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Destiny 59: Day of Anger PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mishima might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All I Do Is Win. Jin Mishima has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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157 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Law!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mishima tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mishima has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Law is looking for a sweep.
Mishima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Law struggling a bit here.
Law is looking for a sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mishima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Law has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mishima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Law really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mishima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mishima looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mishima has an Americana. Law didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mishima is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mishima hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jin Mishima!
After winning the bout, Jin Mishima thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ddddddd Ddddddd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carls Classic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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130 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ddddddd Ddddddd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carls Classic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Classic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ddddddd is fending him off so far but Classic persists. Nope, Ddddddd circles away and we're back to standing.
Ddddddd Ddddddd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ddddddd scores with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Ddddddd.
Ddddddd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ddddddd misses with a series of wild punches.
Classic thows a body shot but no joy.
Ddddddd scores with the left hand. Classic knows he should have avoided that one.
Classic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ddddddd looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
My spies in Ultimate MMA Training Center inform me that Classic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Ddddddd is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Classic is controlling him well.
Classic is looking to take a break and control but Ddddddd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Classic has an Americana. Ddddddd didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Classic is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Classic hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Carls Classic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TikaKiyo Yoshiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). TikaKiyo Yoshiki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Best's chin.
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TikaKiyo Yoshiki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Best content to stall in guard here.
Best trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoshiki uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Best gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Best wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yoshiki keeps working.
Yoshiki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Best is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yoshiki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Best won't allow Yoshiki to get back to his feet.
Best postures up.
Best trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Best seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Best wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Best slaps away a takedown attempt from Yoshiki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Best tries to clinch
and Yoshiki counters with a three punch combo that has Best backing up. Best nods at Yoshiki to acknowledge the strikes.
Best closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Best lands in his opponent's guard.
Yoshiki working a defensive guard here.
Best is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Yoshiki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Best drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Best jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Best slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Best is controlling the pace.
Best is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yoshiki is doing well to control the position and prevent Best from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Best is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Yoshiki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Yoshiki is controlling Best's trapped leg to prevent Best from advancing to side control.
Yoshiki wants to control but Best is keeping busy.
Yoshiki tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Best has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Best controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshiki is working to get back to half guard.
Best avoids the attempt from Yoshiki to control.
Best content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Best avoids the attempt from Yoshiki to control.
Yoshiki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Best dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yoshiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Best lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yoshiki tries to sprawl but Best drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Best seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yoshiki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yoshiki trying to control from the bottom.
Best is looking to pass Yoshiki's guard but actually Yoshiki recovers to full guard.
Yoshiki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Best controls from within his opponent's guard.
Best's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshiki is looking to stand up but Best isn't so interested in that idea.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Best wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yoshiki or perhaps it was just good defense by Best, which made it look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoshiki dives in for a single leg takedown but Best sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Best is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Yoshiki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Best.
Best drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yoshiki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Best is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yoshiki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yoshiki jumps guard.
Johnny Best overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yoshiki trying to control the position.
Best avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yoshiki is striking off his back. Best thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Yoshiki is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best trying to pass the guard but Yoshiki defending well.
Best passes to side control.
Yoshiki is trying to escape the position but Best is controlling the position.
Yoshiki gets back to half guard.
Yoshiki tries to kick Best off but Best keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Best trying to control the pace.
Yoshiki missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yoshiki is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshiki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoshiki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Best's waist but Best gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoshiki off to one side.
Best fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Best wants to clinch.
Best shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yoshiki pinned against the cage. Yoshiki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshiki tries to keep at a distance but Best has taken the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Best tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshiki avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Best dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Best looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Yoshiki!
Best is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yoshiki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Best is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yoshiki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Best moves into full mount!
Best wants to take Yoshiki's back here but Yoshiki is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Yoshiki is working to get back to half guard.
Yoshiki is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yoshiki is looking to improve his position but Best isn't that keen on the idea.
Best with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yoshiki is trying to escape the mount.
Yoshiki keeps trying to improve his position.
Best tries to control but Yoshiki wriggling away.
Yoshiki tries to reverse the position but Best maintains control.
Best is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yoshiki has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Best is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yoshiki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best controlling the pace for now.
Yoshiki is looking to get to half guard.
Yoshiki tries to hold on but Best pushes him away.
Best moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Yoshiki has worked his arm free - good work by Yoshiki!
Yoshiki can't do much from the bottom here.
Yoshiki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Best asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best advances nicely into full mount.
Best trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Best wants to take Yoshiki's back here but Yoshiki is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Yoshiki wants to hold on but Best pushes him away.
Best controlling his opponent.
Yoshiki is working to get back to half guard.
Yoshiki squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Johnny Best is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best fails to move to back control.
Best sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yoshiki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Best moves to the back position.
Yoshiki trying to control the hands but Best won't let him.
