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TMG 19: Sapp x Chavo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duarte Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kupal Kupalogs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kupal Kupalogs acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duarte Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kupal Kupalogs!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kupalogs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kupalogs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moreira is fending him off so far but Kupalogs persists. Nope, Moreira circles away and we're back to standing.
Moreira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kupalogs changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Moreira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kupalogs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moreira keeps working.
Kupalogs working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kupalogs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Kupalogs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kupalogs trying to control the action but Moreira is working from the bottom.
Kupalogs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreira is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kupalogs asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kupalogs working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kupalogs is looking to take a break and control but Moreira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kupalogs working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Kupalogs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kupalogs wants to control but Moreira is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kupalogs throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Moreira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kupalogs on the ground.
Kupalogs in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Moreira is trying to escape the position but Kupalogs is controlling the position.
Kupalogs working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Moreira wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kupalogs taking a breather here.
Kupalogs misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kupalogs grinds an elbow into Moreira's temple.
Kupalogs trying to control the action but Moreira is working from the bottom.
Moreira wants to control but Kupalogs postures up.
Moreira is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kupalogs connects with a decent elbow.
Moreira is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kupalogs in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Moreira looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kupalogs turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kupal Kupalogs!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stifler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayato Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro has chosen Auron's Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steven Stifler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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293 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Stifler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stifler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stifler thuds a left hand into Tokoro's body.
Tokoro misses with a two punch combination.
Stifler connects with a solid leg kick.
Tokoro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tokoro misses with a double jab
and Tokoro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been told by Stifler's head coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this 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!
Nice jab there from Stifler.
Tokoro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stifler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tokoro momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tokoro 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.
Stifler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stifler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stifler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tokoro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stifler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokoro looks winded!
Stifler scores with a decent looking hook.
Stifler is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Tokoro like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Tokoro from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Stifler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Orbiso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Pieda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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207 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurt Orbiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamil Pieda!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orbiso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pieda.
Orbiso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Orbiso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pieda throws a jab but it's blocked by Orbiso.
Pieda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pieda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Orbiso napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pieda controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orbiso struggling a bit here.
Orbiso prevents Pieda from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pieda stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pieda changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Orbiso looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Orbiso is trying to escape the position but Pieda is controlling the position.
Orbiso gets back to half guard.
Pieda is trying to control the action in half guard but Orbiso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Orbiso trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieda passes to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pieda is looking to take a break and control but Orbiso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pieda tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pieda passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Orbiso!
Pieda trying to control but Orbiso is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orbiso gets back to half guard.
Pieda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orbiso does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Orbiso trying to control from the bottom.
Orbiso works his way to full guard. Good work.
Orbiso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pieda trying to control the position from guard on top but Orbiso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orbiso wants to get back to his feet but Pieda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pieda throwing strikes but missing.
Orbiso uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Orbiso scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Orbiso tries to score with some ground and pound. Pieda controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orbiso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pieda keeps working.
Orbiso working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pieda tries to bench press Orbiso off him but Orbiso keeps the position.
Pieda takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kurt Orbiso will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pieda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orbiso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kurt Orbiso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Orbiso.
Orbiso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pieda.
Orbiso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pieda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Orbiso pinned against the cage. Orbiso gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kurt Orbiso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Orbiso. Those never looked like landing.
Orbiso drops Pieda with a nice combination! Orbiso dives into Pieda's guard, looking to finish!
Pieda is rocked!
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!
Orbiso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pieda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pieda is still in real trouble! Can Orbiso finish him?
Kamil Pieda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pieda keeping moving, preventing Orbiso from controlling successfully.
Pieda wants to sweep but no luck.
Pieda seems to have recovered his senses.
Orbiso trying to control but Pieda is working from the bottom.
Orbiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orbiso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orbiso trying to control the position from guard on top but Pieda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orbiso throws a big elbow that misses.
Pieda trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pieda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orbiso as he avoids it easily.
Kurt Orbiso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Pieda.
Pieda is breathing heavily.
Orbiso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pieda counters with a stiff right hand.
Pieda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pieda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Orbiso is able to avoid easily.
Orbiso drops Pieda with a right and a left! Orbiso comes rushing in but Pieda regains his composure and manages to keep Orbiso in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orbiso preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orbiso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orbiso stops Pieda from standing up.
Orbiso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orbiso postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pieda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orbiso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Orbiso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orbiso advances to half guard.
