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Destiny 67: Brutal Conduct PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Eduardo Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hades Destroyer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Eduardo Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hades Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Destroyer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Destroyer keeping moving, preventing Demaestri from controlling successfully.
Destroyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Demaestri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Destroyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demaestri is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Destroyer keeping moving, preventing Demaestri from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Demaestri drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Demaestri moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Destroyer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri trying to control the position but Destroyer is working away.
Demaestri looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Destroyer gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Destroyer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Demaestri seems to be working for a kimura but Destroyer defends the submission attempt.
We've been hearing that Demaestri has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Demaestri is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Demaestri is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Destroyer!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Demaestri unloads with some shots from mount but Destroyer bucks and avoids them well.
Demaestri jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Destroyer manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Demaestri is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Destroyer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Demaestri goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Destroyer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Demaestri's guard! Nice work there by Destroyer!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Destroyer pushing down on Demaestri's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Eduardo Demaestri dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Demaestri there.
Demaestri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Destroyer.
Demaestri drives through with a takedown into guard.
Julian Eduardo Demaestri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Demaestri's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Demaestri slips nicely into half guard.
Demaestri tries to pass the half guard into mount. Destroyer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Destroyer is staying active underneath Demaestri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demaestri is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Destroyer is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julian Eduardo Demaestri!
In his post fight interview, Julian Eduardo Demaestri started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt Tramadore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Ballantine has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Ballantine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curt Tramadore!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tramadore ducks under a wild hook from Ballantine.
Ballantine scores with a head kick. Tramadore tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Curt Tramadore has been cut.
Ballantine scores with the left hand. Tramadore knows he should have avoided that one.
Ballantine misses with a double jab.
Tramadore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tramadore slips a jab and a cross from Ballantine.
Ballantine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tramadore can pounce on him.
Tramadore drops Ballantine with a beautiful combination! Ballantine stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tramadore is looking for the KO!
It looks like Bill Ballantine has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tramadore explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ballantine loads up on a big right hand but Tramadore slips the punch.
Tramadore gets in close and tags Ballantine with a short punch that almost sends Ballantine to the mat! Oh Ballantine is in big trouble! He turns his back on Tramadore, trying to create some distance but Tramadore rushes him, striking wildly and Ballantine goes down! The referee tackles Tramadore into the cage to end the fight! Tramadore is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curt Tramadore!
A relieved looking Curt Tramadore 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 Norman Osbourne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carls Classic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norman Osbourne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carls Classic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Classic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Osbourne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Osbourne.
I was talking to Osbourne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Osbourne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osbourne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Classic backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Classic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Osbourne is working Classic over against the cage.
Osbourne scores with a shoulder strike.
Osbourne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Osbourne breaks from the clinch.
Osbourne rushes Classic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Osbourne lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osbourne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Osbourne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Osbourne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Osbourne lands a body punch.
Classic looks winded!
Osbourne lands a hook that snaps the head of Classic backwards.
Still in the clinch, Osbourne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Osbourne - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osbourne lands a body punch.
Osbourne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Classic backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Osbourne.
A shot in the inside from Osbourne.
Classic is rocked!
Osbourne manages to break the clinch.
Classic is still on wobbly legs! Can Osbourne finish him?
Osbourne lands with a big right hook that stumbles Classic - he's out on his feet here! Osbourne follows up with another monster hook that separates Classic from consciousness! Classic falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Osbourne stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Norman Osbourne!
A victorious Norman Osbourne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai comes to the cage accompanied by Blood Rave. Fernando comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Miss Jackson kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hiro Sakurai has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hiro Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Fernando!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fernando, pushing him back against the cage.
Sakurai has Fernando pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sakurai pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fernando tumbling to the mat - Sakurai dives into Fernando's guard.
Fernando pulls Sakurai in close to prevent any damage.
Sakurai with a nice head shot there.
Sakurai chips away with some ground and pound.
Fernando escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakurai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakurai wants to control from the top but Fernando keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakurai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fernando wants to sweep here but Sakurai controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakurai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fernando looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sakurai won't allow Fernando to sweep him here.
Fernando is trying to control the position but Sakurai postures up.
Fernando wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakurai is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fernando closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakurai circles away.
Sakurai shoots in and bounces Fernando off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fernando controls Sakurai momentarily but Sakurai frees himself.
Sakurai trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fernando tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakurai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fernando works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fernando had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sakurai defends it easily.
