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BRFC 9 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Reus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurston Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underwood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Party Hard- Andrew WK. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darren Reus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thurston Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reus rushes Underwood and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Underwood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Reus stalling.
Reus missing with knees to the body.
Reus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Underwood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Underwood taking a breather.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Underwood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reus misses with a knee strike.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Underwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reus misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Reus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Underwood is defending well for now.
Underwood tries to break free but Reus pushes him back against the ropes.
Reus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Underwood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reus is defending well for now.
Reus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Underwood tries to break free but Reus pushes him back against the ropes.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Underwood's efforts to push away.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Reus.
Reus misses with a knee strike.
Underwood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reus has him pressed against the ropes.
Reus missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reus lands a good knee to the midsection. Underwood won't want to take too many of those.
Reus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Underwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Underwood avoiding damage as Reus throws knees to the body.
Reus stalls.
Reus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reus lands an elbow that stopped Underwood in his tracks for a moment.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Underwood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Underwood blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Underwood avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Reus.
Underwood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Reus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Underwood can turn it around.
Reus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Underwood is defending well for now.
Underwood managing to block the knees to the body from Reus.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reus lands a nice knee to the body.
Underwood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus stalling.
Underwood takes an elbow to the temple.
Reus looking to throw knees to the head but Underwood is blocking nicely.
Reus misses with a knee to the head.
Reus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Reus.
Reus trying to stall but Underwood improves his position.
Underwood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reus tries a knee to the head but Underwood blocks it.
Reus leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Reus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Underwood avoids it.
Reus lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Underwood avoiding damage as Reus throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Reus dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reus closes the distance and clinches.
Reus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Underwood managing to block the knees to the body from Reus.
Underwood takes an elbow to the temple.
Reus misses with a knee strike.
Reus looking to stall.
Underwood is trying to force a seperation but Reus has the dominant position.
Underwood trying to stall but Reus improves his position.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood blocks an elbow strike.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Underwood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reus lands a nice elbow.
Reus has Underwood pressed against the ropes.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Underwood tries to circle away but Reus has him pinned against the ropes.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Underwood can do to turn this around?
Reus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Underwood's defenses.
Underwood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reus stalling in the clinch but Underwood improves position.
Reus misses with an elbow over the top.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Underwood avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Underwood avoids it.
Reus trying to control the position but instead, Underwood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reus into the ropes.
Underwood is trying to stall.
Underwood managing to block the knees to the body from Reus.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Underwood.
Reus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reus missing with knees to the body.
Reus holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Underwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Underwood 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 Reus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood throws a body punch but Reus moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Underwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horrible takedown attempt by Underwood or perhaps it was just good defense by Reus, which made it look bad.
Underwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Reus is just out of range.
Reus throws a big counter combination but Underwood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reus drives through and clinches with Underwood against the ropes.
Underwood blocks an elbow strike from Reus.
Reus trying to stall but Underwood improves his position.
Darren Reus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reus lands a knee to the head.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Underwood tries to circle away but Reus has him pinned against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reus tries a knee to the head but Underwood blocks it.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reus throws an elbow but it misses.
Underwood tries to break the clinch but Reus is controlling the position.
Reus is looking to control Underwood's arms but Underwood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reus has his back to the ropes.
Reus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reus tries a knee to the head but Underwood blocks it.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Underwood.
Reus missing with knees to the body.
Underwood tries to pull guard but Reus holds him up against the ropes and eventually Underwood drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Reus dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Reus has managed to clinch.
Reus misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Reus.
Underwood dodges an elbow strike from Reus.
Reus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Underwood tries to break free but Reus pushes him back against the ropes.
Underwood tries to break free but Reus pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood is looking to break free of the clinch but Reus has double underhooks.
Underwood working hard to break the clinch.
Underwood working hard to break the clinch.
Reus misses with a knee to the head.
Reus has Underwood pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Underwood.
Reus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Underwood's efforts to push away.
Underwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reus tries to land knees in the clinch but Underwood avoids the damage to the body.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reus misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Underwood avoiding damage as Reus throws knees to the body.
Reus pushes off an throws an elbow but Underwood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Underwood avoiding damage as Reus throws knees to the body.
Reus keeps control of Underwood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Underwood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Reus trying to land knees to the body.
Underwood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Underwood stalling in the clinch but Reus improves position.
Underwood seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Underwood avoiding damage as Reus throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reus throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Underwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reus misses with a knee strike.
Reus misses with an elbow strike.
Underwood manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Underwood lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Reus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reus tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood wants to control from the top but Reus keeps moving.
Underwood won't allow Reus to get back to his feet.
