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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaru Watanebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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290 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cyrus Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Watanebe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanebe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black has hold of Watanebe's hands but Watanebe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Black regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Watanebe.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watanebe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Watanebe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watanebe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Black keeping moving, preventing Watanebe from controlling successfully.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watanebe.
Watanebe scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanebe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watanebe is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Watanebe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watanebe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watanebe postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watanebe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watanebe trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanebe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watanebe throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Watanebe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watanebe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanebe controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanebe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masaru Watanebe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Black gets caught flat footed, as Watanebe shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Watanebe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Black keeping moving, preventing Watanebe from controlling successfully.
Watanebe throws a big right hand that misses.
Watanebe stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watanebe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanebe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watanebe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanebe trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanebe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watanebe landing with the ground and pound.
Watanebe throws a big elbow that misses.
Watanebe is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Watanebe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watanebe scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Watanebe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Watanebe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Watanebe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Watanebe throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Watanebe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watanebe scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanebe wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Cyrus Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watanebe lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masaru Watanebe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watanebe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Masaru Watanebe!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Masaru Watanebe!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Masaru Watanebe!
Masaru Watanebe wins by unanimous decision!
Masaru Watanebe 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 Raymond Repullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Bikwani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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289 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymond Repullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Bikwani!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repullo scores with a jab to the body.
Bikwani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Repullo.
Repullo sizes up Bikwani with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bikwani misses with a body kick.
Repullo wants to clinch.
Bikwani lunges at Repullo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Repullo's hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bikwani.
Bikwani misses with a body kick.
Bikwani fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Repullo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Bikwani scores with a nice body kick.
Repullo tries to clinch but Bikwani moves away
enabling Bikwani to counter with a crisp jab.
Repullo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bikwani is just out of range.
Repullo tries to clinch there but Bikwani circles away.
Bikwani throws a shot from downtown. Repullo moves away and avoids it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Repullo - that will leave a mark!
Bikwani lands the left hand.
Bikwani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Repullo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bikwani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Repullo ducks under a wild hook from Bikwani.
Repullo scores with a nice strike.
Good exchange - Repullo coming out on top.
Jab from Bikwani.
Repullo moves out of range as Bikwani strikes.
Repullo closes the distance and clinches.
Bikwani breaks from the clinch.
Repullo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bikwani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Repullo ducks right into an uppercut from Bikwani.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bikwani, as that shot connected.
Bikwani lands a nice shot that snaps Repullo's head back.
Repullo is breathing heavily.
Repullo moves out of range of the body kick.
A left lands for Bikwani.
Bikwani lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bikwani avoids the body shot from Repullo.
Bikwani is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Repullo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bikwani punishes Repullo's body with a nice straight punch.
Donk. Bikwani catches Repullo right on the button with a cross.
Repullo is rocked!
Bikwani walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Repullo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bikwani swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Repullo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Bikwani!
Doug Bikwani seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kinoshita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avelino Salonoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuma Kinoshita could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Avelino Salonoy's chin.
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280 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuma Kinoshita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Avelino Salonoy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonoy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kazuma Kinoshita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salonoy scores with a leg kick.
Salonoy is looking to slow Kinoshita down with leg kicks.
Kinoshita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salonoy tries to avoid it but Kinoshita manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salonoy to the ground. Salonoy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salonoy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kinoshita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salonoy lands a head shot.
Salonoy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kinoshita to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kinoshita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salonoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salonoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kinoshita controlling from the top position.
Kinoshita throwing strikes but missing.
Kinoshita slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinoshita preventing the sweep.
Kinoshita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salonoy trying to control the position.
Salonoy managing to control the position.
Salonoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kinoshita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinoshita wants to control from the top but Salonoy keeps moving.
Kinoshita with a nice head shot there.
It looks like Avelino Salonoy has been cut.
Kinoshita stands up over Salonoy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinoshita throws a big elbow that misses.
Kinoshita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salonoy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salonoy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kinoshita.