Orbiso is working for a submission of some sort.
Orbiso controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orbiso seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pieda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pieda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orbiso.
Orbiso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Orbiso is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Orbiso misses with a head shot.
Orbiso misses with a head shot.
Orbiso punching from mount but Pieda doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pieda really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Orbiso 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orbiso punching from mount but Pieda doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Orbiso thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Orbiso can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pieda is looking to escape.
Orbiso throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pieda because Orbiso loaded up on that one.
Pieda tries to reverse the position but Orbiso maintains control.
Pieda wants to hold on but Orbiso pushes him away.
Pieda is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orbiso throws some wild stikes that Pieda manages to avoid easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orbiso throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Orbiso looking to finish with strikes here!
BOOM! Orbiso connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Orbiso dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Orbiso lands a jab to Pieda's midsection.
Pieda moves forwards but Orbiso connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Orbiso gets in close and tags Pieda with a short punch that almost sends Pieda to the mat! Oh Pieda is in big trouble! He turns his back on Orbiso, trying to create some distance but Orbiso rushes him, striking wildly and Pieda goes down! The referee tackles Orbiso into the cage to end the fight! Orbiso is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Orbiso!
Kurt Orbiso decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wa Sa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Powerslave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fat Lip. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wa Sa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Powerslave!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powerslave blocks a head kick by Sa.
Sa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Powerslave.
Powerslave lands a glancing blow to the side of Sa's head.
Powerslave tries a head kick but it misses.
Sa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powerslave counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sa lands with a nice combination. Powerslave backs away looking to recover.
Powerslave lands a leg kick that knocks Sa off balance momentarily.
Powerslave jabs at Sa's body.
Wa Sa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powerslave moves into range and connects with a jab.
Powerslave feints a jab and as Sa dips his head, Powerslave unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Sa right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Sa falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Powerslave smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eddie Powerslave!
Eddie Powerslave took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Mccarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Mccarry!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mccarry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mccarry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Price has Mccarry pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mccarry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mccarry controlling the action here for a moment.
Price definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Price tries for a takedown but Mccarry manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Mccarry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mccarry digs a right hand into Price's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Price's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mccarry.
Price is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mccarry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Price backwards.
A hook to the body from Mccarry.
Still in the clinch, Mccarry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Price letting Mccarry take a breather here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mccarry.
Mccarry pushes Price back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mccarry lands a hook that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Mccarry lands a left hand.
Mccarry lands with a light punch inside.
Mccarry lands a hook that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Mccarry has Price pushed against the cage.
Mccarry receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccarry scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mccarry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Mccarry.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dean Mccarry.
Mccarry lands a big uppercut and Price crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Price looks OK. Mccarry waves Price back to his feet!
Price is rocked!
It looks like Dan Price has been cut.
Mccarry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Price is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mccarry lands a big right hook! Price looks hurt but is still standing! Mccarry lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Price falls down and Mccarry dives in with a huge hammer fist! Price's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Mccarry runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dean Mccarry!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubiao Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rubiao Macarenco!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macarenco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Macarenco off to one side.
Thomas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Macarenco's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thomas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Macarenco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Macarenco manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Macarenco's guard.
Thomas is in close to Macarenco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thomas is working Macarenco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Macarenco is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas 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.
Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Macarenco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Macarenco manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Macarenco's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Macarenco has wrist control.
Macarenco trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas passes Macarenco's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Thomas trying to mount his opponent but Macarenco defends it.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Macarenco defends it well.
Thomas stands up and beckons Macarenco to join him on the feet.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Macarenco keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Macarenco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thomas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Thomas 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Macarenco tries to hold on but Thomas postures up.
Thomas is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Macarenco has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Macarenco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Thomas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thomas looking for a guillotine from mount but Macarenco is having none of it.
Thomas stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Thomas dives in and grabs Macarenco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Macarenco pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
Macarenco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macarenco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Macarenco against the cage.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sam Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubiao Macarenco.
Macarenco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Macarenco fails with the takedown.
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Macarenco defends it nicely.
Macarenco looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Macarenco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas clinches.
Thomas gets underhooks to prevent Macarenco's takedown attempt.
Macarenco can't get the takedown.
Thomas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macarenco gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macarenco is looking for a takedown.
Thomas turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Thomas manages to end up in side control.
