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Destiny 22: Showdown PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan comes into the arena with Refused - New Noise blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Atticus Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Fernando!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernando swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dylan tries to clinch up but Fernando circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernando circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernando looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fernando stands up from Dylan's guard - Fernando perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dylan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dylan tries to work over Fernando's front leg with a kick but Fernando checks it.
Dylan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fernando's head.
It looks like Manny Fernando has been cut.
Fernando swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dylan moves into the clinch.
Fernando jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dylan walks away with a smile on his face. Fernando gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dylan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fernando manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernando dives in and scores a takedown into Dylan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dylan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dylan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fernando.
Dylan keeping moving, preventing Fernando from controlling successfully.
Dylan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fernando on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dylan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Manny Fernando was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Fernando keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan clinches with his opponent.
Dylan misses with a knee to the head.
Dylan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dylan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernando drives through with a takedown into Dylan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fernando stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dylan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fernando wants to control from the top but Dylan keeps moving.
Dylan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando wants to control from the top but Dylan keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Manny Fernando hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fernando swings for the body but Dylan moves out of range.
Fernando rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dylan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fernando shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dylan's guard.
Fernando stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fernando throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dylan was covering up waiting for the punch and Fernando finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dylan keeping moving, preventing Fernando from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando is looking to work some ground and pound but Dylan has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fernando trying to control but Dylan is working from the bottom.
Fernando advances position into side control!
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!
Fernando tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fernando has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dylan is not content to let Fernando control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Fernando dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Fernando's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fernando avoids the head kick by Dylan.
Dylan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dylan tries to clinch but Fernando moves away
and Fernando counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dylan wants to stand and escape but Fernando is having none of it.
Fernando trying to control the position from guard on top but Dylan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernando gets to his feet. Dylan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fernando wants to clinch up but Dylan keeps it at a distance.
Dylan keeps the fight on the outside.
Dylan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernando trying to control the position from guard on top but Dylan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manny Fernando has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fernando stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dylan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dylan is working an open guard so Fernando takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dylan keeps the fight on the outside.
Dylan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fernando manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernando tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fernando manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fernando shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dylan's guard.
Fernando passes into half guard.
Fernando missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dylan is not content to let Fernando control the position.
Fernando tries to pass to full mount but Dylan defends it.
Dylan is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is refusing to be controlled, as Fernando sits in half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manny Fernando wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fernando swats away the attempt to clinch by Dylan.
Fernando throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dylan was covering up waiting for the punch and Fernando finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fernando trying to control the position from guard on top but Dylan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernando prevents Dylan from getting back to his feet.
Fernando trying to control the position from guard on top but Dylan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Manny Fernando.
Dylan tries to sprawl but Fernando drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fernando throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernando stands up and beckons Dylan to join him on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernando is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Fernando showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manny Fernando's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fernando closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dylan quickly recovers to half guard.
Dylan is looking to escape.
Fernando decides to stand and escape the position.
Fernando will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dylan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fernando.
Fernando drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fernando looking to sit in guard and control but Dylan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dylan stopping the sweep attempt from Fernando.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Fernando has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dylan is looking to defend but Fernando has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dylan! Fernando pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dylan taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Manny Fernando!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tonnie Mazloum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Miki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonnie Mazloum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Miki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mazloum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miki at a distance.
Mazloum moves out of range of the body kick from Miki.
Miki has Mazloum up against the cage in a clinch.
Mazloum has Miki pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mazloum's brow.
Mazloum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mazloum gets through Miki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miki manages to break the clinch.
Miki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mazloum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miki.
Mazloum closes the distance and pushes Miki back into the cage.
Mazloum has a couple of punches blocked by Miki.
Miki tries to throw a body punch but Mazloum avoids it by throwing Miki back against the cage.
Miki tries to break the clinch but Mazloum is controlling the position.
Mazloum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miki wants to break free but Mazloum has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mazloum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miki backwards.
Miki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mazloum has him pressed against the cage.
Miki tries to land a knee to the head but Mazloum blocks with his arms.
Mazloum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mazloum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miki is keeping busy.
Miki pushes off an throws an elbow but Mazloum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mazloum lands with a light punch inside.
Mazloum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mikis head.
Mazloum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miki or not.
Mazloum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mazloum scores with a shot to the side of Miki's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mazloum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mazloum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miki wants to get back to striking at distance but Mazloum won't allow it.
