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Destiny Tuesday 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Strike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Fernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando has chosen Miss Jackson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Manny Fernando was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordan Strike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Fernando!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernando fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fernando forces Strike back against the cage and clinches.
Fernando has Strike pressed against the cage, preventing Strike from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fernando gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fernando slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Strike wants to get back to his feet but Fernando is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Strike keeping moving, preventing Fernando from controlling successfully.
Strike controls Fernando momentarily but Fernando frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strike keeping moving, preventing Fernando from controlling successfully.
Strike is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernando wants to pass the guard but Strike is keeping the position.
Fernando is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Strike displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fernando.
Strike stuffs the takedown attempt from Fernando. Fernando gets slowly back to his feet.
Jordan Strike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Fernando.
Fernando fails with the takedown.
Fernando uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strike.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fernando or perhaps it was just good defense by Strike, which made it look bad.
Strike lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernando circles away quickly and effectively.
Fernando has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Strike is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strike jabs Fernando to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strike lands with an uppercut that bounces Fernando off the cage and back into range.
Fernando manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Strike on his heels. He'll look to pass Strike's guard now, I'm sure.
Strike doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Strike keeping full guard, as Fernando tries to pass.
Fernando controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fernando trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strike trying to keep a closed guard but Fernando is proving a slippery customer.
Fernando is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fernando trying to control but Strike 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.
Fernando is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fernando fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fernando uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strike.
Fernando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strike.
Strike looks to land a left hand but Fernando moved out of range nicely.
Jordan Strike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernando shoots in and drives through. Strike sprawls well.
Fernando moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Strike fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fernando is out of range.
Fernando shoots in for a takedown but Strike shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fernando wants to clinch up but Strike keeps it at a distance.
Strike cracks Fernando with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strike connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Strike scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Manny Fernando has been cut.
Strike lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strike lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernando shoots in and drives through. Strike sprawls well.
Fernando shoots in and gets a takedown into Strike's guard.
Strike keeping moving, preventing Fernando from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernando wants to pass the guard but Strike is keeping the position.
Strike looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fernando is one step ahead there.
Fernando trying to control the position from guard on top but Strike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Strike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Fernando's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fernando on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fernando takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fernando fails with a takedown attempt.
Strike uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Strike dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strike scores with a hook to the body. Fernando takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strike throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fernando on the side of the head.
Fernando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strike.
Strike lands a lovely overhand right.
Strike stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strike wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Fernando.
Manny Fernando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernando changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strike tries to avoid it but Fernando manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strike to the ground. Strike escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jordan Strike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Fernando.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernando ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strike stuns Fernando with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strike misses with a looping left.
Strike lands with a right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fernando.
Strike cracks a nice hook into Fernando's ribs.
Strike throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fernando stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strike lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Strike scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fernando on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fernando is rocked!
Fernando avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fernando shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fernando takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fernando is still on wobbly legs! Can Strike finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernando shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strike as he avoids it easily.
Fernando seems to have recovered his senses.
Fernando is breathing heavily.
Strike connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jordan Strike is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernando shoots in looking for a takedown but Strike manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fernando's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fernando dives in and grabs Strike's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strike pushes down on Fernando's head and hops out.
Strike displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fernando.
Strike connects with a nice cross there... Fernando is looking wobbly and Strike recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Fernando to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Strike jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jordan Strike!
In defeat, Manny Fernando stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well done sir, you have beaten me. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jere Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jere Stephens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid 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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bryan Lester!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester misses with a takedown
and Stephens counters with a three punch combo that has Lester backing up. Lester nods at Stephens to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Stephens misses.
Stephens misses with the combination.
Lester scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lester tries to pass to full mount but Stephens defends it.
Lester gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Stephens falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lester holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lester.
A frustrated look appears on Stephens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lester has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stephens uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stephens has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lester is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lester tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stephens avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lester has his foot on Stephens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stephens works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lester is trying to control the position but Stephens postures up.
Lester keeping full guard, as Stephens tries to pass.
Lester is controlling Stephens's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lester has his foot on Stephens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stephens works his way back into a safe position though.
Stephens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stephens stopping the sweep attempt from Lester.
Lester trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lester is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stephens.
It looks like Bryan Lester has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester shoots in and drives through. Stephens sprawls well.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but Stephens shows good takedown defense.
Jere Stephens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Lester.
Lester shoots in for a takedown but Stephens shows good takedown defense.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stephens.
Stephens throws a series of punches but Lester moves out of range.
Stephens throws a series of strikes that have Lester backpedaling.
Lester is rocked!
