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Destiny 29: High Stakes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Satorzoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Chip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Satorzoda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Chip!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satorzoda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chip counters with a big head kick but Satorzoda shrugs it off.
Chip darts in and clinches Satorzoda up against the cage.
Satorzoda tries to pull guard but Chip forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Satorzoda wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Satorzoda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satorzoda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Satorzoda can't get the takedown.
Chip crunches a lovely knee into Satorzoda's ribcage.
Satorzoda wants a takedown but no success here.
Chip gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Satorzoda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chip pulls his head out easily.
Satorzoda wants to improve his position but Chip is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satorzoda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Satorzoda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Satorzoda is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satorzoda passes into half guard.
Satorzoda trying to control the action but Chip is working from the bottom.
Satorzoda seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Chip has recovered full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chip looking to hit a scissor sweep but Satorzoda is one step ahead there.
Chip preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Satorzoda stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chip shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Satorzoda is controlling Chip's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chip accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Satorzoda doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Satorzoda trying to keep a closed guard but Chip is proving a slippery customer.
Chip is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Satorzoda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chip manages to get himself to full guard.
Satorzoda engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Satorzoda wants to control from the top but Chip keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Satorzoda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Satorzoda wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Satorzoda slips a jab and a cross from Chip.
Chip fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Satorzoda sprawls well initially but Chip persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Satorzoda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Satorzoda holds on and takes a little breather.
Satorzoda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chip is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Satorzoda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Satorzoda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chip counters with a head kick. That will keep Satorzoda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Satorzoda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chip but Chip pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chip circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chip counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chip.
Chip blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Satorzoda is trying to break free.
Satorzoda tries to pull guard but Chip forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chip breaks the clinch.
Chip moves into the clinch.
Satorzoda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Satorzoda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satorzoda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chip just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chip manages to pull guard.
Chip tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chip lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Satorzoda!
Chip avoids the attempt from Satorzoda to control.
Satorzoda regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satorzoda wants to get back to full guard.
Chip not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Satorzoda is looking for a sweep. Chip is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Satorzoda trying to control here.
Satorzoda gets back to full guard.
Chip throws a big right hand that misses.
Satorzoda has control of Chip's left arm, preventing Chip from doing any damage.
Satorzoda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Satorzoda seems content to control.
Satorzoda passes the guard and advances to mount!
Satorzoda controlling from mount.
Chip defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Satorzoda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satorzoda thowing shots but they're missing.
Satorzoda looking to finish with strikes here!
Satorzoda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chip tries to hold on but Satorzoda postures up.
Chip really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Satorzoda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chip can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Satorzoda dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Satorzoda tries to land a body kick
and Chip counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Satorzoda is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Satorzoda manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chip on his heels. He'll look to pass Chip's guard now, I'm sure.
Satorzoda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chip is keeping the position for now.
Satorzoda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Satorzoda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Satorzoda gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mark Satorzoda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satorzoda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chip taking some punishment here, with Satorzoda in his half guard.
Satorzoda is looking to advance position but Chip won't allow it.
Satorzoda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Satorzoda stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Chip shoots and misses
and Satorzoda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satorzoda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satorzoda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chip's guard.
Satorzoda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chip gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satorzoda works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chip is in trouble now - Satorzoda has advanced to mount!
Chip swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Satorzoda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Satorzoda throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chip because Satorzoda loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satorzoda lands a nice shot to the head.
Satorzoda thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Satorzoda is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Satorzoda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Chip misses.
Phil Chip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Satorzoda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Satorzoda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Satorzoda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Satorzoda!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hranica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Perez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hranica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Perez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hranica keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hranica looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
Hranica lands a nice shot to the body.
Hranica throws a leg kick which misses Perez's front leg but catches the back leg as Perez tries to avoid it.
Hranica connects with a single shot there.
Hranica displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Perez.
Perez shoots in looking for a takedown. Hranica tries to sprawl out of it but Perez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hranica manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mike Hranica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Perez.
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.
Hranica bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hranica stuns Perez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hranica sprawls well initially but Perez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perez passes to side control.
Perez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hranica, who protects the arm well.
Hranica is trying to buck Perez off.