Thomas is working Macarenco over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thomas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Macarenco has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thomas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Thomas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Macarenco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Macarenco is fighting off a takedown attempt but Thomas is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Macarenco to the mat. Macarenco regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Macarenco tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thomas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Macarenco is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas tries for a kimura but Macarenco is defending well.
Thomas cracks Macarenco with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've been told by Thomas's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Macarenco with a poor takedown
and Thomas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Macarenco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Macarenco off to one side.
Macarenco shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sam Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubiao Macarenco.
Macarenco looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Macarenco moves out of range easily.
Thomas gets a double leg takedown into Macarenco's guard.
Macarenco is still in real trouble! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Macarenco is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Macarenco manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Macarenco's guard.
Sam Thomas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Macarenco 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thomas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Macarenco seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas is working for a submission of some sort.
Thomas seems to be looking for submissions.
Thomas 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.
Thomas lands strikes from half guard.
Thomas works his way into full mount!
Macarenco is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Macarenco keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thomas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Macarenco can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas lands with some strikes.
Thomas has control of Macarenco's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Macarenco regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Thomas looking for a guillotine from mount but Macarenco is having none of it.
Macarenco is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking to secure an arm triangle but Macarenco defends it well.
Macarenco is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thomas is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Macarenco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas clinches.
Macarenco trying to stall but Thomas improves his position.
Macarenco tries to score a body lock takedown but Thomas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macarenco can do to turn this around?
Thomas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Macarenco in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thomas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Macarenco's face.
It looks like Rubiao Macarenco has been cut.
Macarenco is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macarenco wants to take the fight to the mat but Thomas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Macarenco's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thomas obliges.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Macarenco collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sam Thomas!
Sam Thomas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ATTICUS BLACK for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ka Bann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timoteo Imada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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29
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ka Bann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Timoteo Imada!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Imada has clasped his hands together around Bann's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bann wants to get back to his feet.
Imada is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bann is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Imada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Imada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bann is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Imada asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Imada is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bann is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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!
Imada goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bann rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Imada's guard! Nice work there by Bann!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imada is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bann wanted to stand there but Imada had control of the position.
Imada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bann is one step ahead there.
Imada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bann gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imada has his foot on Bann's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bann works his way back into a safe position though.
Imada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bann is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Imada bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bann's guard.
Bann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bann has his feet on Imada's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bann feints and then cracks Imada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Imada down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bann moves into range and clinches up with Imada.
Imada wants a takedown.
Bann holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bann tries to land a leg kick but Imada saw it coming and moves away.
Bann looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bann looks to land a combination but Imada avoids it well.
Bann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ka Bann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bann pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Imada back to the cage. Bann follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Timoteo Imada has been cut.
Bann rushes Imada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bann instigates a clinch.
Bann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Imada, pushing him back against the cage.
Bann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ka Bann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bann wants to land a leg kick but Imada is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ka Bann will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timoteo Imada's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bann moves into range and clinches up with Imada.
Bann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Imada blocks a low kick nicely.
Bann lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bann.
Bann throws a series of punches but Imada moves out of range.
Imada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Imada keeps the fight on the outside.
Imada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Imada, pushing him back against the cage.
Bann just leaning against Imada, taking a breather.
Bann is pressed up against the cage. Imada has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bann down to the mat. Bann avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bann tries to clinch but Imada moves out of range.
Bann is looking to clinch but Imada is avoiding it.
Bann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Imada has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Bann throws a series of punches but Imada avoids them all with ease.
Bann wants to clinch but Imada slips to the side
and Imada makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bann really felt that one!
Bann feints a jab promting Imada to slip. Bann then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Imada slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ka Bann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bann tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Imada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Imada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imada checks a low kick from Bann.
Bann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Imada circles away quickly and effectively.
Bann feints and then cracks Imada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Imada down.
Bann chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bann tries to close the distance and clinch but Imada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bann lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Imada goes down and covers up as Bann starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ka Bann!
Ka Bann decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Texas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Stugatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
290 lbs
34 - 17 - 0 |
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32
279 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexis Texas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Stugatz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Texas just misses with a punch to the body.
Stugatz throws a front kick that sends Texas stumbling back into the cage.
Stugatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Texas keeps Stugatz at a distance using the push kick.
Stugatz clobbers Texas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Texas throws a body kick that misses.
Stugatz tries a head kick but it misses.
Stugatz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Texas digs a good body shot into Stugatz's ribs.
Texas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stugatz at a distance.
