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LFL 52 - Fight For Honor PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frulegur Wiskeber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jose Aldo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jose Aldo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frulegur Wiskeber!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo misses with a body kick.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Wiskeber keeps it at a distance.
Wiskeber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Wiskeber.
Aldo dodges the punch combination from Wiskeber.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Wiskeber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wiskeber misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target.
Aldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wiskeber looks to land a combination but Aldo avoids it well.
Wiskeber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wiskeber to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo pulls Wiskeber in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aldo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wiskeber manages to get himself to full guard.
Wiskeber pulls Aldo in to control the position.
Aldo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wiskeber keeping moving, preventing Aldo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiskeber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Aldo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aldo gets caught napping as Wiskeber dives in and scores a takedown. Aldo manages to retain guard.
Aldo wants to sweep here but Wiskeber controlling him for the moment.
Wiskeber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wiskeber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wiskeber throws an elbow that misses. Aldo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wiskeber's guard. Nice move by Aldo!
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiskeber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to stand but Wiskeber is controlling from the bottom.
Aldo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiskeber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aldo trying to control but Wiskeber is working from the bottom.
Aldo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wiskeber's guard.
Wiskeber looking for a sweep. Not yet Wiskeber, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jose Aldo just wasn't active enough.
Aldo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wiskeber.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
Wiskeber lands a slapping body shot.
Aldo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wiskeber stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wiskeber stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aldo throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiskeber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wiskeber catches Aldo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wiskeber shoots in and bounces Aldo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wiskeber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wiskeber throws a strike but Aldo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aldo being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frulegur Wiskeber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Aldo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wiskeber scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from Wiskeber misses.
Wiskeber slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Wiskeber lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Aldo sprawling to the canvas. Wiskeber follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Aldo hang on?
Aldo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiskeber is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Aldo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Aldo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Oh Aldo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aldo in side control, throwing shots but Wiskeber defends.
Aldo wants to control but Wiskeber is keeping him busy.
Aldo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Aldo seems to have got his legs back now.
Aldo decides to stand back up. Aldo steps back and let's Wiskeber get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Aldo!
Aldo tries to clinch but Wiskeber moves out of range.
Wiskeber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wiskeber duly obliges.
Jose Aldo's cut is getting worse.
Aldo jabs Wiskeber right on the nose. Wiskeber blinks but takes it well.
Wiskeber looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiskeber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Aldo working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wiskeber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wiskeber stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Aldo has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Wiskeber manages to get his head free but now Aldo has transitioned to an armbar! Wiskeber grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Aldo! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Aldo!
After winning the bout, Jose Aldo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharp comes to the cage accompanied by IZ - Hawaii '78. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris staying out of range there.
Sharp works the jab nicely.
Norris takes the fight into the clinch.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sharp connects with a jab.
Sharp gets a clinch.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris walks into a left hand.
Sharp walks forward, straight into a front kick from Norris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp clinches up with Norris and pushes him back against the cage.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris.
Sharp struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terry Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharp moves out of range of the body kick from Norris.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Norris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Norris is defended easily by Sharp.
Sharp lands a nice shot that snaps Norris's head back.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Norris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sharp just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp scores with a nice right hand.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Norris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharp.
Norris is looking to chop away at Sharp's legs.
Norris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norris is looking to land body kicks.
Sharp cracks Norris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Norris slips a straight right by Sharp.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Norris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharp leaves Norris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharp.
Sharp scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Norris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Sharp dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sharp misses with a straight right.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Norris.
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Norris moved out of range nicely.
Norris wants to clinch.
Norris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sharp tries to clinch there but Norris circles away.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense.
Nice uppercut lands for Sharp. That snapped Norris's head back.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sharp tries to avoid it but Norris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sharp to the ground. Sharp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sharp takes the fight into the clinch.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Sharp checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Norris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sharp's brow.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
Sharp swings for the body but Norris moves out of range.
Sharp rushes Norris and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norris is trying to break the clinch but Sharp has him pressed against the cage.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris blocks an elbow strike from Sharp.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Norris misses.
Sharp checks a leg kick nicely.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp tries to clinch up
and Norris counters with a low kick, right behind Sharp 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Sharp doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Sharp.
Sharp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sharp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt.
Terry Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Norris.
Sharp throws a right and a left that Norris avoids nicely.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Norris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Norris is just out of range.
Jab from Sharp.
Norris 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terry Sharp will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sharp.
Norris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Norris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sharp scores with a body shot.
Norris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sharp.