Kinoshita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Salonoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kinoshita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kinoshita wants to control but Salonoy is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinoshita working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuma Kinoshita dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avelino Salonoy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Salonoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Kinoshita. Kinoshita gets slowly back to his feet.
Salonoy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kazuma Kinoshita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salonoy lands a nice looking body kick.
Kinoshita scores with a takedown into Salonoy's guard.
Kinoshita lands a couple of elbows.
The cut above Avelino Salonoy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Salonoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kinoshita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Salonoy is rocked!
Kinoshita gets to his feet and stands over Salonoy, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Salonoy felt that one! Kinoshita unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Salonoy from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuma Kinoshita!
After winning the bout, Kazuma Kinoshita 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Black Jr (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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288 lbs
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153 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cyrus Black Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Dela Cruz.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Black Jr.
Black Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dela Cruz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Cyrus Black Jr has been cut.
Black Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Black Jr.
Dela Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Dela Cruz breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Black Jr. Dela Cruz shrugs it off though.
Black Jr avoids the body shot from Dela Cruz.
Black Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Cruz blocks a head kick by Black Jr.
Black Jr with a hook.
Black Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Dela Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dela Cruz throws a hook but Black Jr avoids it easily.
Dela Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black Jr moves away.
Black Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Dela Cruz moves out of range easily.
Dela Cruz blocks a head kick by Black Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dela Cruz.
Black Jr blocks a head kick by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz misses with a kick to the body
and Black Jr makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dela Cruz really felt that one!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz moves out of range of the body kick.
Black Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Black Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dela Cruz swings for the body but Black Jr moves out of range.
Dela Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dela Cruz scores with a jab.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Dela Cruz misses with a body shot.
Black Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz throws a hook but Black Jr avoids it easily.
A jab from Dela Cruz misses.
Black Jr lands with an overhand left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Black Jr. Dela Cruz shrugs it off though.
Dela Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Black Jr pushes him off.
Dela Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Black Jr circles away.
Black Jr throws the kick towards the body but Dela Cruz avoids it.
A head kick misses from Black Jr.
Dela Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Black Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black Jr throws the kick towards the body but Dela Cruz avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Cruz clinches up against the cage.
Dela Cruz prevents a body shot from Black Jr.
Dela Cruz blocks a body shot from Black Jr.
Dela Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cyrus Black Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cyrus Black Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dela Cruz wants to clinch.
Dela Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black Jr.
Dela Cruz wants to clinch.
Dela Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Black Jr is out of range and Dela Cruz settles back down.
Dela Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Black Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Black Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Dela Cruz moves out of range easily.
Black Jr slips under a jab from Dela Cruz.
Black Jr throws a head kick but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Black Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dela Cruz wants to clinch up but Black Jr keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Black Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dela Cruz clinches.
Dela Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cyrus Black Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Black Jr throws a head kick but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Dela Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Black Jr circles away.
Dela Cruz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Black Jr moves out of range as Dela Cruz strikes.
Black Jr looks for the body kick but Dela Cruz saw that one coming.
Dela Cruz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Black Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Black Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Black Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Black Jr throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dela Cruz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Black Jr coming out on top.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch but Black Jr is having none of it.
Black Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Black Jr staying out of range there.
Black Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Black Jr misses with a head kick.
Dela Cruz tries to clinch up.
Dela Cruz moves out of range of the body kick from Black Jr.
Black Jr pushes Dela Cruz away with a front kick.
Black Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Black Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black Jr scores with a head kick.
Black Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Black Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Black Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black Jr 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Cyrus Black Jr!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Cyrus Black Jr!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Cyrus Black Jr!
Cyrus Black Jr wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kohei Shimabukuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mendon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Mendon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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275 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kohei Shimabukuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Mendon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendon digs a good hook to Shimabukuro's body.
Mendon moves into the clinch.
Mendon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mendon tries to throw a body punch but Shimabukuro avoids it by throwing Mendon back against the cage.
Shimabukuro is trying to maintain a safe position but Mendon gets an underhook and turns Shimabukuro into the cage.
Mendon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shimabukuro's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Mendon.
Shimabukuro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mendon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mendon lands a glancing blow to the side of Shimabukuro's head.
