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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hardcore Junior I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Miller told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hardcore Junior I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior I is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Junior I closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Miller's guard.
Junior I is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Junior I throws a big elbow that misses.
Junior I scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Junior I's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Junior I trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Junior I passes Miller's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Junior I looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller has hold of Junior I's hands but Junior I slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Junior I is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Junior I breaks from Miller's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Junior I connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior I has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Miller's face.
Junior I lands a big shot there that rocks Miller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Miller is rocked!
A big strike lands for Junior I! That's really hurt Miller and he's turned his back - Junior I keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Junior I jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hardcore Junior I!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang comes to the ring accompanied by "Big Trouble in Little China" by Coup de Villes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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248 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carter Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Redding!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wang is taking a breather. Redding says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Redding wants to control but Wang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wang is working for a submission of some sort.
Wang is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Redding is refusing to be controlled, as Wang sits in half guard.
Wang controlling the action here.
Wang prevents Redding from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Redding is just riding it out for now. Wang eventually gives up the hold.
Wang is looking for a kimura but Redding is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wang to get the leverage.
Wang prevents Redding from improving his position.
Wang slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wang lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Redding manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wang landing with the ground and pound.
Wang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Redding keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redding is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Redding throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wang.
Wang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wang working some strikes from top position.
Redding throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Redding keeping moving, preventing Wang from controlling successfully.
Wang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wang stands and throws Redding's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Redding rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wang's guard! Nice work there by Redding!
Redding throws a sloppy strike and Wang has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Redding is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Wang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carter Wang!
Carter Wang 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kisuke Urahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colt Compton!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Urahara.
Compton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Compton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Compton throws a head punch that misses.
Compton tries a body shot but Urahara blocks it.
Compton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urahara tries a body shot but Compton blocks it.
Compton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Urahara backwards.
Urahara prevents a body shot from Compton.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Urahara tries to circle away but Compton has him pinned against the ropes.
Compton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Compton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urahara blocks the body kick.
Compton misses with a low kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Urahara scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Colt Compton has been cut.
Compton misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Compton lands with a nice body kick.
Compton throws a series of punches but Urahara avoids them all with ease.
Compton tries to bum rush Urahara with a series of wild strikes but Urahara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Compton connects with a leg kick. Urahara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Compton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Compton both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urahara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Compton's sensitive parts.
Compton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urahara.
Urahara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Compton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Urahara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Compton checks it well.
Urahara needs to keep his hands up - Compton had a free shot at his head there.
Compton looks to throw the jab but Urahara is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton is looking to chop away at Urahara's legs.
Urahara tries a head kick but it misses.
Compton lands a front kick.
Compton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Urahara's calf.
Urahara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Compton's sensitive parts.
Urahara throws a one two combo.
Compton scores with a kick to the body.
Urahara is breathing heavily.
Compton tests Urahara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Compton digs a good hook to Urahara's body.
Compton misses with a head kick.
Compton misses the shot to the body.
Compton tries to score with a low kick but Urahara moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands with a cross.
Nice cross by Compton.
Urahara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Compton.
Compton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Urahara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colt Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Compton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Compton blocks a body shot from Urahara.
Urahara lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Compton.
Urahara takes a shot to the head.
Compton taking a breather.
Compton tries to work over Urahara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Compton.
Compton struggles to land a body shot inside as Urahara controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Urahara.
Compton is pushing Urahara up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Compton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Compton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Compton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Compton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Compton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Compton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Compton misses with a wild body shot.
Compton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Compton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Urahara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Compton misses with a hook to the body
and Urahara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urahara.
A head kick misses from Compton.
Compton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urahara manages to avoid it.
Compton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Urahara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Compton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urahara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Compton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Compton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Uraharas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Compton lands a big head kick that sends Urahara tumbling to the mat! Compton takes a step backwards and waves Urahara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Compton misses
and Urahara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Urahara prevents a body shot from Compton.
Come on Compton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Urahara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Urahara lands a hook that snaps the head of Compton backwards.