Miki misses with an elbow strike.
Miki breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mazloum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mazloum scores with a nice head shot.
Mazloum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miki manages to break the clinch.
Miki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mazloum closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Mazloum - that landed with a thud.
Mazloum keeps control of Miki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mazloum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miki manages to break the clinch.
Miki throws the kick towards the body but Mazloum avoids it.
Miki misses with a combination
and Mazloum counters with a series of strikes. Miki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mazloum moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Miki - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mazloum.
A short body shot lands from Mazloum as the two fighters clinch.
Mazloum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miki misses with the head strike.
Mazloum has Miki pressed against the cage, preventing Miki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mazloum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miki looks winded!
Mazloum blocks a body shot from Miki.
Mazloum leaning his opponent against the cage.
Miki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mazloum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mazloum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mazloum avoiding damage.
Mazloum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazloum lands a body punch.
Mazloum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Miki backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Mazloum.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazloum lands a hook that snaps the head of Miki backwards.
Miki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mazloum lands with a short shot to the head.
Mazloum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mazloum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazloum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mazloum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mazloum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miki is rocked!
Mazloum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miki working hard to break the clinch.
Mazloum works on Miki's body with a couple of short punches.
Mazloum scores with a shoulder strike.
Miki is still on wobbly legs! Can Mazloum finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mazloum lands a shoulder strike.
Mazloum lands with a right to the head.
Mazloum lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Mazloum scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonnie Mazloum dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mazloum cracks Miki with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Miki falls to his knees and Mazloum doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tonnie Mazloum!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nebojsa Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Neri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murilo Neri has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nebojsa Lopez's chin.
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nebojsa Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murilo Neri!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shoots in but no luck this time.
Lopez instigates a clinch.
Neri goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lopez prevents it.
Neri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Lopez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Neri.
Neri doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lopez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lopez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lopez tries to move to mount but Neri blocks the move with his legs.
Neri is trying to get back to half guard.
Neri is not content to let Lopez control the position.
Lopez lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez decides to stand back up. Lopez steps back and let's Neri get back to his feet.
Neri is looking to clinch but Lopez is avoiding it.
Neri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Neri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Neri moves in looking to clinch but Lopez pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Lopez as Neri shoots in.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Neri moves out of range easily.
Lopez shoots in looking for a takedown but Neri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lopez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lopez jabs Neri to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Neri keeps it at a distance.
Neri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lopez moves into range and clinches up with Neri.
Lopez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neri tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Neri throws a leg kick but Lopez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopez lands with an uppercut that bounces Neri off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopez lands a body shot.
Neri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopez finds it's way round the side to connect with Neri's head.
Lopez swings for the body but Neri moves out of range.
Lopez blocks a jab.
Neri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neri tries to score with a low kick but Lopez moves his leg out of the way.
Neri is looking to score with low kicks.
Neri tries to clinch up but Lopez circles away and keeps his distance.
Lopez looks to land a body kick but Neri moved away.
Neri ducks under a wild hook from Lopez.
Neri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neri throws a leg kick but Lopez checks it.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is looking to clinch but Neri is avoiding it.
Lopez instigates a clinch.
Neri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Neri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lopez's defenses.
Lopez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Neri regains guard immediately.
Lopez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lopez trying to control but Neri is working from the bottom.
Neri trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Lopez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez stands up over Neri, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Neri looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lopez puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Neri has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez wants to take a breather but Neri is having none of it.
Neri is trying to control but can't.
Lopez 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.
Lopez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Neri defend it? Lopez steps over the head and cranks it - Neri is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lopez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nebojsa Lopez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bariga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehbrahtu Kidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Bariga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mehbrahtu Kidane!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidane throws a head kick that misses
and Bariga counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mehbrahtu Kidane has been cut.
Kidane tries a head kick but it misses.
Bariga will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kidane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kidane takes one to the side of the head.
Bariga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kidane has eaten all the pies!
Kidane is looking to score with low kicks.
Bariga avoids the head kick by Kidane.
Bariga bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kidane's head backwards.
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!
Kidane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kidane walks straight into a right hand from Bariga - that's dropped him! Bariga jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kidane from any more punishment! Kidane complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mark Bariga!
Our winner, Mark Bariga, 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.