Underwood trying to control the position from guard on top but Reus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Underwood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Underwood.
Underwood wants to control from the top but Reus keeps moving.
Underwood passes Reus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reus throws a strike from the bottom but Underwood passes into side control!
That's four 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.
Underwood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reus keeps working.
Underwood might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Reus haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Underwood passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Reus!
Underwood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Underwood working the ground and pound effectively.
Thurston Underwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reus is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Reus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Darren Reus!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Darren Reus!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Darren Reus!
Darren Reus wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Darren Reus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hump Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hump Face had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
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227 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hump Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Face misses with a body kick.
Face throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Face clinches with his opponent.
Face tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Da Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Da Silva tries to break free but Face pushes him back against the ropes.
Face landing knees to the head.
It looks like Lucas Da Silva has been cut.
Face has Da Silva pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Da Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Face working Da Silva over with knees to the body.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body.
Face misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Face gets underhooks to prevent Da Silva's takedown attempt.
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Face could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Da Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Face pulls his leg out and moves away.
Face shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Da Silva pinned against the ropes. Da Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Face is breathing heavily.
Face tries to keep at a distance but Da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva lands a right hand.
Da Silva lands a right hand.
Da Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Face shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hump Face has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Da Silva.
Face drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Face pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Face being controlled here, momentarily.
It looks like Da Silva might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Face keeps moving.
Da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Face. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Da Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Face throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Da Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Face has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Da Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Face's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Face doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Face utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Face tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Face scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Da Silva looking to pass the guard.
Da Silva pushing down on Face's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Face is not content to let Da Silva control the position.
Still in half guard, Da Silva seems content to control.
Da Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Face is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Da Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Da Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Face's head.
Face is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Da Silva pulls his head out easily.
Da Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Da Silva throwing shots but Face is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Da Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Face defending well though.
Face keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Face has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Face is not content to let Da Silva control the position.
Face is looking to improve his position.
Da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Face keeps working.
Da Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Da Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Face tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Da Silva is in Face's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Da Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Face takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Face tries to sprawl but Da Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Da Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Face is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Da Silva blocks the strikes from Face.
Da Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Face defends it well.
Face moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Face works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Face keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face looking for a guillotine here but Da Silva defends easily.
Da Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Face, up you get!
Da Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Da Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Face does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Da Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Face slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Da Silva stands up over Face, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Face trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Face has wrist control.
Da Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Face has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Da Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Face's legs - danger averted.
Face trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Da Silva is looking to stand up but Face won't let him.
Da Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Face is keeping the position for now.
Da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Face is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Face is looking to cinch up a triangle. Da Silva throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Face's body to avoid the submission. Face has instead reached around Da Silva's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Face arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hump Face!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dee Falt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Banner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dee Falt's chin.
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200 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dee Falt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Banner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Banner thumps Falt with a low kick.
Falt throws an overhand right that lands on Banner's shoulder, as Banner tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Banner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Banner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falt.
Falt misses with a lunging right hand
and Banner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Falt really felt that one!
Falt slips a jab and a cross from Banner.
Falt misses with an uppercut. Banner saw that one coming.
Falt works the jab nicely.
Dee Falt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner connects with a solid leg kick.
Falt misses with an uppercut.
Banner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab from Banner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falt.
Banner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Falt counters with a straight right hand.
Banner misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Falt's head coaches at Martial Arts Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Banner.
Falt throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Falt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Falt throws a hook but Banner avoids it easily.
Banner misses with a hook. Falt ducked under it nicely.
Banner throws a jab when Falt was well out of range.
Falt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banner.
Falt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Falt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Banner throws out the jab.
Falt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Banner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Falt misses with a hook.
Banner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Falt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banner lands a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banner 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 Falt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Falt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Falt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Banner clinches.
Falt tries to pull guard but Banner holds him up against the ropes and eventually Falt drops back down to his feet.
Falt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Banner walks away with a smile on his face. Falt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Falt misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Banner throws a leg kick
and Falt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banner counters with a nice uppercut.
Banner lands a jab.
Banner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Falt throws a jab but it's blocked by Banner.
Falt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banner ducks under a wild hook from Falt.
Banner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Falt cracks Banner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Falt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Banner backs up against the ropes.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Falt.
Falt misses with an uppercut
and Banner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Banner throws a head kick but Falt moves out of range.
Falt throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Falt loads up on a big right hand but Banner slips the punch.
Falt throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falt catches Banner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Banner is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Falt! Banner is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Falt!