Best is trying to stick to Yoshiki's back but Yoshiki is turning into Best. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Best's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Yoshiki.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Yoshiki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yoshiki wants to control from the top but Best keeps moving.
TikaKiyo Yoshiki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshiki with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Best showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Best 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Best!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uchiha Sasuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Praying Mantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Good kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uchiha Sasuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Praying Mantis!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasuke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sasuke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mantis misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sasuke, right into the meat.
Mantis throws a nice looking combination but Sasuke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mantis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Mantis.
Sasuke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mantis is out of range.
Sasuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mantis's sensitive parts.
Sasuke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mantis quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sasuke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mantis sees it coming and defends easily.
Sasuke content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sasuke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mantis is just riding it out for now. Sasuke eventually gives up the hold.
Sasuke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mantis is just riding it out for now. Sasuke eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantis wants to control but Sasuke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sasuke looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sasuke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sasuke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sasuke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantis manages to get to full guard.
Sasuke wants to control from the top but Mantis keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mantis pulls Sasuke in close to his closed guard and prevents Sasuke from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sasuke content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasuke trying to control the position from guard on top but Mantis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sasuke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sasuke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sasuke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mantis misses with a wild body shot.
Sasuke keeps the fight on the outside.
Sasuke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mantis swings for the body but Sasuke moves out of range.
Sasuke avoids the body shot from Mantis.
Sasuke misses with a low kick.
Sasuke takes one on the button.
It looks like Uchiha Sasuke has been cut.
The fighters circling - Mantis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sasuke.
Mantis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sasuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Mantis does no damage.
Sasuke throws a low kick, looking for Mantis's leg but Mantis calmly moves out of range.
Mantis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sasuke can pounce on him.
Mantis misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sasuke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Sasuke misses.
Mantis lands a body shot.
Sasuke throws a leg kick but Mantis checks it.
Sasuke throws a leg kick which misses Mantis's front leg but catches the back leg as Mantis tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sasuke moves away from the strike by Mantis.
Sasuke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sasuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mantis's coach down at Team Butcher Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mantis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mantis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uchiha Sasuke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uchiha Sasuke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sasuke avoids the body shot from Mantis.
A good leg kick by Sasuke.
Mantis tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Sasuke.
Mantis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sasuke.
Sasuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mantis.
Sasuke throws a leg kick but Mantis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mantis lands a jab to the head.
Sasuke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sasuke throws a sloppy head kick and Mantis moves out of range easily.
Praying Mantis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mantis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sasuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Mantis.
Sasuke feints and then cracks Mantis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mantis down.
Mantis tries to clinch up but Sasuke circles away and keeps his distance.
Mantis checks a leg kick.
Sasuke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mantis is trying to control the position but Sasuke postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasuke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sasuke wants to control from the top but Mantis keeps moving.
Sasuke drops back looking for a leg! Mantis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mantis manages to kick Sasuke off! Sasuke jumps back into Mantis's guard.
Sasuke wants to control from the top but Mantis keeps moving.
Sasuke preventing the sweep.
Sasuke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sasuke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mantis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sasuke defends it easily.
Mantis keeping moving, preventing Sasuke from controlling successfully.
Sasuke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sasuke drops back looking for a leg! Mantis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mantis manages to kick Sasuke off! Sasuke jumps back into Mantis's guard.
Mantis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sasuke looking to pass the guard.
Mantis is trying to control the position but Sasuke postures up.
Sasuke drops back looking for a leg! Mantis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mantis manages to kick Sasuke off! Sasuke jumps back into Mantis's guard.
Sasuke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mantis controls Sasuke momentarily but Sasuke frees himself.
Sasuke trying to control but Mantis is working from the bottom.
Praying Mantis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sasuke manages to get to full guard.
Mantis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mantis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mantis is looking to pass into half guard but Sasuke pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sasuke is in guard.
Mantis working a defensive guard here.
Sasuke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sasuke's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sasuke trying to control the position from guard on top but Mantis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uchiha Sasuke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uchiha Sasuke'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. This is the final round!
Mantis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sasuke throws a leg kick but Mantis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mantis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sasuke rather than just go for the knockout.
Sasuke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mantis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sasuke misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sasuke.
Sasuke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mantis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sasuke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mantis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sasuke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sasuke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mantis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mantis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasuke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sasuke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sasuke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sasuke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sasuke is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mantis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sasuke working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Uchiha Sasuke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sasuke tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sasuke has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasuke has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mantis is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sasuke yanks on the arm and Mantis is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sasuke.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uchiha Sasuke!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ask Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aatish Sunuwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairchild comes to the cage accompanied by Jesse & Joy - Llorar. Sunuwar has chosen Peace Sells as his entrance music. Aatish Sunuwar will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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208 lbs
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ask Fairchild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aatish Sunuwar!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairchild throws an overhand right that lands on Sunuwar's shoulder, as Sunuwar tries to avoid the shot.