Sakurai showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sakurai trying to control but Fernando is working from the bottom.
Fernando is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fernando shoots in and bounces Sakurai off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fernando wants to control from the top but Sakurai keeps moving.
Sakurai controls Fernando momentarily but Fernando frees himself.
Sakurai working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fernando has passed into half guard!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fernando keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Sakurai 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.
Sakurai throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fernando tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sakurai is in Fernando's guard.
Sakurai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fernando is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fernando is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sakurai trying to control but Fernando is working from the bottom.
Sakurai preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernando is trying to keep Sakurai in close.
Sakurai looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fernando is on top in guard.
Fernando's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sakurai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fernando won't allow Sakurai to get back to his feet.
Fernando must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sakurai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fernando decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakurai is fending him off so far but Fernando persists. Nope, Sakurai circles away and we're back to standing.
Fernando tries to clinch there but Sakurai circles away.
Hiro Sakurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernando shoots in and drives through. Sakurai sprawls well.
Fernando closes the distance and clinches up with Sakurai, looking for a takedown. Fernando pushes Sakurai against the cage but Sakurai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fernando has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sakurai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hiro Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Fernando.
Sakurai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sakurai showed some decent athleticism there.
Sakurai working Fernando over with strikes.
Hiro Sakurai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fernando keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fernando keeping hold of Sakurai's head, controlling as best he can.
Fernando wants to control but Sakurai is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando is staying active underneath Sakurai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sakurai wants to free his trapped foot but Fernando is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fernando wants to improve his position but Sakurai is controlling well.
Sakurai trying to pass the guard but Fernando defending well.
Sakurai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fernando defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakurai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fernando tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sakurai defends well and Fernando ends up having to push Sakurai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fernando drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sakurai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sakurai breaks from the clinch.
Fernando tries for a takedown but Sakurai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sakurai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernando can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakurai drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sakurai trying to control but Fernando is working from the bottom.
Sakurai with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Sakurai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sakurai shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sakurai was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sakurai is staying tight to Fernando's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fernando struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakurai tries to score with some ground and pound. Fernando controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sakurai in the domination position with Fernando hanging on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakurai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fernando, who protects the arm well.
A control attempt from Fernando but he's now mounted!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando wants to hold on but Sakurai pushes him away.
Sakurai cracks Fernando with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fernando wants to hold on but Sakurai pushes him away.
Sakurai looking to control but Fernando is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sakurai is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fernando can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hiro Sakurai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like Manny Fernando has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai controlling the pace for now.
Fernando is squirming around, avoiding Sakurai's attempts to control the action.
Sakurai is really struggling to control Fernando but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernando'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.
Sakurai tries to control but Fernando wriggling away.
Fernando is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sakurai tries to control but Fernando wriggling away.
Fernando working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fernando keeps trying to improve his position.
Fernando is squirming around, avoiding Sakurai's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakurai can't control as he wanted to and Fernando manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Manny Fernando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernando is refusing to be controlled, as Sakurai sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiro Sakurai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakurai 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 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiro Sakurai!
Hiro Sakurai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Manny Fernando spoke after the fight, saying 'Well done sir, you have beaten me. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Biles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackmore has chosen 16th century greensleeves as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Biles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritchie Blackmore!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biles moves out of range of the strikes.
Biles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blackmore misses with a left hand
and Biles counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blackmore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Biles's guard.
Blackmore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Biles is breathing heavily.
Blackmore throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Biles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackmore is stalling in the full guard.
Blackmore is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackmore's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blackmore has managed to get both his arms back between Biles's legs - danger averted.
Blackmore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Blackmore has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Biles looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blackmore passes into side control.
Blackmore is looking to take a break and control but Biles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blackmore landing a few strikes.
Blackmore working the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Biles is looking to reverse the position.
Blackmore lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Biles down.
Biles tries to buck Blackmore off but Blackmore is having none of it.
Blackmore remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Biles tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blackmore working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Blackmore's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Blackmore trying to control the position but Biles is working away.
Blackmore happy to just control the position for now.
Blackmore trying to control the action but Biles is working from the bottom.
Blackmore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Biles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blackmore is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Blackmore scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Biles to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biles is trying to get back to half guard.
Blackmore decides to stand up, so the ref orders Biles to his feet.
Biles seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Biles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Biles preventing the sweep.
Blackmore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Biles won't allow Blackmore to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blackmore is on top in guard.
Biles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackmore trying to control but Biles is working from the bottom.