Stugatz looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Texas walks into a left hand.
Texas slips under a jab.
Texas misses with a head kick.
Texas throws a body punch but Stugatz moves out of range.
Stugatz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Texas moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Texas. That's going to slow Stugatz down.
Texas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Texas slips a jab and a cross from Stugatz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Texas misses with a body kick.
Stugatz avoids the body shot from Texas.
Texas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Texas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stugatz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stugatz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Texas looks for the body kick but Stugatz saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Texas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Texas throws a lazy head kick
and Stugatz counters with a straight right hand.
Texas scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Texas throws a low kick, looking for Stugatz's leg but Stugatz calmly moves out of range.
Texas misses with a low kick.
Stugatz misses with a looping left.
A lazy body kick from Texas
and Stugatz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stugatz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stugatz throws a combination. Texas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Texas.
Texas throws a body punch but Stugatz moves out of range.
Texas looks to score with a jab to the body but Stugatz is just out of range.
Texas throws a hook but Stugatz blocks it.
Texas throws an off balance right hand
enabling Stugatz to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Texas. Stugatz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stugatz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Texas counters with a nice body shot.
Texas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Texas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Texas scores with a jab to the body.
Texas lands a head kick. Stugatz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Paulo Stugatz has been cut.
Texas lands a leg kick that knocks Stugatz off balance momentarily.
Stugatz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Texas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stugatz.
Stugatz checks a leg kick.
Texas avoids the head kick by Stugatz.
Texas tries to score with a low kick but Stugatz moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Texas motions for Stugatz to come forward. Texas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stugatz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Texas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stugatz defending well as Texas loads up on a big left hand.
Texas is looking to wear down Stugatz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Texas lands a nice looking body shot.
Texas throws a sloppy head kick
and Stugatz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Texas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Texas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stugatz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Texas lands a slapping body shot.
Texas throws the kick towards the body but Stugatz avoids it.
Stugatz misses with a left hand
letting Texas counter with a right hand.
Texas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stugatz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Texas throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stugatz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Texas throws a sloppy head kick and Stugatz moves out of range easily.
Stugatz moves out of range of the body kick.
Stugatz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stugatz throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Texas. Stugatz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Texas thows a body kick. Stugatz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Texas.
Texas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stugatz.
Paulo Stugatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stugatz scores with the left hand. Texas knows he should have avoided that one.
Stugatz looks to land a body kick but Texas moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stugatz misses with a low kick.
Texas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stugatz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Texas misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexis Texas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paulo Stugatz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Texas throws the kick towards the body but Stugatz avoids it.
Stugatz blocks a head kick by Texas.
Texas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Texas throws a leg kick but Stugatz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Texas looks for the body kick but Stugatz saw that one coming.
Texas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Stugatz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stugatz misses with a body kick.
Texas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Texas tries to land a front kick but Stugatz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stugatz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Texas. Texas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Texas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Texas.
Texas just misses with a punch to the body.
Texas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Texas just misses with a punch to the body.
Stugatz avoids the body shot from Texas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stugatz lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stugatz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Texas on the side of the head.
Stugatz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stugatz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Texas tries a head kick but it misses.
Stugatz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stugatz misses with a series of wild punches.
Stugatz connects with a body shot that sends Texas's belly button to the back.
Stugatz thows a body shot but no joy.
Stugatz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stugatz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Texas looks to throw a body kick
and Stugatz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Texas thinking.
Texas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Texas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Texas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stugatz throws a front kick that sends Texas stumbling back into the cage.
Stugatz delivers a nice body kick.
Stugatz misses with the combination.
Stugatz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Texas throws a sloppy head kick and Stugatz moves out of range easily.
Stugatz cracks a nice hook into Texas's ribs.
Texas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Texas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Texas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stugatz pushes Texas away with a front kick.
Jab from Stugatz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stugatz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Stugatz.
Texas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stugatz moves away.
Stugatz lands a front kick.
Stugatz scoring well with a low kick there.
Stugatz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Texas's head.
Stugatz scores with a nice body kick.
Stugatz throws a front kick that sends Texas stumbling back into the cage.
Stugatz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Texas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stugatz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stugatz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stugatz connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stugatz lands a high kick!
Stugatz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stugatz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Texas just misses with a punch to the body.
Stugatz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alexis Texas is winning the standup battle so far.
Texas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stugatz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Texas throws the kick towards the body but Stugatz avoids it.
Texas lands a body shot.
