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Attack Season 1 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Jacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalei Malu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Apollo Jacks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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174 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Apollo Jacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalei Malu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacks darts in and clinches Malu up against the cage.
Malu tries for a takedown but Jacks manages to get underhooks.
Jacks stalling against the cage.
Jacks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malu tries to sprawl but Jacks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jacks is stalling here. Malu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jacks seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Malu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jacks looks to move to half guard but instead Malu has passed into mount! Damn!
Jacks tries to reverse the position but Malu maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malu looking to secure an arm triangle but Jacks defends it well.
Jacks tries to hold on but Malu pushes him away.
Jacks is trying to stand but he's just given Malu his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malu gets his hands free as Jacks looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacks rolls, trying to escape but Malu keeps control of the position.
Jacks is working hard here to advance position.
Malu sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Jacks taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kalei Malu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Delong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent comes into the arena with Rooster by Alice In Chains blaring out of the sound system. Marcus Kent has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Delong!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Delong swivels and escapes.
Delong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kent counters with a stiff right hand.
Delong gets caught flat footed, as Kent shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Delong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Delong has his feet on Kent's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delong. Kent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delong stuns Kent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Delong swinging wildly here.
Delong tries to land a leg kick but Kent saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delong scores with a one two! Kent had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Delong misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Kent with that takedown attempt.
Kent shoots in looking for a takedown. Delong tries to sprawl out of it but Kent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Delong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kent shoots in and gets a takedown into Delong's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent stops Delong from standing up.
Delong looks winded!
Kent postures up in Delong's guard and throws a big left but Delong blocks it.
Kent wants to control from the top but Delong keeps moving.
Kent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Delong is looking to stand up but Kent isn't so interested in that idea.
Delong is working an open guard so Kent takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A combination from Delong does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adam Delong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Kent with that takedown attempt.
Delong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kent shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kent was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Delong keeps working.
Kent decides to stand back up. Kent steps back and let's Delong get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kent shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Delong is trying to defend but Kent finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kent is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Delong defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delong wants to get back to his feet.
Kent is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kent is looking to take a break and control but Delong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Delong is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent wants to pass to mount but Delong is defending the position.
Delong wants to get back to his feet.
Delong won't allow Kent to pass to mount.
Kent is looking for a kimura here.
Delong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kent tries to stand but can't do so whilst Delong controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Kent dominated that round.
That's time! Kent's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kent dives in and scores a takedown into Delong's guard.
Delong pushes Kent off and gets back to his feet.
Delong stuffs the takedown attempt from Kent. Kent gets slowly back to his feet.
Delong has managed to clinch.
Delong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delong lands a nice shot to the body.
Delong working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kent scores with a takedown into Delong's guard.
Marcus Kent overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delong wants to stand up but Kent is controlling him.
Delong is breathing heavily.
Kent wants to control from the top but Delong keeps moving.
Kent prevents Delong from getting back to his feet.
Delong keeping moving, preventing Kent from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kent has gone for a leg lock! Delong slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kent's guard.
Delong stands and steps away. Kent gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kent fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good work by Kent as he checks the leg kick.
Kent fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delong throws a right and a left that Kent avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delong throws a right and a left that Kent avoids nicely.
Kent closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Delong as the two fighters clinch.
Kent is looking to break free of the clinch but Delong has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delong swings wildly with an uppercut but Kent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delong throws a head punch that misses.
Kent is looking for a takedown.
Delong working aggressively here.
Delong effectively controlling the action here.
Kent is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Delong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Delong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Delong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kent takes a shot to the head.
Delong struggles to land a body shot inside as Kent controls his hands.
Kent jumps guard but Delong turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Delong.
Delong stalling in the clinch but Kent improves position.
Delong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Delong.
Kent ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kent no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kent controlling the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Delong wants to get up but he can't break Kent's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Marcus Kent just wasn't active enough.
Kent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delong moves away.
Delong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kent counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kent.
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!
Delong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kent is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adam Delong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Delong gets caught flat footed, as Kent shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kent is standing up over Delong. Delong looks to escape but Kent dives into side control.
Kent working the ground and pound from side control.
Kent working the head and body with strikes.
Kent is trying to get an arm triangle but Delong is defending well.
Kent scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Delong to see if he's OK.
Kent is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Delong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Delong throws Kent to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Delong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marcus Kent is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delong misses with a wild combination.
Delong misses with the combination.
Kent shoots in for a double leg but Delong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Kent.
Good standup being displayed there by Delong as he connects with a hook.
Delong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delong leaves Kent with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delong misses with a double jab.
Delong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kent counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Delong's guard now.
Kent trying to control but Delong is working from the bottom.
Delong wants to get back to his feet but Kent is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kent looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kent trying to control the position from guard on top but Delong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus Kent has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kent 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.
Kent trying to control the position from guard on top but Delong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kent wants to pass the guard but Delong is keeping the position.
