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UFN 84 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Repullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymond Repullo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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275 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, Alexis Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymond Repullo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes dips to his left and cracks Repullo with an uppercut!
Nunes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nunes throws a hook to the side of Repullo's head but Repullo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Repullo.
Nunes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nunes misses with a series of wild punches.
Repullo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nunes avoids the head kick by Repullo.
Nunes clinches.
Repullo throws a head punch that misses.
Nunes lands a nice knee to the body.
Repullo looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunes lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Raymond Repullo has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Nunes.
Nunes lands a good knee to the midsection. Repullo won't want to take too many of those.
Nunes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Repullo's face.
A short uppercut from Nunes.
Nunes cracks Repullo with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Nunes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nunes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Repullo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Repullo backwards.
Nunes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Repullo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Nunes.
A hook to the body from Nunes.
Nunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nunes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The two fighters are battling for control here. Repullo trying to break out of Nunes's Thai clinch. Nunes unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Repullo to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Nunes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Alexis Nunes!
A relieved looking Alexis Nunes 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 Hamad Barakat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Maglais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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279 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hamad Barakat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Maglais!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maglais misses with a low kick.
Maglais swings for the body but Barakat moves out of range.
Maglais fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maglais 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.
Hamad Barakat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barakat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barakat slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maglais fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barakat, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Maglais.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barakat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maglais or not.
Barakat pushes Maglais back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barakat misses with some punches.
Maglais is trying to maintain a safe position but Barakat gets an underhook and turns Maglais into the cage.
Barakat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barakat lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maglais.
Barakat has a couple of punches blocked by Maglais.
A head punch on the inside from Barakat fails to land.
Maglais swings wildly with an uppercut but Barakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maglais prevents a body shot from Barakat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maglais misses with the head strike.
Barakat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barakat cracks Maglais with a nice body shot.
Maglais looks gassed!
Maglais throws a punch but it's blocked by Barakat.
Barakat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maglais's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barakat tries a body shot but Maglais blocks it.
Barakat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barakat breaks the clinch.
Barakat stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maglais tries to clinch but Barakat moves out of range.
Maglais takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Barakat thuds his right hand into Maglais's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barakat with a jab.
Maglais tries to land a leg kick but Barakat saw it coming and moves away.
Barakat lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maglais throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barakat lands a really nice looking cross but Maglais seems unphased.
Nice body kick from Barakat.
That kick from Barakat tenderised Maglais's leg. Maglais is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice cross by Barakat.
Nice shot by Barakat.
Barakat thows a body shot but no joy.
Barakat thows a body kick. Maglais tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maglais throws out a loose jab but Barakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barakat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barakat delivers a nice body kick.
Barakat works Maglais's body with a nice hook.
Maglais has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maglais there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Barakat there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barakat lands a lovely overhand right.
Barakat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barakat dips to his left and cracks Maglais with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamad Barakat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Maglais takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barakat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maglais's head.
Barakat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maglais.
Barakat thuds a left hand into Maglais's body.
Barakat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maglais takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barakat scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barakat lands a nice looking body shot.
Barakat clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barakat stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barakat trying to stall but Maglais improves his position.
Barakat working aggressively here.
Maglais swings wildly with an uppercut but Barakat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barakat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maglais misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Barakat.
Maglais is breathing heavily.
Maglais has a couple of punches blocked by Barakat.
Maglais misses with a punch on the inside.
Barakat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barakat digs a right hand into Maglais's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maglais's gas tank.
Barakat misses with a punch to the body.
Barakat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barakat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maglais blocking some punches.
Barakat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barakat swings wildly with an uppercut but Maglais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barakat breaks from the clinch.
Barakat connects with the punch.
Barakat sizes up Maglais with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barakat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maglais was well out of range. Poor timing from Barakat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barakat thows a body shot but no joy.
Barakat scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barakat keeps Maglais at a distance using the push kick.
Maglais stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barakat.