Compton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Compton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Urahara backwards.
Compton tries a body shot but Urahara blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Compton.
Compton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Compton can't find room to land a body shot as Urahara controls the action.
Compton tries to work over Urahara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Compton tries a body shot but Urahara blocks it.
Urahara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Compton backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Compton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Compton working aggressively here.
Compton slows down the pace here.
A short right from Compton on the inside.
Urahara prevents a body shot from Compton.
Compton breaks the clinch.
Compton throws a leg kick
and Urahara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urahara cracks Compton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Compton throws a right and a left that Urahara avoids nicely.
Urahara ducks right into an uppercut from Compton.
Urahara tries to clinch up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Compton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Compton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Compton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urahara looks to land a body kick but Compton moved away.
Urahara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Compton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Compton needs to keep his hands up - Urahara had a free shot at his head there.
Compton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Urahara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Compton.
Compton throws a hook but Urahara avoids it easily.
Urahara fakes the leg kick and cracks Compton in the body.
Urahara tries to clinch but Compton moves out of range.
Compton misses with a double jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Compton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Urahara is out of range and Compton settles back down.
Compton throws a sloppy head kick and Urahara moves out of range easily.
Compton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Compton tries to bum rush Urahara with a series of wild strikes but Urahara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Compton tries a head kick but it misses.
Urahara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urahara checks a leg kick.
Compton misses with a few strikes there.
Compton throws a body punch but Urahara moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Compton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Urahara blocks a head kick by Compton.
Compton circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Compton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Compton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Compton throws a chopping leg kick but Urahara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A shot to the liver by Compton. Beautiful body shot.
Compton misses with a low kick.
Urahara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Compton.
Compton misses with a head kick.
Compton lands a leg kick that knocks Urahara off balance momentarily.
Compton throws a low kick but Urahara avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Urahara. Those never looked like landing.
Compton misses with a body punch
and Urahara counters with an outside leg kick.
Compton throws a leg kick which misses Urahara's front leg but catches the back leg as Urahara tries to avoid it.
Kisuke Urahara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Compton looks to land a right hand but Urahara moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton loads up on a big right hand but Urahara slips the punch.
Urahara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Compton throws a push kick but Urahara slaps the foot to one side.
Urahara misses with a wild combination.
Colt Compton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Urahara misses with a wild combination.
Compton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Urahara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Compton misses with the combination.
Compton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Urahara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Urahara is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Urahara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Urahara with a hook.
A left and a right from Urahara both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara tests Compton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Compton wants to clinch up but Urahara keeps it at a distance.
Compton throws a jab but it's blocked by Urahara.
An inside leg kick lands from Compton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Compton misses with a series of wild punches.
Compton throws the left hand but Urahara avoids the punch easily.
Compton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Urahara blocks the low kick.
Compton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Urahara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urahara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Urahara misses with a hook. Compton ducked under it nicely.
Compton wants to clinch
and Urahara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urahara tries to clinch up but Compton circles away and keeps his distance.
Urahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good work by Urahara as he checks the leg kick.
Compton lands with an overhand left.
Compton throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urahara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Compton.
Compton throws a series of strikes that have Urahara backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Compton!
Urahara is rocked!
Urahara moves into the clinch successfully.
Compton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urahara misses with a body punch.
Compton tries a body shot but Urahara blocks it.
Compton prevents a body shot from Urahara.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Compton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Compton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Compton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Compton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Urahara. Urahara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Compton misses with an uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Compton is predictable there
and Urahara counters with a series of strikes. Compton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Urahara takes one to the chin there.
Compton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Urahara is able to avoid easily.
Compton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urahara's sensitive parts.
Compton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Compton throws a right hand that Urahara ducks under and follows up with a left that Urahara also avoids with ease.
Compton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Urahara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Compton thows a body shot but no joy.
Compton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Urahara counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urahara lands with a good body shot.
Compton throws a poor cross that misses
and Urahara counters with a leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Urahara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A good leg kick by Urahara.