Stephens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lester is still on wobbly legs! Can Stephens finish him?
Stephens throws an uppercut from hell that sends Lester clean off his feet! He's out cold! Stephens stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jere Stephens!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Congo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with DJ Benn's chin.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DJ Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Congo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Congo.
Congo shoots in and drives through. Benn sprawls well.
Congo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Benn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Benn is looking to land body kicks.
Congo shoots for a double leg takedown but Benn sprawls well. He's pushed Congo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
DJ Benn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Congo.
Benn pushes Congo up against the cage in a clinch.
Congo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Congo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benn prevents it.
Benn is trying to push Congo away but Congo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Congo jumps guard but Benn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn is pressed up against the cage. Congo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Benn down to the mat. Benn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Benn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benn scores with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Congo.
Congo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benn is fending him off so far but Congo persists. Nope, Benn circles away and we're back to standing.
Congo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benn tries to avoid it but Congo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benn to the ground. Benn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benn thuds a left hand into Congo's body.
Congo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benn as he jumps to the side.
Congo looks winded!
Benn has closed the distance and engaged Congo in a clinch.
Benn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn lands a jab.
Benn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Congo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benn is fending him off so far but Congo persists. Nope, Benn circles away and we're back to standing.
Congo darts in looking for a takedown but Benn gets double underhooks and turns Congo into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn controlling the action here for a moment.
Congo is stalling here.
Congo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Congo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Congo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Congo misses with a punch to the body.
Congo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benn as Congo tries to tie him up.
Congo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benn is defending well.
Congo wants to take the fight to the mat but Benn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn tries to break free but Congo pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benn breaks from the clinch.
Benn slaps away a takedown attempt from Congo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Congo fails with a takedown attempt.
Congo moves to clinch but Benn breaks away
letting Benn counter with a right hand.
Benn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Congo dives in and grabs Benn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benn pushes down on Congo's head and hops out.
Congo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Congo misses with a takedown attempt - Benn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Congo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benn circles away.
Joe Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo shoots in for a double leg but Benn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benn throws a body kick that misses.
A nice combination there by Benn.
Benn lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Congo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Benn is looking for a sweep. Congo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benn is trying to stand back up but Congo is controlling him
Congo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benn defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Benn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Congo can do to turn this around?
Benn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Congo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Benn regains guard.
Congo stands and throws Benn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Benn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Congo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benn, who protects the arm well.
Congo tries for a kimura but Benn is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Benn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Congo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Congo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benn has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Congo is trying to get an arm triangle but Benn is defending well.
Benn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Congo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Benn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Congo connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Congo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Benn dodges the ground and pound from Congo.
Congo tries for a kimura but Benn is defending well.
Congo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
An elbow from Congo crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Congo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benn, who protects the arm well.
Congo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Congo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Benn is looking to regain half guard here but Congo keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Congo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Congo closes the distance and clinches up with Benn, looking for a takedown. Congo pushes Benn against the cage but Benn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Congo shoots in looking for a takedown but Benn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Congo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Benn jabs at Congo's body.
Congo fails with the takedown.
DJ Benn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Congo.
Benn scores with a hook to the body. Congo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Congo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benn but Benn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Congo closes the distance and clinches up with Benn, looking for a takedown. Congo pushes Benn against the cage but Benn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Congo slips a jab and a cross from Benn.
Congo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Congo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn is looking to wear down Congo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Congo avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo gets tackled into the cage by Benn. Benn maintains the clinch.
Benn gets underhooks to prevent Congo's takedown attempt.
Congo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Congo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benn is defending well.
Benn manages to break the clinch.
Benn lands a jab.
DJ Benn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Congo dives in and grabs Benn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benn pushes down on Congo's head and hops out.
Benn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Congo. That did some damage!
Congo dives in and grabs Benn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benn pushes down on Congo's head and hops out.
Benn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Congo.
Congo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Benn's guard.
Benn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn keeping moving, preventing Congo from controlling successfully.
Congo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Congo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Congo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Benn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Congo, into his guard.
Congo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Benn tries to stand but Congo is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Congo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benn defends well.
Congo looking for a sweep. Not yet Congo, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Benn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Benn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Ignacio Cresta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazumi Okamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cresta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The black keys - I got mine. Juan Ignacio Cresta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kazumi Okamura's chin.
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189 lbs
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192 lbs
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Ignacio Cresta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazumi Okamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cresta cracks Okamura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cresta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okamura manages to avoid it.
Okamura avoids the body shot from Cresta.
Cresta misses with a looping left.
Cresta just misses with a punch to the body.
Cresta jabs at Okamura's body.