Maglais walks into a straight right hand from Barakat.
Barakat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maglais has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barakat.
Barakat clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barakat.
Maglais's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barakat lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barakat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barakat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sebastian Maglais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maglais takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maglais with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barakat to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hamad Barakat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barakat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Hamad Barakat!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hamad Barakat!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Hamad Barakat!
Hamad Barakat wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Hamad Barakat 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 Jahan Drey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Paniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Good chin |
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Granite chin |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jahan Drey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elias Paniki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paniki throws a leg kick
and Drey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drey thumps Paniki with a low kick.
Paniki looks to land a right hand but Drey moved out of range.
Donk. Paniki catches Drey right on the button with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Paniki blocks the leg kick.
Drey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Paniki blocks the low kick.
Drey throws a sloppy head kick and Paniki moves out of range easily.
Drey misses with a straight right.
Drey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paniki misses with a head kick.
Paniki lands with a kick to the temple. Drey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drey blocks a head kick by Paniki.
Paniki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drey is able to avoid easily.
Paniki throws a low kick but Drey moves out of range easily.
Paniki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drey throws a lazy head kick
and Paniki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paniki moves out of range of the leg kick from Drey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniki cracks Drey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drey tries to work over Paniki's front leg with a kick but Paniki checks it.
Drey throws a sloppy head kick and Paniki moves out of range easily.
Paniki throws a leg kick but Drey checks it.
Paniki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drey.
A good leg kick by Paniki.
Paniki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paniki pushes Drey away with a front kick.
Drey is breathing heavily.
Paniki works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paniki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paniki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paniki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drey's head.
Jab by Paniki.
Drey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drey crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Paniki - the referee stops the clock and Drey gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Paniki. Drey manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Paniki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drey takes one to the chin there.
A leg kick checked by Paniki.
Paniki tries a head kick but it misses.
Paniki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drey will feel that in the morning.
Drey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paniki lands a nice looking body kick.
Paniki thuds his shin into the meat of Drey's side.
Paniki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drey takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paniki.
Paniki scores with a head kick.
Paniki misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Paniki dominated that round.
That's time! Drey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Paniki cracks Drey with an open hand slap.
Drey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paniki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drey gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Paniki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drey's knee momentarily.
Drey misses with a head kick.
Paniki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paniki avoids the head kick by Drey.
Drey is looking to slow Paniki down with leg kicks.
Drey throws a shot to the body.
Paniki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paniki lunges at Drey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drey's hand.
Paniki connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick from Paniki lands but Drey takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paniki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Paniki.
Drey blocks a head kick by Paniki.
Drey walks into a stiff left hand from Paniki.
Paniki cracks Drey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paniki lands a head kick. Drey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Paniki.
Drey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paniki moves away.
Paniki throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Drey counters with a leg kick.
Drey throws a leg kick
and Paniki counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Paniki.
Paniki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paniki throws the kick towards the body but Drey avoids it.
Drey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paniki. That did some damage!
Paniki avoids the body shot from Drey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drey misses with a body kick.
Paniki lands a head kick. Drey smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drey throws a body kick that misses.
Drey throws a good cross that connects.
Drey connects with a body shot.
Drey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Paniki throws a leg kick that misses.
Paniki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paniki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paniki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drey throws a push kick but Paniki slaps the foot to one side.
Paniki blocks the body kick.
Paniki scores with a jab to the head.
Jahan Drey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drey misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Paniki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paniki 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 Elias Paniki!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Elias Paniki!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Elias Paniki!
Elias Paniki wins by unanimous decision!
Elias Paniki 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 Cristiano Farias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiagong Akyat (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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300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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, Cristiano Farias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiagong Akyat!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Akyat finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Farias attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Akyat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akyat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farias moves out of range as Akyat throws a body kick.
Farias tries a head kick but it misses.
Akyat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akyat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Farias looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Farias throws a shot from downtown. Akyat moves away and avoids it.
Akyat misses with a wild body shot.