The defeated Mehbrahtu Kidane had this to say: 'Eu dei a bunda ontem.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Game Over (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Grainger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Grainger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Game Over's chin.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Game Over!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh Grainger!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grainger misses with a takedown attempt - Over sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Over misses with a wild body shot.
Over misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grainger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Over tries to avoid it but Grainger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Over to the ground. Over escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Over has Grainger up against the cage in a clinch.
Over gets underhooks to prevent Grainger's takedown attempt.
Game Over has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Grainger.
Over drags the fight down to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Over looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grainger prevents Over from getting back to his feet.
Over manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grainger tries to hold on but Over postures up.
Over tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Over avoids the attempt from Grainger to control.
Grainger is looking to get to half guard.
Over looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Over lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Over cracks Grainger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Over with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Over content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grainger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Over tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grainger is in a horrible position here. Over smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Over looking to control but Grainger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Over controlling the pace for now.
Grainger prevents Over from taking his back.
Over landing strikes from the mount.
Over controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grainger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Over landing strikes, looking to finish!
Over can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grainger is looking to escape.
Over lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grainger wants to control but Over is having none of it.
Grainger looks winded!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Game Over dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grainger gets tackled into the cage by Over. Over maintains the clinch.
Over manages to pull guard.
Over is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grainger trying to control the position from guard on top but Over is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Over knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grainger on the ground.
Over manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grainger manages to get himself to full guard.
Over stays in close to Grainger's body and controls the position.
Game Over overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grainger keeping full guard, as Over tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Over tries to stand but Grainger is controlling from the bottom.
Over postures up and lands a big shot to Grainger's brow.
Over postures up.
Grainger can't keep his opponent in guard - Over advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grainger is breathing heavily.
Over is looking to advance position but Grainger won't allow it.
Grainger is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Over is looking for a kimura but Grainger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Over to get the leverage.
Over stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Over manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grainger on his heels. He'll look to pass Grainger's guard now, I'm sure.
Grainger pulls Over in close to prevent any damage.
Grainger being controlled here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grainger keeping full guard, as Over tries to pass.
Over wants to control from the top but Grainger keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Over sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game Over has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Over clinches.
Grainger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Over gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Over escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Over looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grainger!
Over trying to control the action but Grainger is working from the bottom.
Over working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Over lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Over is looking to take a break and control but Grainger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Over wants to stand but Grainger has his arm trapped.
Grainger prevents Over from improving position.
Over tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Over is looking to take a break and control but Grainger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Game Over dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grainger gets caught flat footed, as Over shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Over is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grainger can do to turn this around?
Over postures up.
Over has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Over wanted to stand there but Grainger had control of the position.
Over controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grainger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Over trying to control the position from guard on top but Grainger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Game Over wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grainger moves into range and clinches up with Over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Over manages to break the clinch.
Over lands a big head kick that sends Grainger tumbling to the mat! Over takes a step backwards and waves Grainger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grainger is rocked!
It looks like Hugh Grainger has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grainger keeps the fight on the outside.
Grainger is still on wobbly legs! Can Over finish him?
Over tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grainger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Over did well to prevent Grainger getting side control.
Grainger trying to work for an americana but Over has managed to regain full guard.
Over wants to stand but Grainger is controlling the position.
Over can't keep his opponent in guard - Grainger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grainger is looking for a kimura here.
Grainger seems to have recovered his senses.
Over wants to control but Grainger is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grainger prevents Over from improving his position.
Over is looking to escape.
Over is controlling Grainger's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Grainger is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Over tries to roll over but Grainger keeps him under control.
Grainger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Over looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grainger is just content to waste time from the top position. Over takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Over wants to sweep here but Grainger controlling him for the moment.
Over seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Over keeping moving, preventing Grainger from controlling successfully.
Over looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Over bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grainger's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Over postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hugh Grainger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Game Over is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Over 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Game Over showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Over 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Game Over!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonder Alonso (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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202 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tebato Nakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonder Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alonso steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nakara. That one must have hurt.
Nakara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alonso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alonso misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Alonso misses the target.
Nakara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nakara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alonso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakara.
Alonso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alonso throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nakara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alonso lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Alonso misses.
Alonso thuds his right hand into Nakara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alonso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yonder Alonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakara gets a clinch.
Nakara tries to score a body lock takedown but Alonso shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nakara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nakara blocks a body shot from Alonso.
Nakara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alonso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nakara looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tebato Nakara.