Okamura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cresta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cresta lands a left and a right that send Okamura crashing to the mat, dazed. Cresta thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cresta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Okamura's hands.
Okamura is rocked!
Cresta throws a right and a left that Okamura avoids nicely.
Okamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Cresta finish him?
Okamura throws a low kick, looking for Cresta's leg but Cresta calmly moves out of range.
Cresta connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Okamura covering up! Cresta comes in with a big uppercut and Okamura goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan Ignacio Cresta!
Juan Ignacio Cresta made sure to mention his sponsor, Sparta Fightware in his post fight interview.
The defeated Kazumi Okamura had this to say: 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fourie Du Preez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brabo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fourie Du Preez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brabo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a head kick but Du Preez moves out of range.
Du Preez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Du Preez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Du Preez misses with a straight left.
Du Preez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Du Preez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Du Preez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garcia told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Garcia trying to control but Du Preez postures up.
Du Preez working the head and body with strikes.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Du Preez.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Du Preez pulls his head out easily.
Garcia wants to control but Du Preez is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Preez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Garcia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Du Preez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Du Preez avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Garcia is in a horrible position here. Du Preez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Du Preez connects with a bit shot that sees Garcia covering up! More strikes from Du Preez and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Du Preez is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fourie Du Preez!
Brabo Garcia spoke after the fight, saying 'Yukio Vorarlberna'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Revengedanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benjamin Nichols!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Calvin Revengedanger!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revengedanger looks to land a right hand but Nichols moved out of range.
Nichols rushes Revengedanger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Revengedanger tries to work over Nichols's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Revengedanger avoiding damage as Nichols throws knees to the body.
Nichols lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Revengedanger.
Revengedanger trying to land knees to the body.
Revengedanger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Revengedanger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Revengedanger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nichols has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Revengedanger.
Revengedanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nichols makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Nichols.
Revengedanger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Revengedanger is pushing Nichols up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nichols tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Revengedanger misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Revengedanger.
Revengedanger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Revengedanger missing with knees to the body.
Nichols lands a body punch.
Revengedanger lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Revengedanger.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nichols just misses with a elbow thrown towards Revengedanger's brow.
Revengedanger avoids the elbow strike from Nichols, against the cage.
Revengedanger lands a knee to the body.
Nichols really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A knee to the head by Revengedanger.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Revengedanger obliges.
Revengedanger throws an elbow but it misses.
Revengedanger blocks a body shot from Nichols.
Revengedanger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Revengedanger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nichols's defenses.
We've been informed that Revengedanger 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Revengedanger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Nichols.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revengedanger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Revengedanger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Revengedanger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nichols blocks it with crossed arms.
Nichols tries to throw a body punch but Revengedanger avoids it by throwing Nichols back against the cage.
Revengedanger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Revengedanger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nichols connects with a nasty looking knee right to Revengedanger's face.
Revengedanger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nichols lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Revengedanger tries to land knees in the clinch but Nichols avoids the damage to the body.
Revengedanger has a couple of punches blocked by Nichols.
Nichols throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Revengedangers head.
Revengedanger creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nichols digs a right hand into Revengedanger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Revengedanger's gas tank.
Revengedanger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Revengedanger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Revengedanger takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revengedanger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Revengedanger lands an elbow just above Nichols 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nichols.
A shot in the inside from Nichols.
Nichols softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Revengedanger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Revengedanger lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Revengedanger.
Revengedanger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nichols blocks it with crossed arms.
Revengedanger tries a knee to the head but Nichols blocks it.
Revengedanger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Revengedanger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nichols misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nichols managing to block the knees to the body from Revengedanger.
Revengedanger blocks an uppercut.
Revengedanger gets through Nichols's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Revengedanger landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revengedanger scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nichols.
Nichols scores with a shoulder strike.
Revengedanger lands a good knee to the midsection. Nichols won't want to take too many of those.
Nichols has a couple of punches blocked by Revengedanger.
Revengedanger tries to land a knee to the head but Nichols blocks with his arms.
Revengedanger blocks a body shot from Nichols.
Revengedanger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nichols misses with some punches.
Revengedanger stalling.
Revengedanger landing knees to the head.
Nichols fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nichols lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Revengedanger.
A head punch on the inside from Nichols fails to land.
Revengedanger tries to land a knee to the head but Nichols blocks with his arms.
Revengedanger lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Revengedanger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Revengedanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Nichols.
Revengedanger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Revengedanger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nichols fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Revengedanger.
Revengedanger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nichols throws out the jab.
Revengedanger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Revengedanger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Revengedanger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nichols blocks the body kick.
Nichols avoids the head kick by Revengedanger.