Norris slips a jab from Sharp.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp misses with a straight right.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sharp takes a step back to recover.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
Sharp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sharp pushes Norris up against the cage in a clinch.
Sharp tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris tries to circle away but Sharp has him pinned against the cage.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Sharp.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Sharp controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris misses with a low kick as Sharp jumps back.
Sharp misses with a straight left.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp tries to clinch
and Norris counters with a leg kick.
Sharp misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
Terry Sharp is winning the standup battle so far.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Norris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sharp. No joy for Norris on that attempt.
Sharp fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris on the side of the head.
Sharp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sharp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris is looking to chop away at Sharp's legs.
Norris keeps Sharp at a distance using the push kick.
Sharp lands a body shot.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Norris is avoiding it.
Norris throws a low kick, looking for Sharp's leg but Sharp calmly moves out of range.
Sharp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris misses with a low kick.
Sharp misses with a hook. Norris ducked under it nicely.
Chuck Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sharp throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chuck Norris.
Well Sharp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Sharp!
After the big win, Terry Sharp made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Torment Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Yuanjiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wong Yuanjiao is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wong Yuanjiao!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuanjiao throws a right hand that Gomi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomi also avoids with ease.
Yuanjiao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomi throws a sloppy head kick and Yuanjiao moves out of range easily.
Yuanjiao misses with a looping right.
Yuanjiao looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
Yuanjiao darts in and clinches Gomi up against the cage.
Yuanjiao gets underhooks to prevent Gomi's takedown attempt.
Gomi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yuanjiao after a bit of a struggle.
Yuanjiao is pressed up against the cage. Gomi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yuanjiao down to the mat. Yuanjiao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takanori Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Yuanjiao avoids them all with ease.
Yuanjiao closes the distance and pushes Gomi back into the cage.
Yuanjiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomi slips a jab from Yuanjiao.
Yuanjiao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yuanjiao connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot lands for Gomi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuanjiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gomi!
Yuanjiao tries to clinch up but Gomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomi moves in looking to clinch but Yuanjiao pushes him off.
Yuanjiao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yuanjiao ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Gomi throws a head kick that misses.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Gomi.
Gomi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yuanjiao on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi slips a jab and a cross from Yuanjiao.
Yuanjiao cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Yuanjiao closes the distance and pushes Gomi back into the cage.
Gomi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yuanjiao is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gomi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yuanjiao avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gomi is breathing heavily.
Yuanjiao breaks from the clinch.
Yuanjiao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yuanjiao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yuanjiao breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi has closed the distance and engaged Yuanjiao in a clinch.
Gomi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yuanjiao gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yuanjiao misses with a punch to the body.
Yuanjiao presses Gomi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yuanjiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuanjiao connects with a right hand. Gomi shakes it off.
Yuanjiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomi clinches up with Yuanjiao and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomi is working for takedown but Yuanjiao is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice left hand lands by Yuanjiao.
Yuanjiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuanjiao has Gomi up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yuanjiao after a bit of a struggle.
Yuanjiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomi throws a right hand that Yuanjiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Yuanjiao also avoids with ease.
Gomi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuanjiao doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomi circles away.
Yuanjiao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Yuanjiao.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yuanjiao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wong Yuanjiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi staying out of range there.
Yuanjiao takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Gomi coming out on top.
Yuanjiao clinches up with Gomi and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuanjiao stops a takedown attempt from Gomi.
Yuanjiao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yuanjiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuanjiao tries to clinch but Gomi moves out of range.
Yuanjiao has closed the distance and engaged Gomi in a clinch.
Gomi tries for a takedown but Yuanjiao manages to get underhooks.
Yuanjiao is trying to break the clinch but Gomi is controlling him.
Yuanjiao manages to break the clinch.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yuanjiao drops Gomi with a beautiful combination! Gomi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yuanjiao is looking for the KO!
Gomi is rocked!
It looks like Takanori Gomi has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuanjiao takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Gomi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yuanjiao manages to break the clinch.
Yuanjiao clinches up against the cage.
Gomi seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yuanjiao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yuanjiao manages to pull guard.
Gomi stops Yuanjiao from standing up.
Gomi throwing strikes from guard but Yuanjiao blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yuanjiao pushes Gomi off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wong Yuanjiao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takanori Gomi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yuanjiao fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yuanjiao.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuanjiao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yuanjiao is pressed up against the cage. Gomi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yuanjiao down to the mat. Yuanjiao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yuanjiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomi.
Yuanjiao moves out of range as Gomi throws a body kick.
Gomi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Yuanjiao.
Yuanjiao throws a series of strikes that have Gomi backpedaling.