Mendon is looking to slow Shimabukuro down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendon tries to clinch up.
Kohei Shimabukuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shimabukuro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shimabukuro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mendon is fending him off so far but Shimabukuro persists. Nope, Mendon circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid body kick from Mendon.
Shimabukuro is breathing heavily.
Mendon scores with a spinning back kick!
Shimabukuro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mendon.
Mendon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shimabukuro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Mendon throws a leg kick which misses Shimabukuro's front leg but catches the back leg as Shimabukuro tries to avoid it.
Shimabukuro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mendon.
Mendon has closed the distance and engaged Shimabukuro in a clinch.
Mendon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shimabukuro backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Mendon.
Mendon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shimabukuros head.
Mendon digs a right hand underneath Shimabukuro's ribcage. Shimabukuro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Mendon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mendon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shimabukuro.
Mendon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mendon lands a body shot.
Mendon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Mendon.
Mendon closes the distance and clinches.
Mendon digs a right hand into Shimabukuro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shimabukuro's gas tank.
Mendon digs a right hand underneath Shimabukuro's ribcage. Shimabukuro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mendon lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendon digs a right hand into Shimabukuro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shimabukuro's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Mendon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mendon lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mendon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mendon.
Mendon lands an overhand right.
Mendon lands a big head kick that sends Shimabukuro tumbling to the mat! Mendon takes a step backwards and waves Shimabukuro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Shimabukuro is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendon drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Shimabukuro's head, knocking him out cold! Mendon is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Mendon!
After winning the bout, James Mendon 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Bato Infierno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kapitan Inggo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Totoy Bato Infierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kapitan Inggo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inggo throws a head kick that Infierno semi-blocks.
Infierno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Infierno avoids the head kick by Inggo.
Inggo lands with a right hand.
Inggo stuffs the takedown attempt from Infierno. Infierno gets slowly back to his feet.
Inggo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inggo throws a sloppy head kick and Infierno moves out of range easily.
Infierno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Inggo cracks the inside of Infierno's front leg.
Inggo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Infierno momentarily.
Inggo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Inggo throws a head kick but Infierno moves out of range.
Nice shot by Inggo.
Infierno looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Inggo throws a good cross that connects.
Inggo cracks the inside of Infierno's front leg.
Inggo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Infierno's sensitive parts.
Inggo lands with a good body shot.
Infierno is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inggo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Infierno has time to react.
Inggo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Inggo keeps Infierno at a distance using the push kick.
Inggo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Infierno.
A left lands for Inggo.
Inggo drops Infierno with a huge uppercut! Infierno drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Inggo is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kapitan Inggo!
A relieved looking Kapitan Inggo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiagong Akyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jos Da Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiagong Akyat has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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, Tiagong Akyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jos Da Rosa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Rosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Da Rosa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Da Rosa is looking to clinch but Akyat is avoiding it.
Da Rosa throws a head kick but Akyat moves out of range.
Da Rosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akyat to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Jos Da Rosa has been cut.
Akyat throws a low kick but Da Rosa moves out of range easily.
Da Rosa tries to clinch but Akyat moves away
and Akyat counters with a good low kick that Da Rosa was not able to check.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akyat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akyat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Rosa, right into the meat.
Da Rosa looks to land a right hand but Akyat moved out of range.
Da Rosa misses with a body kick.
Akyat throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Da Rosa has closed the distance and engaged Akyat in a clinch.
Da Rosa tries to throw a body punch but Akyat avoids it by throwing Da Rosa back against the cage.
Akyat tries to break the clinch but Da Rosa is controlling the position.
Akyat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Da Rosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Akyat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Rosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akyat keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Rosa throws a sloppy head kick
and Akyat counters with a body kick.
Da Rosa looks gassed!
Da Rosa tries to score with a low kick but Akyat moves his leg out of the way.
Akyat keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akyat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akyat.
Da Rosa blocks a head kick by Akyat.