Nakara tries a head kick but it misses.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Nakara moves out of range.
Alonso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alonso rushes Nakara and presses him up against the cage.
Nakara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alonso looks winded!
Nakara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alonso in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Nakara.
Nakara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nakara lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakara is trying to trip Alonso. He has hold of a leg but Alonso is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nakara persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nakara trying to control but Alonso is working from the bottom.
Nakara stands up from Alonso's guard - Nakara perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nakara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alonso if he has to take too many more of those.
Nakara lands with a nice body kick.
Alonso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alonso slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nakara has been working on his balance at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Alonso.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tebato Nakara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Yonder Alonso has been cut.
Nakara connects with a high kick.
Alonso clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakara lands an elbow inside that Alonso shrugs off.
Nakara controlling the action here for a moment.
Nakara lands a good knee to the midsection. Alonso won't want to take too many of those.
Nakara has Alonso pressed against the cage.
Nakara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alonso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakara gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Alonso regains guard.
Nakara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nakara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakara 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.
Nakara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso moves into range and clinches up with Nakara.
Nakara tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nakara creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alonso's defenses.
Nakara has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Alonso regains guard immediately.
Nakara sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nakara stops Alonso from standing up.
Nakara gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Alonso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nakara counters with a flying knee that drops Alonso!
Alonso is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alonso is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Nakara presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Alonso working hard to break the clinch.
Nakara lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tebato Nakara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yonder Alonso's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nakara closes the distance and clinches.
Nakara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nakara lands a good knee to the midsection. Alonso won't want to take too many of those.
Nakara landing knees to the head.
Nakara tries a knee to the head but Alonso blocks it.
Nakara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alonso can do to turn this around?
Nakara has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alonso after a bit of a struggle.
Nakara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nakara scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nakara obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nakara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nakara lands a knee to the body.
Nakara has hold of one of Alonso's legs. Alonso is fighting the takedown attempt but Nakara gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nakara stands up and waves to Alonso to follow him.
Nakara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakara.
Alonso is breathing heavily.
Alonso tries to bum rush Nakara with a series of wild strikes but Nakara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakara shoots for a takedown but Alonso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nakara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alonso.
Nakara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alonso takes a step back to recover.
Nakara is looking to clinch but Alonso is avoiding it.
Nakara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alonso as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tebato Nakara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakara tries to close the distance and clinch but Alonso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yonder Alonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alonso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alonso looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakara is just out of range.
Nakara pushes Alonso away with a front kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakara lands with a kick to the temple. Alonso shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nakara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nakara shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Nakara was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Alonso takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Alonso is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nakara has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nakara controls the position.
Alonso wants to get back to his feet but Nakara is dominant here and he's now got Alonso's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nakara.
Alonso is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nakara softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Nakara slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Will Nakara go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Nakara is landing with strikes. Alonso can't take much more of this.
Nakara scores with punches from the back.
Alonso holding both Nakara 's hands and preventing any damage.
Nakara looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Alonso do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
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!
Alonso is trying to stand back up.
Alonso looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I would not like to be Alonso right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nakara's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tebato Nakara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yonder Alonso's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Alonso tries to keep at a distance but Nakara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nakara turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nakara manages to end up in side control.
Alonso is trying to control Nakara's posture but Nakara avoids it.
Nakara is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Alonso's shoulder. That is not cool.
Nakara 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.
Nakara prevents Alonso from escaping the position.
Alonso takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alonso is trying to buck Nakara off.
Nakara decides to stand back up.
Alonso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alonso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alonso circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso tries for a takedown but Nakara sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A big head kick from Nakara and Alonso is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Alonso is still in real trouble! Can Nakara finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakara passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nakara in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Alonso looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Nakara turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tebato Nakara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima's entrance music is All I Do Is Win. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabber misses with the combination.
Jabber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jabber tries a head kick but it misses.
Jabber throws a one two combo.
Mishima shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jabber gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mishima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jabber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mishima sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mishima wants to control from the top but Jabber keeps moving.
Mishima tries to free his leg and advance position but Jabber is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima looking to sit in guard and control but Jabber gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mishima controlling Jabber's posture.
Mishima'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.
Jabber preventing the sweep.
Jabber trying to control but Mishima is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jabber scores with a decent looking hook.
Jabber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mishima blocks a head kick by Jabber.
Jabber misses with a kick to the body.