You can see the frustration on Hranica's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hranica gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hranica defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Perez.
Perez quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Perez but it's paid off an Hranica is forced to tap! Nice work by Perez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Perez!
David Perez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenzo Hiroshima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenzo Hiroshima!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiroshima avoids the head kick by Chambers.
Hiroshima looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Chambers rushes Hiroshima and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chambers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Kenzo Hiroshima has been cut.
Chambers working the clinch nicely. Hiroshima is working for position but Chambers cracks him with a big knee to the head! Hiroshima crumples up against the cage and Chambers lands two more shots before the ref can save Hiroshima! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jack Chambers!
An out of breath Jack Chambers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batou Otsuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Batou Otsuka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otsuka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A left lands for Otsuka.
It looks like Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Otsuka.
Otsuka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dsafdsfqw.
Otsuka connects with a solid leg kick.
Otsuka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dsafdsfqw will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dsafdsfqw has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Otsuka.
Dsafdsfqw is breathing heavily.
Otsuka scores with a head kick. Dsafdsfqw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Otsuka lands with a right and another and another! Dsafdsfqw is in big trouble! Otsuka lands again and this time it's lights out for Dsafdsfqw! A quality knockout there for Otsuka.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Batou Otsuka!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Van Buren (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 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Buren takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Martin Van Buren has been cut.
Dong shoots in but Van Buren avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dong lands a nice shot that snaps Van Buren's head back.
Van Buren throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
Van Buren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Buren connects with a right hand. Dong shakes it off.
Dong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren staying out of range there.
Van Buren misses with a two punch combination.
Van Buren misses with a body shot.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Dong! Van Buren is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chong Dong!
A very excited looking Chong Dong rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nikolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tebato Nakara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tebato Nakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Nikolov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Nakara.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nikolov 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.
Nakara stuffs the takedown attempt from Nikolov. Nikolov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nakara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nikolov will feel that in the morning.
Nikolov gets a clinch.
Nikolov prevents the takedown attempt.
Nakara tries to score a body lock takedown but Nikolov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nakara is trying to stall.
Nakara slowing the pace effectively.
Nakara gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nikolov regains guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Nakara cracks Nikolov with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakara trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nikolov's guard.
Nikolov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nakara has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolov looking for a sweep. Not yet Nikolov, not yet.
Nikolov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakara.
Nikolov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Nikolov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nikolov shoots for a takedown but Nakara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice body kick from Nakara.
Nikolov looks winded!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nakara checks a leg kick.
Nakara throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Nikolov stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Nakara follows into mount!
Nikolov is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Nikolov has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakara controlling his opponent.
Nikolov is still in real trouble! Can Nakara finish him?
Nikolov is squirming around, avoiding Nakara's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakara looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nikolov seems to have recovered his senses.
Nakara throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nakara throwing strikes here but Nikolov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nakara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov is squirming around, avoiding Nakara's attempts to control the action.
Nakara has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nikolov's face.
Nakara controlling the pace for now.
Nakara working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Nikolov slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakara is keen to just control but Nikolov is a slippery customer.
Tebato Nakara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nakara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nakara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikolov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakara is fending him off so far but Nikolov persists. Nope, Nakara circles away and we're back to standing.
Tebato Nakara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Nikolov.
Nikolov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nakara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nikolov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nakara is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nikolov.
Nakara scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nikolov blocks an elbow strike.
Nakara looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakara crunches a lovely knee into Nikolov's ribcage.
Nikolov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nakara after a bit of a struggle.
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 Ivan Nikolov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nakara sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Nikolov to the ground! Nakara dives into full mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolov tries to hold on but Nakara pushes him away.
Nakara tries to control but Nikolov wriggling away.
Nikolov tries to reverse the position but Nakara maintains control.
Nikolov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nakara looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nakara.
Nakara trying to control but Nikolov is having none of it.
Nikolov wants to hold on but Nakara pushes him away.
Nakara throws a sloppy strike and Nikolov uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Nikolov has ended up in Nakara's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nakara is trying to keep Nikolov in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tebato Nakara wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nikolov throws a sloppy head kick
and Nakara counters by moving into the clinch.
Nakara is pressed up against the cage. Nikolov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nakara down to the mat. Nakara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nikolov blocks a head kick by Nakara.