Kent passes Delong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kent is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kent seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Delong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delong pushes Kent off and gets back to his feet.
Delong tries to close the distance and clinch but Kent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Delong closes the distance and clinches.
Delong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kent blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kent.
Delong stops a takedown attempt from Kent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delong struggles to land a body shot inside as Kent controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kent.
A short left from Kent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Kent showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kent has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Kent!
Marcus Kent decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Symbol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Millar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prince Symbol!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millar misses with a kick to the body.
Millar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Millar walks into a straight right hand from Symbol.
Symbol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Millar circles away quickly and effectively.
Millar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Symbol sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Millar somewhat.
Symbol scores with a hook.
It looks like Mike Millar has been cut.
Symbol lands a nice shot to the body.
Millar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Millar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Symbol misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Symbol lands a lovely overhand right.
Symbol misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Symbol.
Millar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Symbol cracks Millar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Symbol connects with a looping right hand.
Millar is rocked!
Millar avoids the body shot from Symbol.
Millar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oh Millar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Symbol lands a lovely overhand right.
Millar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Symbol.
Symbol scores with a crisp jab that stopped Millar in his tracks.
Millar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Symbol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Millar with that takedown attempt.
Symbol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Millar was well out of range. Poor timing from Symbol.
Oooooh!!! Symbol has knocked Millar down with a huge combo! Symbol steps away and waves a wobbly Millar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millar misses with a kick to the body.
Millar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Symbol.
Symbol bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Symbol punishes Millar's body with a nice straight punch.
Symbol lands with a straight right. Millar didn't see that one coming.
Symbol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Millar counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Symbol as Millar shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Millar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Symbol slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Symbol throws a hook but Millar avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Symbol finds it's way round the side to connect with Millar's head.
Symbol might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Symbol paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Millar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Symbol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Symbol 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.
Symbol connects with a right hand. Millar shakes it off.
Symbol throws an overhand right that drops Millar like a sack of potatoes! Symbol dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Prince Symbol!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tmothy Aztec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhou Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Beavis and Butt-head Theme . The key to victory for Tmothy Aztec has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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225 lbs
2 - 6 - 0 |
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212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tmothy Aztec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhou Mama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aztec checks a low kick from Mama.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Aztec enables Mama to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aztec manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mama postures up in Aztec's guard and throws a big left but Aztec blocks it.
Aztec pulls Mama in to control the position.
Mama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mama is in close to Aztec's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mama is looking to work some ground and pound but Aztec has wrist control.
Mama works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Aztec keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mama trying to mount his opponent but Aztec defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aztec does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Mama.
Mama is nestled in close to Aztec, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aztec's head.
Mama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mama lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mama passes to side control.
Mama lands some shots froms side control.
Mama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Aztec knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Mama's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mama passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Aztec!
Mama lands a couple of good shots and Aztec has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mama scoring with big shots to the body. Aztec is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Aztec was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhou Mama!
After winning the bout, Zhou Mama 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 Steve Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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224 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon looks to land a left hand but Da Serra moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Dragon catches Da Serra right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Da Serra or perhaps it was just good defense by Dragon which made him look bad.
Dragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Da Serra circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Da Serra circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Serra shoots in for a double leg but Dragon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dragon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Dragon.
Da Serra misses with a straight left.
Dragon moves out of range of the body kick.
Dragon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon blocks a jab.
Da Serra avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dragon.
Dragon lands a jab.
Dragon with a nice cross.
Da Serra ducks under a wild hook from Dragon.
Dragon lands a big right hand that sends Da Serra crashing to the mat! Dragon stays standing though and waves Da Serra back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Serra manages to avoid it.
Dragon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Da Serra throws a leg kick but Dragon checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Serra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragon.
Dragon misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Dragon misses.
Dragon lands a big right hand that sends Da Serra crashing to the mat! Dragon stays standing though and waves Da Serra back to his feet!
Da Serra is rocked!
That has opened up Alexandre Ferreira Da Serra's cut even more.
Dragon lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Da Serra head around and knocks him out cold! Dragon 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 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Dragon!
Steve Dragon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Flight Of The Valkyries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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22
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Blackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Hart!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daniel Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackman throws a chopping leg kick but Hart manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hart throws a head kick but Blackman moves out of range.
A head kick by Hart misses
and Blackman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Daniel Hart has been cut.
Blackman with a hook.
Blackman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hart is trying to defend but Blackman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hart wants to control but Blackman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hart is looking to improve his position.
Blackman stops Hart from getting back to his feet.
Hart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hart trying to control but Blackman postures up.
Hart punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman prevents Hart from improving his position.
Blackman wants to take a breather but Hart is having none of it.
Blackman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hart is not content to let Blackman control the position.
Blackman 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.
Hart trying to control from the bottom.
Blackman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hart's head.
Ground and pound from Blackman.
Blackman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart is not content to let Blackman control the position.
Hart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blackman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hart actively working from the bottom here.
Hart looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to kick Blackman off but Blackman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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!