After the fight, Dee Falt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Weiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaji Clitorisukah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clitorisukah has chosen Numb as his entrance music. Ryu Weiter looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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21
150 lbs
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25
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Weiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vaji Clitorisukah!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Clitorisukah finds it's way through Weiter's defenses.
Weiter shoots in looking for a takedown but Clitorisukah manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weiter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It seemed like Clitorisukah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clitorisukah misses with a wild combination.
Weiter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Weiter is defended easily by Clitorisukah.
Weiter misses with a lunging right hand
letting Clitorisukah counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ryu Weiter has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Weiter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Clitorisukah lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Weiter falls backwards - clearly groggy! Clitorisukah dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vaji Clitorisukah!
An out of breath Vaji Clitorisukah thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
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200 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rui Costa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valdez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costa manages to avoid it.
Valdez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Costa under the eye.
Valdez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Costa checks it well.
Valdez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Costa raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Costa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valdez defends well and Costa ends up having to push Valdez into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valdez.
Valdez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valdez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Costa.
Valdez lands a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valdez.
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Valdez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa shoots in for a double leg but Valdez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valdez works over Costa's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miguel Valdez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rui Costa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Costa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Valdez's waist but Valdez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Costa off to one side.
Valdez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Costa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valdez eats them both and turns towards Costa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Costa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valdez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valdez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Valdez misses with a low kick.
Costa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Costa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valdez is looking to score with low kicks.
Valdez catches Costa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Costa takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa walks into a jab.
Miguel Valdez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Costa clinches up with Valdez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Valdez scores a nice knee to the body.
Valdez manages to break the clinch.
Costa has closed the distance and engaged Valdez in a clinch.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez lands a right hand.
Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Valdez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valdez.
Valdez misses with a looping left.
Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but Costa ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
Costa takes one to the chin there.
Valdez lands with a cross.
Costa shoots and misses
and Valdez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valdez misses the shot to the body.
And Costa tries to counter it with a takedown but Valdez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A punch combination from Costa misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valdez, as that shot connected.
Valdez sizes up Costa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Valdez.
Miguel Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa moves out of range of the body kick from Valdez.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valdez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valdez defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valdez throws a leg kick but Costa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Valdez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Valdez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valdez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Costa.
Costa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Valdez scores with a jab. Costa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Valdez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Valdez.
A slow jab from Valdez misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Valdez misses.
Good shot there by Valdez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valdez keeps the fight on the outside.
Valdez misses with a looping right.
Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Valdez 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.
Valdez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valdez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Costa avoids the body shot from Valdez.
Valdez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Costa shoots in looking for a takedown but Valdez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Costa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valdez lands a slapping body shot.
Rui Costa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Costa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Costa defending well as Valdez loads up on a big left hand.
Valdez looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
Valdez misses with a straight right.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costa takes the fight into the clinch.
Valdez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Costa blocks it with crossed arms.
Valdez tries a body shot but Costa blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez lands a right hand.
Costa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez throws a good cross that connects.
Costa blocks a jab.
Valdez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costa can do to turn this around?
Costa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Costa blocking some punches.
Valdez misses with a punch on the inside.
Costa blocks an uppercut.
Valdez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Costa wants to stall.
Valdez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Costa.
Valdez throws a punch but it's blocked by Costa.
Valdez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez tries a knee to the head but Costa blocks it.
Costa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Valdez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Costa tries to pull guard but Valdez won't allow it.
Miguel Valdez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rui Costa.
Valdez misses with a knee strike.
Valdez gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Costa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valdez's corner calls for a 1-2. Valdez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Miguel Valdez is winning the standup battle so far.
Valdez scores with a decent looking hook.
Valdez connects with a right hand. Costa shakes it off.
Valdez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut there from Valdez.
Valdez connects with a looping right hand.
Costa is trying desperately to land a takedown but Valdez is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Costa.
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valdez as he avoids it easily.
Valdez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Costa just manages to avoid it.
Valdez scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valdez. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Valdez defends it well.
Valdez scores with a jab. Costa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Valdez.
Valdez looks for the body kick but Costa saw that one coming.
Costa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Costa has Valdez pushed against the ropes.
Valdez misses with a punch to the body.
Costa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Costa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Valdez's waist but Valdez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Costa off to one side.
Valdez is looking for a counter combo.
Valdez misses with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Valdez
and Costa counters by moving into the clinch.
Miguel Valdez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valdez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Costa.
Valdez has a couple of punches blocked by Costa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa manages to break the clinch.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Valdez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Costa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costa moves out of range of the leg kick from Valdez.
Costa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Costa shoots for a takedown but Valdez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Costa is breathing heavily.
Costa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valdez.
