi sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davide Jesus . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Jesus or perhaps it was just good defense by Lombardi which made him look bad.
Lombardi lands with a slapping head kick.
Lombardi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jesus 's hands.
Lombardi moves into range and clinches up with Jesus .
Jesus tries to break free but Lombardi pushes him back against the cage.
Lombardi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jesus 's defenses.
Lombardi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lombardi slips a jab and a cross from Jesus .
Lombardi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lombardi throws a head kick that Jesus semi-blocks.
Lombardi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jesus is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jesus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lombardi but Lombardi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lombardi lands with a kick to the temple. Jesus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lombardi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lombardi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lombardi takes a little break here. Jesus wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jesus manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jesus stands up out of the half guard.
A head kick misses from Jesus .
Lombardi thows a body kick. Jesus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasmuki Lombardi dominated that round.
That's time! Jesus 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lombardi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jesus throws an overhand right that lands on Lombardi's shoulder, as Lombardi tries to avoid the shot.
Lombardi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jesus .
Jesus throws a lazy right hand but Lombardi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lombardi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crunch! Lombardi slams his shin into Jesus 's torso.
Jesus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jesus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jesus misses with a combination
and Lombardi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jesus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jesus throws a series of punches but Lombardi moves out of range.
Jesus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jesus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lombardi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lombardi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jesus backs up against the cage.
Jesus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lombardi avoids it really well and circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jesus . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lombardi scores with a head kick.
Jesus is rocked!
Jesus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lombardi scores with a spinning back kick!
Jesus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sasmuki Lombardi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lombardi tries a head kick but it misses.
Lombardi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombardi throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombardi tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Jesus , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lombardi closes the distance and clinches.
Lombardi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jesus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jesus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lombardi breaks from the clinch.
Lombardi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lombardi throws a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombardi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jesus misses with a hook
and Lombardi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jesus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jesus avoids the head kick by Lombardi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasmuki Lombardi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jesus 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jesus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lombardi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lombardi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jesus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lombardi!
Jesus is working for a guillotine from mount but Lombardi frees his head quite easily.
Jesus looking for a guillotine from mount but Lombardi is having none of it.
Lombardi is looking to improve his position but Jesus isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lombardi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lombardi is in a horrible position here. Jesus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jesus is landing with some decent strikes but Lombardi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jesus punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Lombardi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jesus wants to control the pace but Lombardi is squirming around nicely.
Jesus with a couple of short strikes.
Jesus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lombardi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jesus in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sasmuki Lombardi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Davide Jesus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lombardi has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Jesus 's lack of action.
Davide Jesus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus thows a huge punch but Lombardi dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davide Jesus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lombardi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasmuki Lombardi!
An out of breath Sasmuki Lombardi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Hendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nas- Ether. Rich Franklin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hendi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Franklin has knocked Hendi down with a huge combo! Franklin steps away and waves a wobbly Hendi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Kim Hendi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Franklin but Franklin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Franklin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Franklin breaks the clinch.
Hendi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hendi wants to clinch
and Franklin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Hendi is predictable there
and Franklin counters with a big left hand that crumples Hendi! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rich Franklin!
Rich Franklin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockem Sockem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rockem Sockem!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sockem swats away the attempt to clinch by Chase.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Chase 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.
Sockem throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sockem has closed the distance and engaged Chase in a clinch.
Sockem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chase is looking to clinch but Sockem is avoiding it.
Chase walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sockem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sockem fails with the takedown.
Sockem scores with a one two! Chase had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sockem connects with a crisp jab.
Chase is rocked!
Sockem circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Chase tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Sockem wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rockem Sockem!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Seven!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seven lands a leg kick that knocks Watanabe off balance momentarily.
Seven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt
and Seven counters with a thumping low kick.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt
and Seven counters with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Seven counters with a good, hard body kick but Watanabe shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe has his takedown stuffed
and Seven counters with a nice body kick.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt
and Seven counters with a nice uppercut.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
letting Seven counter with a right hand.
Seven keeps Watanabe at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Seven slams his shin into Watanabe's torso.
