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QFC Tournament 325 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Strom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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169 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Strom!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strom avoids a kick to the body.
Strom shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Strom was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie is looking to cinch up a triangle. Strom throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gracie's body to avoid the submission. Gracie has instead reached around Strom's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gracie arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyson Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Srki Antic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez's entrance music is In The End-Linkin Park. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Purple 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Srki Antic!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Velasquez swivels and escapes.
Antic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Velasquez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Antic breaks the clinch.
Antic is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Velasquez darts in trying to clinch
and Antic counters with a series of strikes. Velasquez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Antic darts in and clinches Velasquez up against the cage.
Velasquez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Antic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Antic jumps guard and drags Velasquez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Velasquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Antic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez throwing strikes but missing.
Velasquez postures up in Antic's guard and throws a big left but Antic blocks it.
Antic has his foot on Velasquez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Velasquez works his way back into a safe position though.
Velasquez stopping the sweep attempt from Antic.
Antic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Velasquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Velasquez throws a big right hand that misses.
Velasquez is fighting to break Antic's control of his arms but Antic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antic keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.
Velasquez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Velasquez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Antic manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Antic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Srki Antic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Antic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Velasquez as he jumps to the side.
Antic looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Antic moves out of range easily.
Velasquez moves in looking to clinch but Antic pushes him off.
Antic throws a hook to the side of Velasquez's head but Velasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velasquez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Antic.
Cain Velasquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Srki Antic.
Velasquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Velasquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Antic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Antic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Srki Antic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Velasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antic is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Velasquez Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Antic is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cain Velasquez!
A relieved looking Cain Velasquez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Bekoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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286 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saint Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Artur Bekoyan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bekoyan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Holmes's half guard.
Bekoyan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holmes defends it well.
Bekoyan prevents Holmes from improving his position.
Bekoyan seems to be looking for submissions.
Bekoyan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bekoyan is trying to work for a kimura but Holmes is defending well.
Holmes wants to control but Bekoyan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bekoyan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holmes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bekoyan.
Bekoyan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holmes defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bekoyan is looking for a kimura here.
Bekoyan is working for a kimura but Holmes is defending it quite comfortably.
Bekoyan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Holmes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bekoyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes is keeping the position for now.
Holmes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bekoyan on the ground.
Bekoyan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Holmes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bekoyan, into his guard.
Holmes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bekoyan has a closed guard, preventing Holmes from standing up.
Bekoyan looking for a guillotine here but Holmes defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bekoyan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holmes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bekoyan working for a triangle but Holmes defends it easily.
Bekoyan is looking for a triangle but Holmes pushes his legs off easily.
Bekoyan has his foot on Holmes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holmes works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
Bekoyan keeping moving, preventing Holmes from controlling successfully.
Bekoyan has his foot on Holmes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holmes works his way back into a safe position though.
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bekoyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bekoyan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Holmes is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bekoyan pulls down on the head and he's put Holmes to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Artur Bekoyan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gas Kottle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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275 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melvin Yvel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gas Kottle!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kottle has managed to clinch.
Kottle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yvel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yvel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yvel prevents Kottle from breaking the clinch.
Yvel scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gas Kottle has been cut.
Kottle looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yvel connects with a knee right up the middle! Kottle tumbles to the floor and Yvel stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Melvin Yvel!
Melvin Yvel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mantoras Com Joelho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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275 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacky Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mantoras Com Joelho!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chan breaks the clinch.
Com Joelho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chan tries to avoid it but Com Joelho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chan to the ground. Chan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chan misses with a double jab.
Com Joelho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chan as he jumps to the side.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch but Com Joelho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Com Joelho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan moves into range and clinches up with Com Joelho.
Chan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chan pushes Com Joelho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mantoras Com Joelho has been cut.
Chan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Com Joelho up against the cage.
Chan connects with a knee to the head.
Chan lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Com Joelho is trying to pull guard but Chan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jacky Chan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mantoras Com Joelho.
Chan lands a hook that snaps the head of Com Joelho backwards.
Chan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Com Joelho swings for the body but Chan moves out of range.
Com Joelho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chan pinned against the cage. Chan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Com Joelho looks winded!