Farias throws a leg kick which misses Akyat's front leg but catches the back leg as Akyat tries to avoid it.
Farias throws a jab when Akyat was well out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akyat.
Akyat ducks under a wild hook from Farias.
Farias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akyat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farias throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akyat moves out of range of the body kick.
Akyat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akyat throws a sloppy head kick and Farias moves out of range easily.
Akyat tries to land a front kick but Farias steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Akyat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farias scoring well with a low kick there.
Farias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Farias tenderised Akyat's leg. Akyat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cristiano Farias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Farias.
Farias misses with a head kick.
Farias scores with a leg kick.
Akyat looks gassed!
Akyat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akyat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farias connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farias lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akyat's sensitive parts.
Farias scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akyat doesn't seem bothered though.
Farias bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Farias throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akyat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akyat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Farias.
Farias scores with a push kick.
Farias connects with a solid leg kick.
Farias tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farias misses with a kick to the body.
Farias tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farias tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farias lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Farias does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Farias.
Akyat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farias misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farias throws a push kick but Akyat slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Farias.
Farias throws a chopping leg kick but Akyat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Akyat misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristiano Farias dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Akyat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Farias throws a leg kick but Akyat sees it coming and moves out of range.
Farias throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Akyat moves out of range as Farias throws a body kick.
Farias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akyat is looking to score with low kicks.
Farias scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farias throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farias throws a head kick but Akyat moves out of range.
Farias avoids the head kick by Akyat.
Akyat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akyat misses with a leg kick
and Farias counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farias misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farias bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Farias misses with a wild body shot.
Farias lands a nice looking kick to the body. Akyat takes a step back to recover.
Akyat is breathing heavily.
Akyat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Farias. Farias obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farias scores with a nice strike.
Farias goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farias throws a lazy head kick
and Akyat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Farias connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Farias throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akyat blocks a head kick by Farias.
A low kick from Akyat misses
and Farias counters with a nice low kick that buckles Akyat's knee momentarily.
Farias lands a jab to Akyat's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farias.
Farias displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Tiagong Akyat has been cut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Akyat might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Farias has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farias misses with an attempted mid kick.
Farias throws the kick towards the body but Akyat avoids it.
Akyat 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.
Farias tries a head kick but it misses.
Cristiano Farias is winning the standup battle so far.
Farias is looking to slow Akyat down with leg kicks.
Farias throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farias lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farias throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Farias tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farias avoids the body shot from Akyat.
Farias connects with a leg kick. Akyat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Akyat has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Farias.
Farias looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akyat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Farias can pounce on him.
Farias scoring well with a low kick there.
Akyat moves forwards but Farias connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Farias throws a leg kick which misses Akyat's front leg but catches the back leg as Akyat tries to avoid it.
Farias tries to land a front kick but Akyat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farias misses the shot to the body.
Farias throws a front kick that sends Akyat stumbling back into the cage.
Farias keeps Akyat at a distance using the push kick.
Tiagong Akyat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farias scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristiano Farias showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farias has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Cristiano Farias!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Cristiano Farias!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Cristiano Farias!
Cristiano Farias wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Cristiano Farias thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xerxes Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanduay Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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291 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xerxes Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tanduay Light!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Light misses with a body kick.
Light lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Light takes the fight into the clinch.
Alves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Light blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Light lands a shot to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Light takes a shot to the head.
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Light.
Light tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Light lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Alves.
Light can't break the clinch.
Light manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light misses with a hook.
Alves tries to clinch up but Light circles away and keeps his distance.
Light throws a head kick that half lands.
Alves lands a nice shot that snaps Light's head back.
Light staying out of range there.
Light moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Alves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Light is looking to control Alves's arms but Alves gets an underhook and turns him. Now Light has his back to the cage.
Light dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Light misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alves keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Light's efforts to push away.
Alves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Light looks gassed!