Watanabe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watanabe has his takedown stuffed
and Seven makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seven thows a body kick. Watanabe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven moves into range and clinches up with Watanabe.
Seven scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watanabe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Seven pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kengo Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seven lands with a shot to the body.
Seven fakes the leg kick and cracks Watanabe in the body.
Watanabe 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.
Seven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watanabe's sensitive parts.
Watanabe misses with a takedown
and Seven counters with a leg kick.
Patrick Seven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Seven lands a leg kick that knocks Watanabe off balance momentarily.
Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Seven counters with a good, hard body kick but Watanabe shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Watanabe. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Seven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watanabe.
Watanabe tries to move into range but Seven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watanabe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seven closes the distance and clinches.
Seven tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Seven just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watanabe's brow.
Seven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Watanabe tries for a takedown but Seven manages to get underhooks.
Seven tries to land a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks with his arms.
Seven is pressed up against the cage. Watanabe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Seven down to the mat. Seven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Seven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Seven.
Watanabe has his takedown stuffed
and Seven counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Seven.
Seven closes the distance and pushes Watanabe back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seven dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Seven wants to clinch.
Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice inside leg kick there by Seven. That's going to slow Watanabe down.
Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Seven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Seven counters with a low kick, right behind Watanabe 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seven stalks Watanabe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watanabe's face. Watanabe staggers backwards, shaken.
Watanabe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Seven.
Nice jab there from Seven.
Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Seven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seven.
Seven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Seven counters with a nice body kick.
Seven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Seven scores with a hook.
Watanabe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Watanabe shoots and misses
letting Seven counter with a right hand.
Seven tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Seven.
Watanabe shoots and misses
and Seven counters with a good, hard body kick but Watanabe shrugs it off.
Seven scoring well with a low kick there.
Seven dips to his left and cracks Watanabe with an uppercut!
Seven cracks Watanabe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seven makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seven lands a glancing blow to the side of Watanabe's head.
Seven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watanabe, pushing him back against the cage.
Seven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Seven pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seven scores with a shoulder strike.
Watanabe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good body shot from Seven.
Seven lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Seven - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seven obliges.
Seven presses Watanabe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watanabe's elbow.
Seven scores with a hook to the body.
Seven is looking to control Watanabe's arms but Watanabe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Seven has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seven stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Seven lands with a left to the head.
Watanabe avoiding damage as Seven throws knees to the body.
Seven unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watanabe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Seven pushes off an throws an elbow but Watanabe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Seven connects with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Seven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt
and Seven counters with a body kick that stops Watanabe in his tracks momentarily.
Seven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Seven counter with a right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seven, right into the meat.
Seven clinches.
Seven lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watanabe avoids it.
Seven lands a shot to the body.
Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watanabe wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Seven.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the temple.
Seven lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Kengo Watanabe has been cut.
Seven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watanabe is defending well for now.
Watanabe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Seven pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Seven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Watanabe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Seven. That one must have hurt.
Seven swings for the body but Watanabe moves out of range.
Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seven counters with a nice kick to the body.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seven misses with a wild body shot.
Seven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watanabe's sensitive parts.
Seven tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seven counters with a head kick.
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!
Seven bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Seven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watanabe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Seven.
Seven cracks Watanabe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Seven counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Seven stalling.
Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watanabe.
Seven lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seven really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kengo Watanabe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt
and Seven counters with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seven darts in and clinches Watanabe up against the cage.
Seven looking to throw knees to the head but Watanabe is blocking nicely.
Seven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watanabe.
Watanabe tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patrick Seven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Seven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Watanabe is working for takedown but Seven is calmly controlling the position for now.
Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seven digs a right hand underneath Watanabe's ribcage. Watanabe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Watanabe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Seven tries to work over Watanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watanabe.
Seven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seven lands a body shot.
Seven scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watanabe or not.
Seven creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seven tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Watanabe takes a shot to the head.
Watanabe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Seven connects with a leg kick. Watanabe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Seven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watanabe on the side of the head.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Watanabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A thudding body kick lands there by Seven!
Watanabe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Seven drives through and clinches with Watanabe against the cage.
Seven using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seven missing with knees to the body.
Seven lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seven lands a damaging elbow.