Chan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan misses with a double jab.
Chan scores with a three punch combo!
Com Joelho gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan lands with a right to the head.
That has opened up Mantoras Com Joelho's cut even more.
Chan breaks the clinch.
Chan is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle, before Chan throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Com Joelho's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Chan lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jacky Chan!
After winning the bout, Jacky Chan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Mantoras Com Joelho spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time, will be better'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juicy Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juicy Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Hong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong misses with a body kick.
Hong blocks the body kick.
Hong swats away the attempt to clinch by Jay.
Hong tries to land a leg kick but Jay saw it coming and moves away.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hong is able to avoid easily.
Jay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jay fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Hong is predictable there
and Jay makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jay could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hong looks winded!
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!
Jay wants to land a leg kick but Hong is out of range.
Hong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jay is out of range and Hong settles back down.
Jay throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Jay connects with a solid leg kick.
Jay attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jay drives through and clinches with Hong against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jay misses with an elbow over the top.
Jay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hong's calf.
Hong lands a head kick. Jay smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jay. That's going to slow Hong down.
A head kick misses from Jay.
Jay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay is looking to slow Hong down with leg kicks.
Jay pushes Hong away with a front kick.
Jay lands a big head kick that sends Hong tumbling to the mat! Jay takes a step backwards and waves Hong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Anton Hong has been cut.
Jay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jay throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hong avoids the head kick by Jay.
Jay misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay thumps Hong with a low kick.
Hong blocks a head kick by Jay.
Jay pushes Hong away with a front kick.
Jay closes the distance and clinches.
Hong avoids a wild elbow strike from Jay.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jay throws an elbow but it misses.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hong avoids a wild elbow strike from Jay.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jay throws an elbow but misses.
Jay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hong avoids the elbow strike from Jay, against the cage.
Jay is looking to control Hong's arms but Hong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jay has his back to the cage.
Jay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hong blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hong.
Jay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hong throws a low kick but Jay moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jay.
Jay throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Jay.
Jay tries to clinch up.
Jay connects with a leg kick. Hong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hong avoids the head kick by Jay.
Jay connects with a leg kick. Hong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay keeps the fight on the outside.
Jay feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Jay lands a big head kick that sends Hong tumbling to the mat! Jay takes a step backwards and waves Hong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hong is rocked!
That has opened up Anton Hong's cut even more.
Jay pushes Hong up against the cage in a clinch.
Hong is still on wobbly legs! Can Jay finish him?
With the fighters up against the cage, Jay throws an elbow but misses.
Hong takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Anton Hong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jay throws an elbow but it misses.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jay.
Hong tries to land knees in the clinch but Jay avoids the damage to the body.
Jay pushes off an throws an elbow but Hong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hong seems to have recovered his senses.
Hong dodges an elbow strike from Jay.
Jay misses with an elbow strike.
Jay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jay tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Jay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jay scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jay. That's going to slow Hong down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juicy Jay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Hong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jay scores with a kick to the midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Hong blocks the leg kick.
Jay throws a front kick aimed at Hong's knee but Hong avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Hong.
Hong checks a low kick from Jay.
Jay lands a big head kick that sends Hong tumbling to the mat! Jay takes a step backwards and waves Hong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay clinches with his opponent.
Hong trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jay throws an elbow but misses.
Hong dodges an elbow strike from Jay.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong blocks an elbow strike from Jay.
Hong is breathing heavily.
Hong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jay is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hong's brow.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jay.
Anton Hong's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anton Hong's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Juicy Jay!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tripas De Fora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burak Mihalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tripas De Fora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Burak Mihalev!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mihalev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Fora moves in looking to clinch but Mihalev pushes him off.
De Fora tries to close the distance and clinch but Mihalev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mihalev misses with a kick to the body.
Mihalev changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Fora looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De Fora wants to control but Mihalev postures up.
De Fora is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mihalev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
De Fora wants to stand back up but Mihalev manages to pass into side control.
Mihalev tries for a kimura but De Fora is defending well.
De Fora is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihalev wants to stand but De Fora has his arm trapped.
Mihalev controls the position.