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Light avoids the damage to the body.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but Light blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Light misses with an attempted mid kick.
Light swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Light will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Light throws a low kick, looking for Alves's leg but Alves calmly moves out of range.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Light swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Light.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Light throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves. Light does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Light.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alves throws a hook but Light blocks it.
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Light steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Light throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tanduay Light will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alves clinches up against the cage.
Alves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Light lands an uppercut.
Alves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Light's face.
It looks like Tanduay Light has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alves.
Alves tries to throw a body punch but Light avoids it by throwing Alves back against the cage.
Light is trying to break free.
Light lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Light has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves keeps control of Light as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Light blocks a body shot from Alves.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alves.
Light is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Alves lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves tries a knee to the head but Light blocks it.
Light tries to break the clinch but Alves is controlling the position.
Light tries a body shot but Alves blocks it.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Light is keeping busy.
Light breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Light connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves throws an off balance right hand
and Light counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Light throws a jab when Alves was well out of range.
Alves rushes Light and presses him up against the cage.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Light.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alves.
Alves lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alves is leaning against Light and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alves obliges.
Light is breathing heavily.
Alves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Light in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Alves.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Light controls the action.
Alves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alves scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Alves.
Alves lands a knee to the head.
Alves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Light avoids it.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Light avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Light looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tanduay Light has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xerxes Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Xerxes Alves!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Xerxes Alves!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Xerxes Alves!
Xerxes Alves wins by unanimous decision!
Xerxes Alves thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Severino Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcelo Fernan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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295 lbs
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290 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Severino Rodrigues!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Fernan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues misses with a hook.
Fernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernan misses with a body shot.
Fernan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Severino Rodrigues has been cut.
Fernan throws the kick towards the body but Rodrigues avoids it.
Fernan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodrigues walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fernan.
Fernan misses with a head kick.
Rodrigues throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fernan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodrigues throws a head kick but Fernan moves out of range.
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!
Rodrigues throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rodrigues throws out a leg kick but Fernan moves out of range and Rodrigues only half commits.
Fernan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rodrigues throws a jab but it's blocked by Fernan.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Fernan scores with a hook to the body. Rodrigues takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fernan takes a swing at Rodrigues's ribcage but misses.
Fernan moves out of range as Rodrigues throws a body kick.
Fernan walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fernan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fernan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rodrigues.
Fernan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rodrigues. That one must have hurt.
Fernan misses with a hook.
Fernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Fernan.
Fernan looks gassed!
Fernan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rodrigues tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Fernan throws a sloppy head kick and Rodrigues moves out of range easily.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigues manages to avoid it.
Rodrigues misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Rodrigues finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rodrigues lands a big head kick that sends Fernan tumbling to the mat! Rodrigues takes a step backwards and waves Fernan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Marcelo Fernan has been cut.
Rodrigues lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues lands a big head kick that sends Fernan tumbling to the mat! Rodrigues takes a step backwards and waves Fernan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fernan is rocked!
Rodrigues lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Fernan head around and knocks him out cold! Rodrigues hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Severino Rodrigues!
During a confident post fight interview, Severino Rodrigues thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Granada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Tabaghak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Tabaghak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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275 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Granada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Tabaghak!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tabaghak has Granada up against the cage in a clinch.
Granada swings wildly with an uppercut but Tabaghak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tabaghak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Granada.
Granada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tabaghak's elbow.
A short right from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tabaghak struggles to land a body shot inside as Granada controls his hands.
Granada lands a shoulder strike.
Tabaghak misses with a knee strike.
Granada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granada misses with a punch on the inside.
Tabaghak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tabaghak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tabaghak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Granada blocks it with crossed arms.
Tabaghak working hard to break the clinch.
Granada takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tabaghak.
Granada blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Granada.
Tabaghak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Granada is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Granada fails to land.
Granada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Granada struggles to land a body shot inside as Tabaghak controls his hands.
Granada misses with a punch on the inside.