Seven with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Seven misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Seven.
Seven comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seven tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Seven tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Seven back against the cage.
Watanabe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seven struggles to land a body shot inside as Watanabe controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seven prevents it.
Seven struggles to land a body shot inside as Watanabe controls his hands.
Seven cracks Watanabe with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seven dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kengo Watanabe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Seven.
Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Seven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Seven counters with an inside leg kick.
Seven scores with a push kick.
Seven connects with a single shot there.
Watanabe tries for a takedown but Seven circles away easily
and Seven counters with a low kick, right behind Watanabe 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seven swings for the body but Watanabe moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Seven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seven misses with a straight right.
Watanabe misses with a takedown
and Seven counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seven moves into the clinch.
Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seven trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe has Seven pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Seven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Seven landing knees to the body.
Watanabe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Seven looking to stall.
Seven misses with a punch to the body.
Kengo Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watanabe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seven tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Seven back against the cage.
Seven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watanabe is defending well for now.
Seven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seven manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Seven has a couple of punches blocked by Watanabe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven trying to land knees to the body.
Seven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watanabes head.
Watanabe has Seven pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Seven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watanabe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Seven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Seven lands a right hand.
Seven can't find room to land a body shot as Watanabe controls the action.
Watanabe avoiding damage as Seven throws knees to the body.
Seven prevents the takedown attempt.
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!
Seven lands a knee to the body.
Seven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watanabe tries to score a body lock takedown but Seven shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Seven pushes Watanabe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Patrick Seven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Seven connects with a knee to the head.
Watanabe wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seven landing knees to the body.
Seven gets underhooks to prevent Watanabe's takedown attempt.
Seven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Seven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seven 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 44:50
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Seven! Patrick Seven retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Patrick Seven waved his t-shirt featuring [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerzy Kosinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerzy Kosinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosinski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kosinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Ray Thomas has been cut.
Thomas throws a combination. Kosinski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kosinski sprawls well. Kosinski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Kosinski forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
Kosinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas moves to clinch but Kosinski breaks away
and Kosinski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch but Kosinski moves away
enabling Kosinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kosinski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kosinski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kosinski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kosinski.
Kosinski manages to break the clinch.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kosinski.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Kosinski.
Kosinski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kosinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kosinski sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Ray Thomas's cut even more.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosinski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Kosinski counters with a stiff right hand.
Kosinski fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Thomas looks gassed!
Kosinski thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
Kosinski feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Thomas crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jerzy Kosinski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teofilo Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiz has chosen jukebox hero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Teofilo Crespo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofilo Crespo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo connects with an inside leg kick.
Crespo is looking to clinch but Ruiz is avoiding it.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Crespo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ruiz is putting a hurting on Crespo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ruiz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The strikes coming from Ruiz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Crespo is trying to get back to half guard.
Crespo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ruiz is looking to take a break and control but Crespo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruiz throws a strike aimed at the side of Crespo's head but Crespo avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo looking for a sweep but Ruiz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Crespo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ruiz tries to control but Crespo wriggling away.
Crespo working to try and regain half guard.
Ruiz with good strikes from the mount here!
Ruiz working the ground and pound effectively.
Ruiz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ruiz with shots to the head and body - Crespo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruiz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Crespo is rocked!
Ruiz lands a big elbow - Crespo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Crespo is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Justin Ruiz! Justin Ruiz retains his light heavyweight title!
Justin Ruiz 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tibo Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurley Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen Senses Fail-Coming Up Short as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tibo Asztalos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tibo Asztalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hurley Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Asztalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Asztalos blocking some punches.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Asztalos.
Asztalos lands a body shot.
Asztalos lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Asztalos breaks from the clinch.
Hurley Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez defending well as Asztalos loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Asztalos pushes him off.
Asztalos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the body
and Asztalos counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Asztalos counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Hurley Rodriguez has been cut.
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!
Rodriguez scores with a decent looking hook.
Asztalos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rodriguez is rocked!
Asztalos drops Rodriguez with a naaaaasty hook - Rodriguez is in real trouble here! Asztalos dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tibo Asztalos!
An out of breath Tibo Asztalos 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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