Fairchild gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairchild working the body and head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Fairchild seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sunuwar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fairchild lands with a punch from half guard.
Fairchild really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sunuwar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fairchild pulls his head out easily.
Sunuwar gets full guard.
Fairchild landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairchild landing with the ground and pound.
Sunuwar has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Reign in Blood. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Fairchild works over Sunuwar with some ground and pound from guard.
Fairchild with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fairchild drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sunuwar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fairchild has Sunuwar in his guard.
Fairchild not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunuwar passes Fairchild's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fairchild moves into full guard.
Sunuwar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sunuwar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sunuwar tries for a kimura but Fairchild is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunuwar controlling the position.
Sunuwar trying to control the position but Fairchild is working away.
Fairchild regains half guard.
Fairchild works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fairchild looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sunuwar trying to control but Fairchild is working from the bottom.
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.
Sunuwar prevents Fairchild from getting back to his feet.
Fairchild looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sunuwar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sunuwar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fairchild does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sunuwar trying to mount his opponent but Fairchild defends it.
Fairchild wants to get back to full guard.
Sunuwar is trying to work for a kimura but Fairchild is defending well.
Sunuwar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fairchild doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sunuwar.
Fairchild trying to hold on to Sunuwar's head to control him but Sunuwar postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sunuwar stalling away here and it's allowed Fairchild to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sunuwar trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairchild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairchild controls Sunuwar momentarily but Sunuwar frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ask Fairchild dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fairchild swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sunuwar lands with a cross.
Fairchild throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sunuwar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ask Fairchild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunuwar throws a looping overhand right but Fairchild ducks down to avoid it.
Fairchild bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sunuwar defending against the ground and pound.
Fairchild working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairchild grinds an elbow into Sunuwar's temple.
You can see the frustration on Sunuwar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fairchild cracks Sunuwar with a big right hand but Sunuwar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fairchild working the ground and pound.
Fairchild tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fairchild has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sunuwar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fairchild's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunuwar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fairchild is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fairchild throwing shots but Sunuwar is blocking nicely.
Fairchild lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fairchild misses with a head shot. Sunuwar uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fairchild throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fairchild throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fairchild accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sunuwar working a defensive guard here.
Sunuwar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fairchild is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sunuwar.
Sunuwar dodges the ground and pound from Fairchild.
Sunuwar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fairchild off and has taken his back!
Sunuwar is not going to allow Fairchild to sit and survive in this position.
Fairchild wants to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairchild trying to get back to his feet but Sunuwar is in full control for now.
Sunuwar looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunuwar has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sunuwar avoiding Fairchild 's attempts to control his hands.
Well, with Sunuwar on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Fairchild is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sunuwar is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Fairchild with him. Fairchild is trying to defend but Sunuwar has an arm under the chin now! Fairchild grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aatish Sunuwar!
A relieved looking Aatish Sunuwar 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knez Lazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Pedan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hriste Boze. Alexander Pedan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Knez Lazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Pedan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedan misses the jab.
Pedan tries to clinch up.
Pedan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pedan wants it to stay on the feet.
Pedan slips under a jab.
Pedan misses with a straight left.
Lazar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lazar slips under a jab.
Pedan feints and then cracks Lazar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lazar down.
Lazar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pedan on his heels. He'll look to pass Pedan's guard now, I'm sure.
Lazar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pedan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pedan controlling the position.
Pedan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pedan is adopting a defensive guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alexander Pedan wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pedan moves into range and clinches up with Lazar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazar jumps guard but Pedan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pedan breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Pedan.
Pedan pushes Lazar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lazar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pedan walks away with a smile on his face. Lazar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Knez Lazar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pedan scores with a jab. Lazar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pedan thumps Lazar with a low kick.
Pedan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pedan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pedan.
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!
Pedan darts in and clinches Lazar up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lazar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pedan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lazar on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Pedan misses.
Lazar slips a jab from Pedan.
Pedan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lazar on the side of the head.
Lazar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pedan lands with a slapping head kick.
Lazar is rocked!
Pedan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Lazar right on the button. Lazar goes down! Pedan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Pedan gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Pedan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krug Barishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incisor Bicuspid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barishkov comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death - Slayer. The key to victory for Krug Barishkov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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230 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krug Barishkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Incisor Bicuspid!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bicuspid tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barishkov swivels and escapes.
Bicuspid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barishkov looks to land a left hand but Bicuspid moved out of range nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bicuspid 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.
Barishkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barishkov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Barishkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barishkov lands with a right hand.
It looks like Incisor Bicuspid has been cut.
Barishkov stuffs the takedown.
Bicuspid tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barishkov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bicuspids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bicuspid looks for a takedown but Barishkov sprawls well.