Granada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Granada tries to throw a body punch but Tabaghak avoids it by throwing Granada back against the cage.
Tabaghak tries to land knees in the clinch but Granada avoids the damage to the body.
Tabaghak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tabaghak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Granada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Granada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Granada working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tabaghak lands a nice knee to the body.
Granada is breathing heavily.
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!
Tabaghak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Granada backwards.
Tabaghak throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tabaghak connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rafael Granada has been cut.
Tabaghak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tabaghak cracks Granada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tabaghak has closed the distance and engaged Granada in a clinch.
Tabaghak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tabaghak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Granada misses.
Granada takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tabaghak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Granada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tabaghak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Tabaghak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Tabaghak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafael Granada's cut.
That's time! Granada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tabaghak throws a head kick that misses.
Tabaghak has managed to clinch.
Granada lands a hook that snaps the head of Tabaghak backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Granada.
Tabaghak throws a head punch that misses.
Granada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tabaghak lands a shoulder strike.
Tabaghak misses with a knee strike.
Granada avoiding damage as Tabaghak throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tabaghak.
Tabaghak misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tabaghak.
Granada misses with a body punch.
Tabaghak lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tabaghak misses with a knee to the head.
Tabaghak tries a knee to the head but Granada blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabaghak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Granada swings wildly with an uppercut but Tabaghak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tabaghak misses with a knee strike.
Granada working aggressively here.
Granada tries to throw a body punch but Tabaghak avoids it by throwing Granada back against the cage.
Granada misses with a body punch.
Granada lands a right hand.
Granada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granada throws a head punch that misses.
Granada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Granada struggles to land a body shot inside as Tabaghak controls his hands.
Tabaghak looking to throw knees to the head but Granada is blocking nicely.
Granada works on Tabaghak's body with a couple of short punches.
Tabaghak working aggressively here.
Granada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tabaghak is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granada scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granada misses with the head strike.
Tabaghak takes a shot to the head.
Granada has a couple of punches blocked by Tabaghak.
Tabaghak blocks a body shot from Granada.
Granada misses with the head strike.
Tabaghak lands a hook that snaps the head of Granada backwards.
Tabaghak trying to land knees to the body.
Tabaghak tries a body shot but Granada blocks it.
Tabaghak blocks an uppercut.
Granada misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabaghak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Granada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tabaghak tries to land a knee to the head but Granada blocks with his arms.
Tabaghak prevents a body shot from Granada.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rafael Granada.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Tito Tabaghak!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tito Tabaghak!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tito Tabaghak!
Tito Tabaghak wins by unanimous decision!
Tito Tabaghak 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pepeng Agimat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Portgaz D Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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26
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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12 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Agimat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Portgaz D Ace!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Ace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Agimat. D Ace shrugs it off though.
That kick from Agimat tenderised D Ace's leg. D Ace is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good standup being displayed there by D Ace as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Agimat. That's going to slow D Ace down.
Agimat cracks the inside of D Ace's front leg.
Agimat moves away from the strike by D Ace.
D Ace misses with a head kick.
Agimat throws a head kick but D Ace moves out of range.
Agimat misses with a body kick.
D Ace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agimat manages to avoid it.
Agimat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agimat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Agimat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Agimat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Ace.
That kick from Agimat tenderised D Ace's leg. D Ace is trying to keep his angry face on.
D Ace looks gassed!
D Ace throws the kick towards the body but Agimat avoids it.
D Ace tries to land a front kick but Agimat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agimat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Agimat does it's job there.
D Ace on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Agimat dips to his left and cracks D Ace with an uppercut!
Agimat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
D Ace walks forward, straight into a front kick from Agimat.
A head kick misses from Agimat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agimat dips to his left and cracks D Ace with an uppercut!
Agimat catches D Ace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Agimat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Agimat throws a head kick but D Ace moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Agimat there.
Agimat misses with a body kick.
Agimat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
D Ace throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Agimat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agimat throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Agimat throws a wild body kick that D Ace sees coming a mile off.