Biles has his foot on Blackmore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blackmore works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ritchie Blackmore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Biles slips under a jab.
Biles slips under a jab.
Blackmore leaves Biles with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blackmore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blackmore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Biles misses with a takedown
enabling Blackmore to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ryan Biles has been cut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Biles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackmore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Biles staying out of range there.
Blackmore looks to throw the jab but Biles is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackmore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biles was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackmore.
Blackmore throws a hook but Biles avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackmore is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Biles flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Biles is out cold! Blackmore holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ritchie Blackmore!
During a confident post fight interview, Ritchie Blackmore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Moxson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moxson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zombie by Cranberries. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fakiiri's choice of entrance music: This One's Gonna Hurt. Nakki Fakiiri acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Moxson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri slips a jab from Moxson.
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Fakiiri.
Moxson misses with a hook.
Fakiiri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fakiiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Moxson circles away.
Moxson goes for a double leg but Fakiiri avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fakiiri continues to drive forward.
A head punch on the inside from Fakiiri fails to land.
Fakiiri pushes Moxson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moxson.
Moxson lands a nice elbow.
Fakiiri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fakiiri throws a series of punches but Moxson avoids them all with ease.
Moxson misses with a body shot
and Fakiiri counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Moxson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moxson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxson throws a shot from downtown. Fakiiri moves away and avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Moxson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
Fakiiri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moxson.
Fakiiri lands with a shot to the body.
Nakki Fakiiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Moxson.
Moxson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moxson lands a hook that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Fakiiri misses with some punches.
Fakiiri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fakiiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fakiiri blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Moxson backwards.
Moxson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fakiiri lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri tries a body shot but Moxson blocks it.
Fakiiri misses with a body punch.
Moxson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moxson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fakiiri.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moxson lands an elbow just above Fakiiri 's eye.
Moxson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moxson misses with an elbow over the top.
Moxson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fakiiri up against the cage.
Moxson misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Fakiiri.
Moxson looking to slow down the pace here.
Moxson managing to block the knees to the body from Fakiiri.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moxson misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moxson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fakiiri controls his hands.
Fakiiri avoids the elbow strike from Moxson, against the cage.
Fakiiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Moxson backwards.
Fakiiri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moxson shoots in looking for a takedown. Fakiiri tries to sprawl out of it but Moxson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fakiiri manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Moxson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moxson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fakiiri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moxson fails to land the takedown.
Fakiiri lands an overhand right.
Fakiiri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moxson.
Fakiiri scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxson throws a body kick that misses.
Fakiiri moves out of range as Moxson throws a body kick.
Fakiiri clinches.
Moxson throws an elbow but it misses.
Moxson throws an elbow that misses.
Moxson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fakiiri has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Moxson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fakiiri can turn it around.
Moxson tries to land knees in the clinch but Fakiiri avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri lands an elbow that stopped Moxson in his tracks for a moment.
Moxson is trying to stall.
Fakiiri managing to block the knees to the body from Moxson.
A nice left hand lands by Fakiiri.
Moxson is looking to control Fakiiri's arms but Fakiiri gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moxson has his back to the cage.
Moxson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fakiiri avoids it.
Moxson blocks the elbow strike.
Fakiiri blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fakiiri can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nakki Fakiiri dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moxson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fakiiri circles away.
Moxson throws a looping overhand right but Fakiiri ducks down to avoid it.
Moxson throws a chopping leg kick but Fakiiri manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moxson tries to clinch up but Fakiiri circles away and keeps his distance.
John Moxson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moxson darts in looking for a takedown but Fakiiri gets double underhooks and turns Moxson into the cage.
Fakiiri dodges an elbow strike from Moxson.
Fakiiri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moxson misses with an elbow over the top.
Moxson tries to land a knee to the head but Fakiiri blocks with his arms.
Moxson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fakiiri.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fakiiri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Moxson working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri manages to break the clinch.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fakiiri. That's going to slow Moxson down.
Moxson looks for a takedown but Fakiiri sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Moxson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moxson throws out the jab.
Moxson tests Fakiiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Moxson scores with a four punch combination!
Moxson misses with a body kick.
Moxson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fakiiri counters with a leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moxson.
It looks like John Moxson has been cut.
Moxson misses with a few strikes there.
Moxson throws a leg kick
and Fakiiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moxson is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for Fakiiri. That snapped Moxson's head back.