Akyat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Da Rosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Akyat - the referee stops the clock and Da Rosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Akyat. Da Rosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Akyat thumps Da Rosa with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akyat.
Akyat scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Da Rosa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Akyat - the referee stops the clock and Da Rosa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Akyat. Da Rosa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Da Rosa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That has opened up Jos Da Rosa's cut even more.
Akyat cracks Da Rosa with a good jab.
The cut above Jos Da Rosa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akyat scores with a head kick. Da Rosa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Akyat lands a big head kick that sends Da Rosa tumbling to the mat! Akyat takes a step backwards and waves Da Rosa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Da Rosa is rocked!
Jos Da Rosa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jos Da Rosa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tiagong Akyat!
A very excited looking Tiagong Akyat made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Portgaz D Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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287 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Rizal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Portgaz D Ace!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Ace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizal was well out of range. Poor timing from D Ace.
D Ace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
D Ace misses with a low kick.
That kick from D Ace tenderised Rizal's leg. Rizal is trying to keep his angry face on.
D Ace looks to land a left hand but Rizal moved out of range nicely.
D Ace throws a head kick but Rizal moves out of range.
D Ace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
D Ace bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rizal's head backwards.
Rizal wants to land a leg kick but D Ace is out of range.
Rizal blocks a jab.
Rizal misses with an attempted mid kick.
D Ace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
D Ace lands a front kick.
D Ace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D Ace misses with a kick to the body.
D Ace takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for D Ace.
D Ace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizal throws a push kick but D Ace slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
D Ace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizal throws a head kick but D Ace moves out of range.
D Ace throws a sloppy head kick and Rizal moves out of range easily.
D Ace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizal.
Rizal scores with a body shot.
Rizal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
D Ace misses with a body shot.
D Ace misses with a hook. Rizal ducked under it nicely.
D Ace throws a leg kick but Rizal checks it.
Rizal throws a sloppy head kick and D Ace moves out of range easily.
A big right from Rizal misses.
D Ace takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
D Ace lands a nice looking body kick.
Rizal is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D Ace scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal clobbers D Ace with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
D Ace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rizal gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for D Ace.
D Ace throws a head kick that misses.
Rizal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
D Ace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
D Ace thows a body kick. Rizal tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by D Ace!
Rizal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
D Ace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
D Ace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rizal takes one on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from D Ace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Portgaz D Ace dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
D Ace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rizal misses with a kick to the body
and D Ace counters with a nice body kick.
Rizal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but D Ace manages to avoid it.
D Ace scores with a spinning back kick!
D Ace lands a jab to Rizal's midsection.
D Ace dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rizal. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizal moves forwards but D Ace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rizal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
D Ace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rizal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jose Rizal has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from D Ace.
D Ace feints and then cracks Rizal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizal down.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rizal might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
D Ace misses with a body kick.
D Ace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
D Ace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
D Ace throws a head kick but Rizal moves out of range.
D Ace misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal throws a wild body kick that D Ace sees coming a mile off.
D Ace ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rizal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from D Ace.
D Ace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
D Ace throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
D Ace lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rizal will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Ace fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rizal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
D Ace keeps Rizal at a distance using the push kick.
D Ace pushes Rizal away with a front kick.
D Ace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rizal doesn't seem bothered though.
D Ace scores with a kick to the body.
Rizal avoids the head kick by D Ace.
Rizal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rizal avoids a kick to the body.
D Ace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rizal rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal throws a body kick that misses.
D Ace tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by D Ace.
D Ace lands with a slapping head kick.
D Ace feints and then cracks Rizal's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rizal down.
D Ace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
D Ace moves out of range as Rizal strikes.
Rizal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Rizal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for D Ace.
D Ace throws a wild body kick that Rizal sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
D Ace lands a nice looking body kick.
Rizal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from D Ace. That one must have hurt.
Jose Rizal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
D Ace tests Rizal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Portgaz D Ace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well D Ace has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Portgaz D Ace!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Portgaz D Ace!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Portgaz D Ace!
Portgaz D Ace wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Portgaz D Ace 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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