Agimat connects with a good right hand that stumbles D Ace. D Ace circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That kick from Agimat tenderised D Ace's leg. D Ace is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Agimat.
Agimat lands a front kick.
Agimat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
D Ace's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agimat, right into the meat.
Agimat takes a swing at D Ace's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Agimat.
Agimat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Agimat moves out of range of the body kick.
Agimat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
D Ace swings for the body but Agimat moves out of range.
Agimat blocks a head kick by D Ace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepeng Agimat 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.
D Ace takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Agimat thows a body kick. D Ace tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Agimat!
D Ace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Agimat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Agimat tests D Ace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Ace takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Agimat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
D Ace has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Agimat.
A solid body kick from Agimat.
Agimat explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
D Ace has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Agimat.
Agimat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
D Ace is breathing heavily.
Agimat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
D Ace blocks the body kick.
Agimat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agimat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Agimat cracks D Ace with a right hand to the side of the head.
D Ace looks to score with a jab to the body but Agimat is just out of range.
Agimat scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pepeng Agimat is winning the standup battle so far.
Agimat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Agimat misses with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but D Ace might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Agimat has got the better of the exchanges.
Agimat tries a head kick but it misses.
Agimat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from D Ace.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agimat. D Ace does a little dance to reset his feet.
D Ace looking to land some kicks to the body here.
D Ace tries a head kick but it misses.
Agimat throws a head kick that D Ace semi-blocks.
Agimat misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Ace ducks under a wild hook from Agimat.
Agimat walks forward, straight into a front kick from D Ace.
D Ace 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.
D Ace misses with a kick to the body.
D Ace scores with a leg kick.
Agimat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Agimat blocks a head kick by D Ace.
A head kick misses from Agimat.
Agimat slips a jab from D Ace.
D Ace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Agimat, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
D Ace takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
D Ace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
D Ace lands with a straight right. Agimat didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pepeng Agimat dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
D Ace throws a front kick aimed at Agimat's knee but Agimat avoids it well.
D Ace misses with an uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from D Ace. Agimat shrugs it off though.
D Ace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
D Ace attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
D Ace scores with a head kick. Agimat tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Pepeng Agimat has been cut.
D Ace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! D Ace slams his shin into Agimat's torso.
D Ace thows a body shot but no joy.
D Ace moves out of range of the body kick from Agimat.
Agimat throws a low kick but it's checked well by D Ace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from D Ace is predictable there
and Agimat makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. D Ace really felt that one!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Ace swings for the body but Agimat moves out of range.
D Ace is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Agimat rather than just go for the knockout.
Agimat lands a leg kick that knocks D Ace off balance momentarily.
Agimat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Ace moves out of range of the body kick from Agimat.
D Ace is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
D Ace takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Agimat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to D Ace's calf.
D Ace moves out of range of the body kick.
D Ace slips under a jab from Agimat.
Agimat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
D Ace delivers a nice body kick.
Agimat misses with a body shot.
D Ace misses with a head kick.
D Ace is looking to slow Agimat down with leg kicks.
D Ace blocks a head kick by Agimat.
D Ace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
D Ace throws a sloppy head kick and Agimat moves out of range easily.
Agimat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Ace tries a head kick but it misses.
Agimat lands with a slapping head kick.
Agimat avoids the head kick by D Ace.
Agimat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
D Ace cracks the inside of Agimat's front leg.
Agimat throws a head kick but D Ace moves out of range.
D Ace looks to land a body kick but Agimat moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agimat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from D Ace.
Agimat throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
D Ace is looking to land body kicks.
D Ace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Portgaz D Ace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
D Ace looks for the body kick but Agimat saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Portgaz D Ace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Agimat 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Pepeng Agimat!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Pepeng Agimat!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Pepeng Agimat!
Pepeng Agimat wins by unanimous decision!
Pepeng Agimat is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Pepeng Agimat 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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