Stugatz avoids the head kick by Texas.
A head kick by Texas misses
enabling Stugatz to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stugatz lands a body shot.
Texas lands with a cross.
Texas looks to land a body kick but Stugatz moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Stugatz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paulo Stugatz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Texas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Texas tries to work over Stugatz's front leg with a kick but Stugatz checks it.
Stugatz avoids a kick to the body.
Texas slips under a jab.
Crunch! Stugatz slams his shin into Texas's torso.
Texas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Texas throws a leg kick
and Stugatz counters with a stiff right hand.
Stugatz moves out of range of the body kick from Texas.
Stugatz lands a jab to Texas's midsection.
Texas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Texas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stugatz.
Stugatz moves out of range of the body kick from Texas.
Stugatz avoids the body shot from Texas.
Stugatz scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stugatz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Texas looks to score with a jab to the body but Stugatz is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stugatz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Texas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stugatz throws a nice looking combination but Texas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stugatz avoids the body shot from Texas.
Texas throws a lazy body kick
and Stugatz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Texas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Texas blocks a head kick by Stugatz.
Texas swings for the body but Stugatz moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Texas.
Stugatz throws a head kick that Texas semi-blocks.
Texas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Texas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stugatz punishes Texas's body with a nice straight punch.
Texas throws a wild body kick that Stugatz sees coming a mile off.
Texas misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Texas misses with a kick to the body
and Stugatz counters with a left and a right that stings Texas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Texas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stugatz feints and as Texas raises his hands in defense, Stugatz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stugatz throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stugatz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stugatz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stugatz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stugatz passes into half guard.
Stugatz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Texas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stugatz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stugatz working Texas over with strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Stugatz working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Stugatz is taking a breather. Texas 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.
Texas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stugatz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stugatz winds up and cracks Texas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Texas is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stugatz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Oh Texas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stugatz is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Texas is hurt! He's hurt bad - Stugatz fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Texas from any more punishment! Congratulations to Stugatz! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Stugatz!
Paulo Stugatz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover comes to the cage accompanied by Ecstasy of Gold. Joe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you. 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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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edgar Hoover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe tries to clinch up but Hoover circles away and keeps his distance.
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Hoover, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joe.
Hoover shoots in but Joe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edgar Hoover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoover goes for a double leg but Joe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Joe continues to drive forward.
Joe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
Hoover has clasped his hands together around Joe's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hoover postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Joe sneaks out the side door and pushes Hoover away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoover doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover blocking some punches.
Hoover goes for a takedown attempt but Joe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoover misses with a few strikes there.
Joe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joe working aggressively here.
Hoover pulls guard.
Joe wants to control from the top but Hoover keeps moving.
Joe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Joe working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover 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.
Hoover is looking to cinch up a triangle. Joe throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hoover's body to avoid the submission. Hoover has instead reached around Joe's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hoover arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Edgar Hoover!
Edgar Hoover was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Sapp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Chavo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sapp keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
Sapp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chavo told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Chavo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sapp has wrist control.
Chavo trying to control but Sapp is working from the bottom.
Chavo won't allow Sapp to get back to his feet.
Chavo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chavo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up. El Chavo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chavo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavo throws a body punch but Sapp moves out of range.
Sapp misses with a double jab.
Chavo defending well as Sapp loads up on a big left hand.
Sapp connects with a body shot.
Chavo cracks Sapp with an open hand slap.
Chavo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sapp.
Sapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavo.
Sapp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chavo counters with a shoot takedown. Sapp fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo content to stall in guard here.
Chavo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sapp is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sapp keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
Chavo stops Sapp from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. El Chavo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chavo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sapp tries to avoid it but Chavo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sapp to the ground. Sapp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sapp scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like El Chavo has been cut.
Good exchange - Chavo coming out on top.
Sapp misses with a right hand
and Chavo counters with a shoot takedown. Sapp fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavo content to stall in guard here.
Chavo looking to sit in guard and control but Sapp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sapp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sapp being controlled here momentarily.
Sapp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chavo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sapp's guard.
Chavo throws an elbow that misses. Sapp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chavo's guard. Nice move by Sapp!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sapp postures up in Chavo's guard and throws a big left but Chavo blocks it.
Sapp throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Chavo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Chavo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sapp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up El Chavo's cut even more.
Bob Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavo slips under a jab from Sapp.
Sapp swings for the body but Chavo moves out of range.