Mihalev is looking to take a break and control but De Fora is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mihalev tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Fora looks to move to half guard but instead Mihalev has passed into mount! Damn!
Mihalev working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fora keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mihalev landing strikes from the mount and De Fora is in trouble!
Mihalev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihalev controlling the position easily from mount.
Mihalev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Fora can't escape the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Fora is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mihalev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fora can't escape the position.
De Fora is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Mihalev.
Mihalev landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mihalev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
De Fora tries to hold on but Mihalev pushes him away.
Mihalev controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fora wants to hold on but Mihalev pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mihalev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mihalev content just to control the position here.
Mihalev with good strikes from the mount here!
Mihalev connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mihalev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Fora hang on?
Mihalev working for a submission but De Fora is keeping him at bay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fora wants to hold on but Mihalev pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burak Mihalev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mihalev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Fora counters with a thumping low kick.
Mihalev shoots in for a double leg but De Fora sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Fora tries to clinch up but Mihalev circles away and keeps his distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mihalev.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Fora tries to buck Mihalev off but Mihalev is having none of it.
De Fora is trying to control Mihalev's posture but Mihalev avoids it.
Mihalev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Fora, who protects the arm well.
Mihalev gets to mount! De Fora was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fora working to try and regain half guard.
Mihalev controlling the position easily from mount.
Mihalev looking to control but De Fora is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Fora can't escape the position.
Mihalev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
De Fora is bucking up trying to escape but Mihalev cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mihalev landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fora taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fora really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mihalev tries to control but De Fora wriggling away.
De Fora is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Fora is trying to escape the mount.
Mihalev controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. De Fora is in real trouble.
De Fora tries to escape but Mihalev has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fora is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mihalev is trying to stick to De Fora's back but De Fora is turning into Mihalev. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mihalev's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by De Fora.
Mihalev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Fora prevents Mihalev from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mihalev can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fora looking to pass the guard.
Mihalev looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Fora is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burak Mihalev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
De Fora defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mihalev.
De Fora tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mihalev defends well and De Fora ends up having to push Mihalev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mihalev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Fora has him pressed against the cage.
De Fora throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mihalev tries to pull guard but De Fora forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mihalev has De Fora pressed against the cage.
De Fora fails to pull guard.
Mihalev ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mihalev no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
De Fora passes Mihalev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fora missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mihalev is trying to control but De Fora manages to pass to mount!
De Fora tries to control but Mihalev wriggling away.
Mihalev is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Fora working for a guillotine from mount but Mihalev is in no mood to give up.
De Fora trying to control but Mihalev is having none of it.
Mihalev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fora wants to take a breather but Mihalev is having none of it.
Mihalev keeps control of the position for the meantime.
De Fora trying to pass the guard but Mihalev defending well.
De Fora wants to control but Mihalev is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Fora is thwarting Mihalev's attempts to control the position.
De Fora seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mihalev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We're going to have a standup here because Tripas De Fora wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
De Fora doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mihalev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tripas De Fora. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mihalev tries to stand but De Fora is controlling from the bottom.
Mihalev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mihalev prevents De Fora from getting back to his feet.
De Fora throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihalev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mihalev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fora tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mihalev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mihalev wants to get up but he can't break De Fora's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Burak Mihalev.
Mihalev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Fora sprawls well. De Fora wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mihalev gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fora tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mihalev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burak Mihalev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mihalev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Burak Mihalev!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Burak Mihalev!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Burak Mihalev!
Burak Mihalev wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vieira Pe Descalco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Escalda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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281 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vieira Pe Descalco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Efrain Escalda!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pe Descalco shoots in and drives through. Escalda sprawls well.
Escalda shoots and misses
and Pe Descalco counters with a body kick.
Pe Descalco thows a body kick. Escalda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pe Descalco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Escalda is fending him off so far but Pe Descalco persists. Nope, Escalda circles away and we're back to standing.
Escalda wants to clinch up but Pe Descalco keeps it at a distance.
Pe Descalco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Escalda can't break the clinch.
Pe Descalco gets through Escalda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escalda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pe Descalco tries to pull guard but Escalda holds him up against the cage and eventually Pe Descalco drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vieira Pe Descalco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escalda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pe Descalco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escalda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pe Descalco clinches with his opponent.