Mishima blocks a jab.
Jabber connects with a body shot.
Jabber thows a body kick. Mishima tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mishima throws a right and a left that Jabber avoids nicely.
Jabber swings for the body but Mishima moves out of range.
Jabber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Jabber blocks a leg kick.
Jabber dips to his left and cracks Mishima with an uppercut!
Jabber throws a quick head kick that knocks Mishima silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Jabber is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jim Jabber!
During a confident post fight interview, Jim Jabber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nari Vari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brunon Grzywa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nari Vari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brunon Grzywa's chin.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brunon Grzywa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vari scores with a decent looking hook.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Grzywa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Grzywa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vari's waist but Vari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grzywa off to one side.
Vari definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grzywa shoots for a double leg takedown but Vari sprawls well. He's pushed Grzywa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vari throws a nice looking combination but Grzywa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Vari.
Grzywa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grzywa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grzywa seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Vari shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Grzywa is backing up but Vari catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Grzywa covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Vari Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nari Vari!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JunJun Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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191 lbs
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189 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Pae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunJun Jones!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pae throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Pae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Pae.
Pae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pae throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pae 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.
Pae looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pae tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Pae misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Pae's head coaches at TOUGH DOJO-family dojo for best result that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pae is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Pae counters with a one-two to the body.
Pae looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pae fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pae, right into the meat.
Pae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pae moves into the clinch.
Pae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones is trying to stall.
Jones jumps guard but Pae stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones wants the takedown. Pae is fighting it off but Jones persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pae's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones trying to control but Pae is working from the bottom.
Pae has Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones wants to control from the top but Pae keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pae is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones is looking to stand up but Pae won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. JunJun Jones wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pae lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Pae takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
A low kick from Pae misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Joe Pae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pae misses with a head kick.
Pae throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Pae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pae takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pae throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Pae looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pae misses with the combination.
Pae scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Pae slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Pae rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Joe Pae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunJun Jones.
Pae misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones tries to break free but Pae pushes him back against the cage.
Pae manages to break the clinch.
Pae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pae misses with a kick to the body.
Joe Pae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pae as he avoids it easily.
Pae throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Pae dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pae has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Pae escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pae scores with a nice body kick.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Pae tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pae manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pae fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joe Pae is winning the standup battle so far.
Pae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Pae.
Pae throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pae.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pae connects with a jab.
Joe Pae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pae throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Pae finish him?
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pae. That one must have hurt.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Pae!
Joe Pae retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Joe Pae thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedersen has chosen Do I Wanna Know? as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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25
245 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kent Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pedersen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sprinkles throws a shot to the body.
Sprinkles avoids the head kick by Pedersen.
Pedersen misses the shot to the body.
Pedersen just misses with a punch to the body.
Pedersen looks to land a combination. Sprinkles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pedersen avoids the body shot from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pedersen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've been hearing that Sprinkles has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sprinkles wants to control but Pedersen is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedersen is looking for a sweep.
Pedersen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sprinkles's best efforts.
Sprinkles is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pedersen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sprinkles.
Sprinkles wants to control but Pedersen is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles drops an elbow to the side of Pedersen's head.
Pedersen trying to control but Sprinkles postures up.
Sprinkles throwing shots but Pedersen is blocking nicely.
Pedersen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sprinkles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sprinkles is pressing down on Pedersen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pedersen is holding on for now.
Sprinkles is keen to just control but Pedersen is a slippery customer.
Pedersen wants to control but Sprinkles is keeping busy.
Sprinkles trying to control from half guard but Pedersen is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles prevents Pedersen from improving his position.
Sprinkles lands with a punch from half guard.
Pedersen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sprinkles.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pedersen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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!
Sprinkles works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sprinkles moves nicely into side control.
Pedersen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sprinkles trying to control the position but Pedersen is working away.
Pedersen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles is looking to take a break and control but Pedersen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sprinkles is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pedersen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pedersen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pedersen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sprinkles lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pedersen is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen being controlled for a moment.
Sprinkles cracks Pedersen with a big elbow.
Sprinkles lands an elbow.
Pedersen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Pedersen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sprinkles working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pedersen tries to bench press Sprinkles off him but Sprinkles keeps the position.
Sprinkles in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Pedersen looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Sprinkles turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coconut Sprinkles!
Coconut Sprinkles retains his heavyweight title!
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