Chavo slips a jab from Sapp.
Chavo catches Sapp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sapp misses with a hook.
Sapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sapp avoids the body shot from Chavo.
Chavo scores with a hook to the body. Sapp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sapp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sapp misses with a right hand
and Chavo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sapp is not content to let Chavo control the position.
Chavo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chavo is nestled in close to Sapp, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chavo throwing shots but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Chavo thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
Chavo thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
Chavo prevents Sapp from standing back up.
Chavo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chavo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp is not content to let Chavo control the position.
Chavo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chavo slips a nice elbow through Sapp's hands, connecting with Sapp's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavo is trying to control the action in half guard but Sapp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sapp tries to kick Chavo off but Chavo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chavo connects with a nice short shot to Sapp's temple.
Chavo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chavo is stalling here. Sapp is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chavo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Sapp has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sapp throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chavo sneaks back into half guard.
Chavo is pressing down on Sapp's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chavo has a closed guard, preventing Sapp from standing up.
Chavo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chavo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chavo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chavo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sapp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chavo.
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!
Chavo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Chavo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on El Chavo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chavo goes for a double leg but Sapp avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sapp continues to drive forward.
Chavo controlling the action here for a moment.
Sapp looking for a takedown.
Chavo tries to stall but Sapp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chavo is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Sapp has denied him.
Sapp has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chavo after a bit of a struggle.
Chavo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sapp is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chavo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Sapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chavo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chavo receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by El Chavo.
A telegraphed right hand from Sapp misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo connects with a body shot.
Chavo lands a jab to Sapp's midsection.
A jab lands there for Chavo.
Chavo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sapp.
Sapp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sapp throws a big shot that misses.
Sapp catches Chavo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Sapp misses.
Chavo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sapp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sapp throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavo thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo looks to land a strike but Sapp avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sapp wants to stand up but Chavo is controlling him.
Sapp being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Chavo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chavo trying to control but Sapp is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. El Chavo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chavo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sapp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Chavo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
El Chavo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chavo looking to sit in guard and control but Sapp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sapp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chavo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chavo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chavo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo controlling the pace for now.
Chavo landing strikes from the mount.
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.
Chavo lands a big elbow.
Chavo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Chavo really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Chavo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sapp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chavo lunges at Sapp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sapp's hand.
Chavo misses the shot to the body.
Sapp throws a poor cross that misses
and Chavo counters with a single leg into guard. Sapp didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chavo trying to control but Sapp is working from the bottom.
Chavo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sapp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sapp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo throwing strikes from guard but Sapp blocks nicely.
Sapp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chavo.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sapp swings for the body but Chavo moves out of range.
A big right from Sapp misses.
Chavo misses the shot to the body.
Sapp misses with a lunging right hand
so Chavo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Chavo is looking to work some ground and pound but Sapp has wrist control.
Sapp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chavo stays in close to Sapp's body and controls the position.
Chavo landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sapp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chavo wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
Sapp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chavo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chavo trying to control but Sapp is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sapp misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Chavo. Beautiful body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sapp looks to land a left hand but Chavo moved out of range nicely.
Sapp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chavo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sapp rather than just go for the knockout.
Sapp throws a series of punches but Chavo moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Chavo or perhaps it was just good defense by Sapp which made him look bad.
Chavo shoots in but no luck this time.
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!
Sapp misses with a hook
and Chavo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sapp preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sapp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Chavo dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on El Chavo'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. This is the final round!
Chavo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chavo lands in his opponent's guard.
Chavo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sapp is keeping the position for now.
Chavo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chavo trying to control but Sapp is working from the bottom.
Chavo stands up over Sapp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
Chavo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chavo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. El Chavo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chavo jabs Sapp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo connects with a body shot.
Sapp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chavo.
Sapp throws a hook but Chavo avoids it easily.
Chavo staying out of range there.
Chavo lands an overhand right.
Sapp doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chavo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sapp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sapp throws a right hand that misses
and Chavo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sapp's guard now.
Chavo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sapp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sapp's head.
Sapp keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
Chavo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
El Chavo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sapp being controlled here, momentarily.
El Chavo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp throws a right and a left that Chavo avoids nicely.
Sapp throws a right hand that Chavo ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavo also avoids with ease.
Sapp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sapp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chavo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sapp's guard now.
Chavo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob Sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Chavo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chavo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Chavo!
El Chavo is the new super heavyweight champion!
El Chavo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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