Nichols feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Revengedangers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revengedanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nichols slips a jab from Revengedanger.
Nichols is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Revengedanger tries a low kick but Nichols avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Revengedanger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nichols has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nichols and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nichols throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Revengedanger finds it's way round the side to connect with Nichols's head.
Nichols throws a head kick that misses.
Revengedanger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nichols was well out of range. Poor timing from Revengedanger.
Nichols swats away the attempt to clinch by Revengedanger.
Revengedanger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Revengedanger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nichols connects with a solid leg kick.
Nichols throws a head kick that misses.
Nichols waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Revengedanger.
Nichols lands a nice shot to the body.
Nichols is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Revengedanger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nichols - the referee stops the clock and Revengedanger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nichols. Revengedanger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nichols looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nichols swinging wildly here.
Revengedanger throws a head kick but Nichols moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Revengedanger blocks the leg kick.
Revengedanger slips under a jab from Nichols.
Revengedanger darts in and clinches Nichols up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nichols avoiding damage as Revengedanger throws knees to the body.
Nichols tries to work over Revengedanger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nichols doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Revengedanger pushes off an throws an elbow but Nichols leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Revengedanger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Revengedanger blocking some punches.
Nichols blocks an uppercut.
Revengedanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nichols tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nichols lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Revengedanger backwards.
Nichols misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Nichols.
A knee to the head by Revengedanger.
Nichols on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Revengedanger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nichols up against the cage.
Revengedanger misses with a knee to the head.
Revengedanger trying to land knees to the body.
Nichols looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Revengedanger lands a nice elbow.
Nichols putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Revengedanger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nichols has a couple of punches blocked by Revengedanger.
A short uppercut from Nichols.
Nichols lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Revengedanger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nichols lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Revengedanger throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nichols.
Calvin Revengedanger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nichols landing knees to the head.
Revengedanger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nichols's face.
Revengedanger looking to throw knees to the head but Nichols is blocking nicely.
Nichols blocks an elbow strike from Revengedanger.
Revengedanger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Revengedanger lands a damaging elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Revengedanger.
Nichols scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nichols managing to block the knees to the body from Revengedanger.
Nichols doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Revengedanger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nichols goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Revengedanger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Revengedanger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nichols.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Benjamin Nichols will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nichols fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Revengedanger manages to avoid it.
Nichols lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nichols.
Revengedanger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Revengedanger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nichols.
Nichols stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Revengedanger moves in looking to clinch but Nichols pushes him off.
A combination from Revengedanger does no damage.
Revengedanger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nichols moves away.
Nichols tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benjamin Nichols is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nichols avoids the head kick by Revengedanger.
Revengedanger throws a body kick that misses
and Nichols counters with a nice body shot.
Revengedanger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nichols connects with a right hand. Revengedanger shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Revengedanger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nichols fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Revengedanger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nichols swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nichols fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Revengedanger manages to avoid it.
Revengedanger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nichols connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Revengedanger misses with a jab to the body
and Nichols counters with a nice leg kick.
Revengedanger tried to score with a low kick but Nichols checks it.
Revengedanger misses with a head kick.
Nichols moves out of range as Revengedanger throws a body kick.
Nichols misses with a body kick.
Nichols lands with a hook. Revengedanger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Revengedanger misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revengedanger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nichols if he has to take too many more of those.
Revengedanger moves into range and clinches up with Nichols.
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!
Nichols dodges an elbow strike from Revengedanger.
Revengedanger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nichols.
Revengedanger tries a knee to the head but Nichols blocks it.
Revengedanger throws an elbow that misses.
Nichols struggles to land a body shot inside as Revengedanger controls his hands.
Revengedanger lands a nice knee to the body.
Nichols managing to block the knees to the body from Revengedanger.
Revengedanger blocks a body shot from Nichols.
Revengedanger tries to land knees in the clinch but Nichols avoids the damage to the body.
Nichols tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Revengedanger working Nichols over with knees to the body.
Revengedanger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Revengedanger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Revengedanger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nichols is defending well for now.
Revengedanger tries to land a knee to the head but Nichols blocks with his arms.
Nichols misses with a body punch.
Revengedanger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Revengedanger blocks the elbow strike.
Nichols lands with a right to the head.
Revengedanger blocks a body shot from Nichols.
Nichols blocks the elbow strike.
Revengedanger tries to land a knee to the head but Nichols blocks with his arms.
Revengedanger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Revengedanger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nichols is defending well for now.
Revengedanger lands a knee to the body.
Nichols lands a right hand that snaps the head of Revengedanger backwards.