OH! Gomi has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Yuanjiao smells blood and charges in for the finish! Yuanjiao unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Gomi sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wong Yuanjiao!
Wong Yuanjiao made sure to mention his sponsor, Valhalla Fight Wear in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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25
155 lbs
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28
166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miyamoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Doi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Doi.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Doi trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Miyamoto is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Doi, into his guard.
Miyamoto gets to his feet. Doi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Miyamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doi.
Doi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Miyamoto misses.
Miyamoto wants to clinch
and Doi counters with a head kick. That will keep Miyamoto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phoenix Miyamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miyamoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miyamoto tries to work over Doi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Yoshi Doi has been cut.
Miyamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Doi controls the action.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Miyamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Doi controls his hands.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yoshi Doi's cut is getting worse.
Miyamoto stalling in the clinch.
Miyamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Doi controls his hands.
Doi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miyamoto to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miyamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Doi fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Doi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doi is trying to pull guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Doi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Miyamoto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miyamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doi's defenses.
Yoshi Doi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Miyamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doi is trying to pull guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miyamoto misses with some punches.
A short right from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Doi 's eye.
Doi pulls Miyamoto into guard.
Miyamoto gets to his feet - Doi follows without any prompting.
Miyamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miyamoto lands an overhand right.
Jeez, Yoshi Doi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Miyamoto darts in trying to clinch
and Doi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch.
Doi blocking some punches.
Doi avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
Miyamoto tries to throw a body punch but Doi avoids it by throwing Miyamoto back against the cage.
Miyamoto working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doi avoids it.
Miyamoto tries to throw a body punch but Doi avoids it by throwing Miyamoto back against the cage.
Miyamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miyamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Doi avoids the damage to the body.
Doi avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
Doi breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doi shoots in and drives through. Miyamoto sprawls well.
Miyamoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Doi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doi seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Miyamoto has recovered full guard.
Doi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phoenix Miyamoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Doi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miyamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doi misses with a leg kick.
Miyamoto moves into the clinch successfully.
Miyamoto misses with an elbow strike.
Doi pressing his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto tries a body shot but Doi blocks it.
Miyamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Still in the clinch, Miyamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doi is trying to pull guard but Miyamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miyamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Miyamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyamoto working aggressively here.
Doi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miyamoto to keep the fight standing.
Miyamoto effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miyamoto.
Doi managing to block the knees to the body from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto tries a body shot but Doi blocks it.
Miyamoto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Miyamoto throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miyamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Doi avoiding damage as Miyamoto throws knees to the body.
Miyamoto effectively controlling the action here.
Miyamoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Doi blocks an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Miyamoto.
The referee calls for Miyamoto to work.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Doi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miyamoto missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miyamoto controlling the action here for a moment.
Doi blocks a body shot from Miyamoto.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yoshi Doi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phoenix Miyamoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Phoenix Miyamoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Langham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laane's choice of entrance music: Akon - Never Gonna Get It. Chris Langham has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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29
169 lbs
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21
168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Langham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane keeps the fight on the outside.
Laane lands with a nice combination. Langham backs away looking to recover.
Laane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Andrus Laane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Laane misses
and Langham counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laane wants to stand and escape but Langham is having none of it.
Langham drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Langham seems to have locked his on tight now - Laane screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Langham, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chris Langham!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbyszko Zbogdanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kung Lao had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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24
223 lbs
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28
205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Lao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zbyszko Zbogdanca!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Zbyszko Zbogdanca has been cut.
Lao lands a leg kick that knocks Zbogdanca off balance momentarily.
Lao looks to land a body kick but Zbogdanca moved away.
Zbogdanca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lao.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lao.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zbogdanca is defended easily by Lao.
Zbogdanca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lao can pounce on him.
No luck for Zbogdanca with that takedown attempt.
Lao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lao connects with a right hand. Zbogdanca shakes it off.
Zbogdanca is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kung Lao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zbyszko Zbogdanca.
Lao looks to land a right hand but Zbogdanca moved out of range.
Zbogdanca misses with a hook. Lao ducked under it nicely.
Lao scores with a shot to the body.
Zbogdanca walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lao.
Lao looks to throw the jab but Zbogdanca is out of range.
Kung Lao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zbogdanca blocks a jab.
Lao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lao leaves Zbogdanca with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lao lands a high kick!
Zbogdanca shoots in and bounces Lao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zbogdanca is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Lao has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Zbogdanca is looking to defend but Lao has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Zbogdanca! Lao pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Zbogdanca taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kung Lao!
Kung Lao retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Kung Lao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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