Ivan Nikolov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nikolov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nikolov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nakara's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nikolov throwing strikes from guard but Nakara blocks nicely.
Nikolov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakara's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov stopping the sweep attempt from Nakara.
Nikolov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nikolov won't allow Nakara to get back to his feet.
Nakara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nakara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nikolov is controlling him.
Nakara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikolov.
Nikolov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakara's head.
Nikolov with a nice head shot there.
Nikolov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakara keeping moving, preventing Nikolov from controlling successfully.
Nikolov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nakara holds on and takes a little breather.
Nikolov prevents Nakara from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nakara connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Nikolov to the floor! Nakara dives in looking for the finish!
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!
Nikolov gets back to full guard.
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 Ivan Nikolov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nikolov 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 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tebato Nakara!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andi Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiichi Tsuchiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andi Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keiichi Tsuchiya!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsuchiya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tsuchiya is rocked!
Nice cross by Lee.
Tsuchiya is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee cracks the inside of Tsuchiya's front leg.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Lee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lee.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tsuchiya's calf.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Lee is looking to slow Tsuchiya down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuchiya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tsuchiya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andi Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Tsuchiya falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lee dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andi Lee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Game Over (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Risley (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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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, 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, Joe Risley!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Over drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Game Over has been cut.
Game Over seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Over misses.
Risley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Risley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Over in his tracks.
Risley blocks a low kick nicely.
Over definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Over steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Risley.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Over crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Risley - the referee stops the clock and Over gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Risley. Over manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Over misses with a body shot.
Risley steps in with a hook that catches Over right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Risley follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Over looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Risley!
As Joe Risley got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I want rematch against Jay Yap!'.
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Co-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 Felippe Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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280 lbs
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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
7 - 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, Felippe Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprinkles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sprinkles moves into the clinch successfully.
Francisco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Francisco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Francisco is looking to break free of the clinch but Sprinkles has double underhooks.
Francisco manages to break the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Sprinkles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sprinkles misses with a looping left.
Francisco lands a head kick. Sprinkles smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sprinkles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sprinkles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Francisco throws a lazy head kick
and Sprinkles counters by moving into the clinch.
Sprinkles has Francisco pressed against the cage, preventing Francisco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Francisco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've been informed that Francisco has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sprinkles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 tries to score a body lock takedown but Francisco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles keeps control of Francisco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francisco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sprinkles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sprinkles darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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. Sprinkles connects with a nice short shot to Francisco's temple.
Sprinkles wants to pass the guard but Francisco is defending well.
Francisco has hold of Sprinkles's hands but Sprinkles slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles throwing shots but Francisco is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprinkles is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Francisco is just riding it out for now. Sprinkles eventually gives up the hold.
Sprinkles is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Francisco defends it well.
Francisco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sprinkles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sprinkles passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles with good strikes from the mount here!
Sprinkles landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sprinkles with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Felippe Francisco has been cut.
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!
Francisco in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Francisco is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sprinkles connects with a bit shot that sees Francisco covering up! More strikes from Sprinkles and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sprinkles is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coconut Sprinkles!
Coconut Sprinkles retains his heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick Customer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light 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, Moses Sithole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slick Customer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Customer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sithole.
Customer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Customer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Customer misses with a straight left.
Customer lands with a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Customer.
Sithole on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sithole is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Customer. That's going to slow Sithole down.
Sithole tries a head kick but it misses.
Customer throws a leg kick but Sithole moved away.
Slick Customer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Customer lands with an uppercut that bounces Sithole off the cage and back into range.
Sithole steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Customer. That one must have hurt.
Customer's coach down at Pros ya knows was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Customer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Customer wants to slow Sithole down by chopping away at his legs.
Sithole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good leg kick by Customer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, jab by Customer - just one landing.
A solid body kick from Customer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Customer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Customer lands a leg kick that knocks Sithole off balance momentarily.
Customer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Customer.
Customer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sithole's calf.
A cross from Customer lands.
Sithole is rocked!
Customer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oh Sithole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Customer fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Sithole square on the jaw! Damn, Sithole is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Slick Customer!
Slick Customer is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Slick Customer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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