Revengedanger stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revengedanger pushes off an throws an elbow but Nichols leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nichols managing to block the knees to the body from Revengedanger.
A shot in the inside from Nichols.
Revengedanger misses with an elbow strike.
Revengedanger blocks a body shot from Nichols.
Nichols lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nichols on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Revengedanger obliges.
Revengedanger misses with a knee to the head.
Revengedanger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Revengedanger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nichols has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Nichols as the two fighters clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Revengedanger in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Revengedanger tries to land a knee to the head but Nichols blocks with his arms.
Revengedanger trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Benjamin Nichols.
I think Nichols has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Nichols!
Benjamin Nichols thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Aruba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Killers as his entrance music. Jeffrey Miller will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Miller.
Miller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aruba dives in for a single leg takedown but Miller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Aruba is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miller is defending well.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reinaldo Aruba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aruba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller thows a body kick. Aruba tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aruba dives in for a single leg takedown but Miller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Miller is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aruba wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aruba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Miller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arubas head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aruba has Miller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aruba or not.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aruba has picked Miller up - he's going for a ride! Aruba dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Aruba is breathing heavily.
Aruba is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Miller still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Miller has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Miller trying to control the position but Aruba is working away.
Aruba struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aruba takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Aruba is looking to reverse the position.
Aruba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Miller scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aruba is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Oh Aruba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aruba sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aruba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aruba manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miller's best efforts.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.
Aruba is looking to improve his position.
Aruba seems to have got his legs back now.
Aruba is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aruba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller is nestled in close to Aruba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aruba defending well though.
Aruba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Aruba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aruba defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller uses his free foot to push down on Aruba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aruba.
Miller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Miller working the ground and pound effectively.
Miller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Miller looking to control but Aruba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aruba really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aruba takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Miller's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Miller!
Our winner, Jeffrey Miller, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hollow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karbal Lindi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollow comes to the cage accompanied by Right The Lightning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Hollow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karbal Lindi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollow misses with a two punch combination.
Lindi's coach down at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lindi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hollow 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.
Hollow throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hollow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hollow pounces like a tiger and cracks Lindi with a vicious hook! Lindi is down but not out! Hollow follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Hollow!
Jack Hollow thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Karbal Lindi had this to say: 'Just bad luck'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gymer Alexandersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gymer Alexandersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gymer Alexandersson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandersson drops Sprinkles with a beautiful combination! Sprinkles stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alexandersson is looking for the KO!
Sprinkles is rocked!
It looks like Coconut Sprinkles has been cut.
Sprinkles is holding his hands too far apart here. Alexandersson throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sprinkles is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gymer Alexandersson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon DeLaurier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon DeLaurier!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLaurier misses the shot to the body.
Saibot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but DeLaurier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saibot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saibot throws a head kick that misses.
Saibot throws a leg kick which misses DeLaurier's front leg but catches the back leg as DeLaurier tries to avoid it.
No luck for DeLaurier with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Saibot.
Saibot moves in looking to clinch but DeLaurier pushes him off.
Saibot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeLaurier was well out of range. Poor timing from Saibot.
Saibot plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saibot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saibot. That's going to slow DeLaurier down.
DeLaurier fails to land the takedown.
Saibot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
DeLaurier drops down looking for an ankle pick but Saibot pulls his leg out and moves away.
Noob Saibot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon DeLaurier.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! DeLaurier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saibot - the referee stops the clock and DeLaurier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saibot. DeLaurier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saibot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saibot just misses with a punch to the body.
Saibot pushes DeLaurier up against the cage in a clinch.
DeLaurier wants to take the fight to the mat but Saibot manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Saibot is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Saibot lands an uppercut.
DeLaurier dodges an elbow strike from Saibot.
Saibot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through DeLaurier's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Saibot prevents DeLaurier from breaking the clinch.
DeLaurier avoids the elbow strike from Saibot, against the cage.
Saibot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saibot displaying some good clinch control by pressing DeLaurier up against the cage.
Saibot lands an elbow just above DeLaurier 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot digs a right hand into DeLaurier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeLaurier's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saibot.
Saibot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeLaurier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saibot has DeLaurier pressed against the cage.
DeLaurier is working for takedown but Saibot is calmly controlling the position for now.
DeLaurier takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Saibot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saibot.
DeLaurier is rocked!
DeLaurier is trying to drag Saibot to the mat but Saibot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
DeLaurier is still on wobbly legs! Can Saibot finish him?
Saibot dips a shoulder and cracks DeLaurier with a mighty uppercut! DeLaurier falls back against the cage and Saibot unloads with a barrage of strikes! DeLaurier is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Saibot screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Noob Saibot 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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