Krug Barishkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Incisor Bicuspid.
Barishkov throws a looping overhand right but Bicuspid ducks down to avoid it.
Barishkov gets caught napping as Bicuspid dives in and scores a takedown. Barishkov manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barishkov is on top in guard.
Barishkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barishkov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bicuspid is looking to stand up but Barishkov isn't so interested in that idea.
Barishkov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krug Barishkov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Barishkov tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bicuspid.
Barishkov throws a chopping leg kick but Bicuspid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bicuspid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barishkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barishkov wants it to stay on the feet.
Barishkov throws out a loose jab but Bicuspid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barishkov connects with a looping right hand.
Barishkov misses with a looping right.
Barishkov cracks the inside of Bicuspid's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barishkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Bicuspid shoots for a double leg takedown but Barishkov sprawls well. He's pushed Bicuspid's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bicuspid walks into a left hand.
Krug Barishkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barishkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Bicuspid looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barishkov closes the distance and pushes Bicuspid back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Barishkov.
Bicuspid tightens his grip and picks Barishkov up, before dumping him to the ground. Barishkov manages to land in guard.
Barishkov 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bicuspid stops Barishkov from standing up.
Barishkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bicuspid.
Bicuspid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bicuspid scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barishkov has momentary wrist control but Bicuspid slips an elbow through the middle.
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!
Bicuspid stopping the sweep attempt from Barishkov.
Bicuspid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bicuspid stopping the sweep attempt from Barishkov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bicuspid is fighting to break Barishkov's control of his arms but Barishkov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krug Barishkov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Incisor Bicuspid's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barishkov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bicuspid.
Barishkov lands a head shot.
Barishkov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bicuspid is rocked!
That has opened up Incisor Bicuspid's cut even more.
Krug Barishkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barishkov, right into the meat.
Barishkov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bicuspid.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bicuspid with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barishkov to score with a decent uppercut.
Bicuspid is still on wobbly legs! Can Barishkov finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Barishkov engages and cracks Bicuspid with a massive lead left hook - Bicuspid tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Barishkov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Krug Barishkov!
After winning the bout, Krug Barishkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Incisor Bicuspid had this to say: 'It's God's will.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bagong Buhay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buhay has chosen Tatsulok as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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31
147 lbs
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146 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenshin Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bagong Buhay!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto misses with a hook.
Buhay looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Yamamoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamamoto avoids the body shot from Buhay.
Buhay misses with a two punch combination.
Buhay throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good shot there by Yamamoto.
Buhay misses with a double jab
and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Buhay tries to improve position but can't.
Yamamoto lands an elbow.
Yamamoto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buhay is trying to work for a sweep but Yamamoto has mounted him!
Yamamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Buhay is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yamamoto working Buhay over with strikes here.
Buhay's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Yamamoto landing punches.
Buhay is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Yamamoto! Buhay is hurt baaadly! Yamamoto is firing away with more strikes - Buhay is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenshin Yamamoto!
A very excited looking Kenshin Yamamoto 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.
Bagong Buhay was interviewed post fight and said 'I already fought the toughest guys here in DFC and I ain't ashamed that I lost to these top guys but with a 3 fight losing streak I think this is it for me.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casacci comes to the cage accompanied by Serpente by SUBSONICA. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Casacci!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers avoids the body shot from Casacci.
Casacci avoids the head kick by Chambers.
Chambers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Casacci checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chambers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chambers throws a lazy body kick
and Casacci counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot lands for Casacci.
We've been informed that Chambers 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.
Casacci lands an overhand right.
Casacci lands a leg kick that knocks Chambers off balance momentarily.
Casacci just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Casacci does no damage.
Chambers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Casacci connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chambers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chambers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chambers misses with a kick to the body
and Casacci makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chambers tries to land a leg kick but Casacci saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Chambers misses.
Casacci throws a right hand that Chambers ducks under and follows up with a left that Chambers also avoids with ease.
Chambers throws a series of punches but Casacci moves out of range.
Casacci scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers misses with a low kick.
Jack Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chambers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chambers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Casacci blocks a jab.
Casacci is looking to wear down Chambers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Casacci blocks a leg kick.
Casacci fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chambers looks winded!
A low kick from Chambers misses
and Casacci counters with a straight right hand.
Casacci throws a body kick that misses.
Casacci connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Chambers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chambers throws a head kick that misses.
Casacci moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, jab by Casacci - just one landing.
Casacci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Casacci.
Chambers is rocked!
Casacci lands a big uppercut and Chambers crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chambers looks OK. Casacci waves Chambers back to his feet!
Chambers is still on wobbly legs! Can Casacci finish him?
Casacci is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Casacci is stalking Chambers. Chambers circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Casacci, and it's lights out! Chambers really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Casacci!
Max Casacci retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Max Casacci thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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