Urahara cracks Compton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Some wild striking there from Compton.
Compton throws out a loose jab but Urahara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Compton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urahara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Urahara keeps Compton at a distance using the push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Urahara.
Kisuke Urahara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Compton just misses with a punch to the body.
Compton lands a really nice looking cross but Urahara seems unphased.
Compton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Urahara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Compton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Urahara moves away from the strike by Compton.
Compton misses with a left hand
and Urahara counters with a thumping low kick.
Compton misses with an uppercut.
Urahara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Urahara tries to clinch up.
Compton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Urahara scores with a nice right hand.
Compton is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urahara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Compton.
A clash of legs there as Urahara blocks the low kick.
Compton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Compton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A clash of legs there as Urahara blocks the low kick.
Compton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Compton is predictable there
and Urahara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Compton is still on wobbly legs! Can Urahara finish him?
Compton takes a swing at Urahara's ribcage but misses.
Compton seems to have recovered his senses.
Compton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urahara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urahara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Compton throws a front kick aimed at Urahara's knee but Urahara avoids it well.
Compton tries to land a front kick but Urahara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Urahara takes one to the chin there.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Urahara moved out of range.
Compton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Compton. Those never looked like landing.
Urahara avoids the head kick by Compton.
Urahara misses with a few strikes there.
Urahara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Compton fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Urahara.
That has opened up Colt Compton's cut even more.
Urahara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colt Compton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Compton 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Colt Compton!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Colt Compton!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Colt Compton!
Colt Compton wins by unanimous decision!
Colt Compton 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the ring accompanied by Headstrong-Trapt. Davidson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kids - Sleigh Kids . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Davidson !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Davidson to regain full guard.
Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davidson 's guard.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz is just content to waste time from the top position. Davidson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cruz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Davidson wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cruz stands up over Davidson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davidson being controlled here, momentarily.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cruz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davidson for as long as he can get away with.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stays in close to Davidson 's body and controls the position.
Davidson can't keep his opponent in guard - Cruz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cruz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Davidson 's head.
Cruz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Davidson taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Davidson 's hands, connecting with Davidson 's forehead.
Cruz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Cruz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Davidson 's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing shots but Davidson is blocking nicely.
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davidson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Davidson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz trying to control the action but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz winds up and cracks Davidson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz working over Davidson with some ground and pound. Davidson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davidson looks winded!
Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Davidson is rocked!
Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Davidson is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz scores with a big shot! Davidson 's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Davidson ! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Cruz!
Nate Cruz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brute logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropuitururapthlaka kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is One - Metallica. Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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295 lbs
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300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Payne!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ropuitururapthlaka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Payne!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ropuitururapthlaka working away.
Payne is looking for a sweep.
Ropuitururapthlaka tries for a kimura but Payne is defending well.
Ropuitururapthlaka working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ropuitururapthlaka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ropuitururapthlaka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Payne, who protects the arm well.
Ropuitururapthlaka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Payne, who protects the arm well.
Ropuitururapthlaka has hold of Payne's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Payne seems comfortable defending it but Ropuitururapthlaka has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Payne is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Payne is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ropuitururapthlaka couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka!
Misuaksual Ropuitururapthlaka 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Freedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenjiro Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seek and Destroy. Marcus Freedman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kenjiro Tanaka's chin.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Freedman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenjiro Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Kenjiro Tanaka has been cut.
Freedman misses with a combination
and Tanaka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Freedman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Freedman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freedman.
Freedman misses with a looping left.
Tanaka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Freedman tries to bum rush Tanaka with a series of wild strikes but Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freedman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tanaka on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freedman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Freedman swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedman misses with a two punch combination.
Freedman misses with the combination.
Marcus Freedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freedman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
A right-left combo lands from Freedman.
Freedman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tanaka.
Tanaka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tanaka is rocked!
Freedman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tanaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Freedman finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedman connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Tanaka covering up! Freedman comes in with a big uppercut and Tanaka goes doooown! He's slumped up against the ropes, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcus Freedman!
Marcus Freedman 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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