Escalda prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Pe Descalco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pe Descalco wants a takedown but no success here.
Escalda manages to pull guard.
Pe Descalco throws a big right hand that misses.
Escalda is adopting a defensive guard.
Escalda keeping moving, preventing Pe Descalco from controlling successfully.
Escalda wants to stand and escape but Pe Descalco is having none of it.
Escalda 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Escalda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pe Descalco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pe Descalco showed some decent athleticism there.
Escalda is pressing down on Pe Descalco's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pe Descalco wants to control from the top but Escalda keeps moving.
Pe Descalco won't allow Escalda to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalda is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pe Descalco dives into side control.
Escalda is looking to reverse the position.
Pe Descalco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Escalda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Escalda can't do much from the bottom here.
Pe Descalco prevents Escalda from escaping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pe Descalco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escalda keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalda tries to buck Pe Descalco off but Pe Descalco is having none of it.
Pe Descalco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Escalda, who protects the arm well.
Pe Descalco is breathing heavily.
Pe Descalco tries for a kimura but Escalda is defending well.
Pe Descalco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Escalda is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escalda manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vieira Pe Descalco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Escalda clinches up against the cage.
Pe Descalco gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Escalda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pe Descalco.
Escalda is refusing to be controlled, as Pe Descalco sits in half guard.
Pe Descalco is working for a kimura but Escalda is defending it quite comfortably.
Escalda wants to get back to full guard.
Escalda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pe Descalco decides to return to a standing position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Escalda.
Escalda doesn't manage to clinch there - Pe Descalco circles away.
Escalda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pe Descalco shoots in but Escalda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Escalda tries to sprawl but Pe Descalco drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Escalda won't allow Pe Descalco to pass to mount.
Escalda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escalda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Escalda working a defensive guard here.
Escalda has his hands on Pe Descalco's head, controlling the position.
Escalda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pe Descalco is one step ahead there.
Pe Descalco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pe Descalco postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Efrain Escalda was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Escalda shoots in looking for a takedown. Pe Descalco tries to sprawl out of it but Escalda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pe Descalco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Escalda shoots in but no luck this time.
Vieira Pe Descalco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Escalda.
Pe Descalco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Escalda manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Escalda striking off his back but it's not causing Pe Descalco any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escalda wants to stand but Pe Descalco is controlling the position.
Escalda is adopting a defensive guard.
Pe Descalco gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Escalda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pe Descalco manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escalda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vieira Pe Descalco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pe Descalco is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vieira Pe Descalco will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Escalda.
Pe Descalco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pe Descalco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Escalda controls Pe Descalco momentarily but Pe Descalco frees himself.
Escalda working for a triangle but Pe Descalco defends it easily.
Escalda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pe Descalco is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pe Descalco drops back looking for a leg! Escalda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Escalda manages to kick Pe Descalco off! Pe Descalco jumps back into Escalda's guard.
Pe Descalco looking to pass the guard.
Escalda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pe Descalco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Escalda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pe Descalco is trying to control. Escalda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pe Descalco wants to stand up but Escalda manages to regain full guard.
Escalda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Escalda pushes Pe Descalco off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escalda shoots for a takedown but Pe Descalco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pe Descalco slaps away a takedown attempt from Escalda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vieira Pe Descalco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Escalda.
Pe Descalco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pe Descalco throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Pe Descalco misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pe Descalco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pe Descalco closes the distance and clinches up with Escalda, looking for a takedown. Pe Descalco pushes Escalda against the cage but Escalda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Escalda tries to clinch there but Pe Descalco circles away.
Pe Descalco keeps the fight on the outside.
Vieira Pe Descalco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Escalda misses.
Pe Descalco lands a right hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pe Descalco.
Pe Descalco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Escalda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escalda fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pe Descalco to the ground. Escalda is now in Pe Descalco's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pe Descalco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escalda wants to control the action here but instead Pe Descalco manages to pass to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vieira Pe Descalco.
Well Pe Descalco has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Vieira Pe Descalco!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Vieira Pe Descalco!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Vieira Pe Descalco!
Vieira Pe Descalco wins by unanimous decision!
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