Oh Moxson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moxson throws a head kick that misses
and Fakiiri counters with a crisp right that sends Moxson to the canvas! Fakiiri follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Fakiiri!
A relieved looking Nakki Fakiiri 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Aruba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
153 lbs
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reinaldo Aruba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Silver!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver lands a nice shot that snaps Aruba's head back.
Aruba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good exchange - Silver coming out on top.
Silver has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aruba is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aruba is rocked!
Silver stuffs the takedown attempt from Aruba. Aruba gets slowly back to his feet.
Aruba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silver lands with an uppercut that bounces Aruba off the cage and back into range.
Oh Aruba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aruba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Aruba staying out of range there.
Silver lands a slapping body shot.
Aruba seems to have got his legs back now.
Silver lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aruba slips a jab from Silver.
Silver scores with a nice right hand.
Aruba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aruba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silver sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver connects with a jab.
Silver grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Aruba takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Silver cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Silver!
Johnny Silver bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Genia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jabber has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Genia is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Genia moves out of range as Jabber strikes.
Jabber throws a head kick but Genia moves out of range.
Jabber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Genia.
Genia shoots in for a takedown but Jabber shows good takedown defense.
Jabber misses with a low kick as Genia jumps back.
Jabber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Genia.
Nice straight punches there by Jabber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jabber.
Jabber misses with a hook
and Genia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jabber misses with a head kick.
Jim Jabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Genia.
Jabber tries a low kick but Genia avoids it.
Jabber explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jabber looks to score with a jab to the body but Genia is just out of range.
Genia thows a body kick. Jabber tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabber throws a series of punches but Genia avoids them all with ease.
Jabber dips to his left and cracks Genia with an uppercut!
Jabber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jabber throws a combination that misses
and Genia counters with a good low kick that Jabber was not able to check.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Genia! Jabber is out on his feet! Genia rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jabber is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jabber is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Genia!
Will Genia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Nasimentu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasimentu has chosen ТIК - Бiлi Троянk as his entrance music. Valentin Nasimentu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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262 lbs
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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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus Farrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Valentin Nasimentu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrelly takes a swing at Nasimentu's ribcage but misses.
Farrelly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Farrelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasimentu.
Nasimentu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Valentin Nasimentu has been cut.
Nasimentu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrelly.
Nasimentu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nasimentu wants to clinch.
Farrelly connects with a body shot.
Farrelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farrelly stuns Nasimentu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Farrelly scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nasimentu tries to clinch there but Farrelly circles away.
Farrelly thuds his right hand into Nasimentu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Farrelly. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Farrelly misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly scores with a jab to the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Farrelly.
Seamus Farrelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nasimentu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nasimentu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nasimentu tries to clinch up but Farrelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Nasimentu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farrelly is looking to wear down Nasimentu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Farrelly throws a leg kick but Nasimentu moved away.
Farrelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nasimentu in his tracks.
Farrelly lands a jab to Nasimentu's midsection.
Farrelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farrelly lands a body shot.
Farrelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Nasimentu.
Nasimentu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nasimentu tries to clinch but Farrelly is having none of it.
Farrelly thuds a left hand into Nasimentu's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nasimentu momentarily.
That has opened up Valentin Nasimentu's cut even more.
Nasimentu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nasimentu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farrelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farrelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farrelly drops Nasimentu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nasimentu looks back up at him and smiles so Farrelly waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nasimentu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The cut above Valentin Nasimentu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Farrelly flashes Nasimentu a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Nasimentu's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Nasimentu crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Farrelly punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seamus Farrelly!
Seamus Farrelly looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Fuck your life'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karukef Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston has chosen Basshunter- DotA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
147 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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142 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenshin Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karukef Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kingston.
Kingston misses with a wild combination.
Kingston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingston misses with a combination
and Yamamoto counters with a shoot takedown. Kingston fights it but they end up in guard.
Yamamoto stands up over Kingston, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kingston wants to get back to his feet but Yamamoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yamamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto with a nice head shot there.
Yamamoto pushing down on Kingston's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kingston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yamamoto drops an elbow to the side of Kingston's head.
Yamamoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston trying to get back to full guard but Yamamoto takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Yamamoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kingston?
Yamamoto with a couple of short strikes.
Kingston is rocked!
It looks like Karukef Kingston has been cut.
Yamamoto is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Yamamoto extends the arm and Kingston is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenshin Yamamoto!
Kenshin Yamamoto retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Kenshin Yamamoto, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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