Blackman controlling the pace.
Blackman decides to return to a standing position.
Hart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hart misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blackman.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman throws a good cross that connects.
Blackman thuds a left hand into Hart's body.
Blackman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hart, pushing him back against the cage.
Blackman pulls guard successfully.
Blackman has Hart pulled in close to control his posture.
Hart postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blackman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hart, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blackman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hart's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blackman controls the pace.
Blackman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hart being controlled for a moment.
Blackman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart prevents Blackman from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Blackman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hart throws a lazy head kick
and Hart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blackman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hart is trying to defend but Blackman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Blackman is trying to control. Hart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blackman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hart actively working from the bottom here.
Blackman is looking for a kimura here.
Hart is looking to control Blackman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hart avoid being mounted?
Blackman is trying to control. Hart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman is taking a breather. Hart 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.
Hart is looking to control Blackman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hart avoid being mounted?
Hart is pressing down on Blackman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hart has momentary wrist control but Blackman slips an elbow through the middle.
Hart wants to sweep here but Blackman controlling him for the moment.
Blackman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Blackman wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Blackman lands a couple of digs.
Blackman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blackman is working Hart over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blackman slips nicely into half guard.
Blackman blocks the strikes from Hart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blackman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hart does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hart looking to control but Blackman passes into half guard.
Blackman trying to control the action but Hart is working from the bottom.
Blackman trying to mount his opponent but Hart defends it.
Hart with the active half guard here but Blackman passes nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Hart's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blackman is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to control but Blackman postures up.
Blackman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blackman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blackman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hart taking a bit of punishment here - Blackman scoring with strikes.
Hart taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hart throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Blackman tries for a kimura but Hart is defending well.
Blackman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Blackman grinds an elbow into Hart's temple.
Blackman lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hart's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blackman decides to stand back up. Blackman steps back and let's Hart get back to his feet.
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!
Hart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blackman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hart.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blackman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hart to the ground. Blackman is now in Hart's guard.
Hart throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Blackman stays in close to Hart's body and controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hart throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Blackman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Hart's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Blackman lands a jab to Hart's midsection.
Blackman moves into the clinch.
Hart is struggling to control the position.
Blackman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blackman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Blackman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hart tries to hold on but Blackman pushes him away.
Blackman with a couple of short strikes.
BOOM! Blackman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Blackman.
Blackman raining down shots from the mount!
Blackman with the ground and pound from mount.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blackman trying to control but Hart is having none of it.
Hart bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blackman is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
Blackman is pulling down on Hart's head. It's preventing any offense from Hart, at least for the moment.
Blackman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Blackman dives on top into guard.
Hart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackman passes Hart's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hart moves into full guard.
Blackman tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.
Frank Blackman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blackman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blackman tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.
Hart working a defensive guard here.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Blackman from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hart is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blackman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hart, up you get!
Blackman tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
Hart shoots in and drives through. Blackman sprawls well.
Blackman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blackman scores with a body shot.
Blackman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hart to the ground. Blackman is now in Hart's guard.
Blackman forces his way into half guard.
Hart is trying to stand up here but Blackman is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackman wants to control but Hart is keeping him busy.
Blackman slows the pace down in half guard.
Hart wants to control the action here but instead Blackman manages to pass to full mount!
Hart tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blackman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hart defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blackman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart is in all sorts of trouble here.
Daniel Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Blackman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Blackman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blackman 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Blackman!
After winning the bout, Frank Blackman 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hadjiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lerry Sancio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sancio has chosen Faint as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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22
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Hadjiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lerry Sancio!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadjiev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sancio drops Hadjiev with a beautiful combination! Hadjiev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sancio is looking for the KO!
Hadjiev is rocked!
It looks like Alex Hadjiev has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sancio connects with a stiff jab that staggers Hadjiev - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lerry Sancio!
Our winner, Lerry Sancio, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byob Kingpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingpin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Face the Pain (UFC Theme Song) by Stemn. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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20
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Byob Kingpin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bei gets a takedown into half guard.
Kingpin tries to roll over but Bei keeps him under control.
Kingpin gets full guard.
Kingpin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bei defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bei wants to pass the guard but Kingpin is keeping the position.
Bei got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kingpin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bei has managed to get both his arms back between Kingpin's legs - danger averted.
Kingpin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bei defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bei controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bei has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kingpin throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingpin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kingpin can't keep his opponent in guard - Bei advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bei prevents Kingpin from improving his position.
Bei looks to land a strike but Kingpin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kingpin has his foot on Bei's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bei works his way back into a safe position though.
Bei is working Kingpin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bei makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kingpin is trying to control the position but Bei postures up.
Bei is looking to work some ground and pound but Kingpin has wrist control.
Bei seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bei working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bei is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingpin has control of Bei's left arm, preventing Bei from doing any damage.
Kingpin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kingpin looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bei is defending well. Kingpin quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bei has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kingpin celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Byob Kingpin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Byob Kingpin made sure he mentioned Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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