Valdez throws a shot from downtown. Costa moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Costa as he checks the leg kick.
Valdez misses with a body punch
and Costa counters by clinching up.
Valdez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Costa wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Valdez dominated that second round.
That's time! Valdez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Valdez thumps Costa with a low kick.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valdez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Costa is looking to clinch but Valdez is avoiding it.
Valdez throws a push kick but Costa slaps the foot to one side.
Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdez.
Valdez misses with a body kick.
Jab by Valdez.
Valdez connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Valdez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valdez looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.
Costa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Valdez defends well and Costa ends up having to push Valdez into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Costa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Valdez throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa dives in and grabs Valdez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valdez pushes down on Costa's head and hops out.
Costa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valdez finds it's way round the side to connect with Costa's head.
Valdez missing with a left hand there. Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valdez misses with a wild body shot.
Costa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Valdez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
Costa walks into a straight right hand from Valdez.
Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Costa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valdez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Costa somewhat.
Miguel Valdez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rui Costa.
Valdez scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa slips under a jab from Valdez.
A jab from Valdez misses.
Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valdez defends it nicely.
Costa looks to land a combination but Valdez avoids it well.
Valdez misses with a hook.
Costa ducks right into an uppercut from Valdez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa has managed to clinch.
Costa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez tries a knee to the head but Costa blocks it.
Valdez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Costa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Valdez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Costa breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Valdez. No joy for Costa on that attempt.
Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa slips a jab from Valdez.
Valdez takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Valdez sets himself, and Costa steps forward looking for the clinch! Valdez avoids it this time.
Costa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valdez.
Costa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Valdez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valdez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Costa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Valdez to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Costa is defended easily by Valdez.
Valdez throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Costa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Costa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valdez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Costa in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez tries to land a front kick but Costa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valdez 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.
Costa darts in looking for a takedown but Valdez gets double underhooks and turns Costa into the ropes.
Miguel Valdez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Costa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Costa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Valdez defends it nicely.
Costa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valdez.
Rui Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Costa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Valdez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valdez 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Miguel Valdez!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Miguel Valdez!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Miguel Valdez!
Miguel Valdez wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kemo Nozume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nozume has chosen Pagan's Mind - Enigmatic Calling as his entrance music. Steven Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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19
285 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kemo Nozume!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nozume gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nozume.
Nozume tries to score a power double leg takedown but Evans sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nozume somewhat.
Steven Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kemo Nozume.
Evans throws a looping overhand right but Nozume ducks down to avoid it.
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nozume.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nozume changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Evans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nozume.
Evans scores with a decent looking hook.
Evans misses with a hook.
Nozume drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Evans defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nozume shoots and misses
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Nozume taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nozume wants to control but Evans postures up.
Nozume manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozume makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nozume.
Evans scoring with some ground and pound.
Nozume preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nozume wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Evans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nozume tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Nozume's brow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nozume looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Evans puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nozume makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nozume.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Nozume is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nozume is pressing down on Evans's thigh, looking to free his foot. Evans is holding on for now.
Nozume wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nozume working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Nozume prevents Evans from improving his position.
Evans keeping control of the position.
Evans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking for a sweep. Nozume is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nozume trying to control the pace.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nozume missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nozume wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nozume is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Evans trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nozume trying to pass the guard but Evans defending well.
Evans moves into full guard.
Nozume trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans is trying to keep Nozume in close.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nozume tries to score a power double leg takedown but Evans sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nozume somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Evans dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nozume shoots for a double leg takedown but Evans sprawls well. He's pushed Nozume's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
A jab from Evans does it's job there.
Nozume throws a leg kick that misses.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Evans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nozume tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
and Evans counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kemo Nozume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans throws a series of punches but Nozume moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Nozume on that attempt.
Steven Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kemo Nozume.
Nozume shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nozume dives in and grabs Evans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes down on Nozume's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Nozume shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Evans manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans trying to control the position.
Nozume won't allow Evans to sweep him here.
Kemo Nozume has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nozume trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nozume with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Evans has Nozume pulled in close to control his posture.
Nozume trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Nozume in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nozume wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nozume fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Evans darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nozume wants to get back to full guard but Evans has mounted him!
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nozume can do to turn this around?
Evans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nozume looks a forlorn figure.
Evans prevents Nozume from getting the reversal.
Nozume holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Evans tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Evans working Nozume over with strikes here.
Evans working Nozume over with strikes here.
Nozume manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Evans is looking to take a break and control but Nozume is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nozume tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nozume keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots but Nozume is blocking nicely.
Nozume wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
Nozume gets full guard.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Nozume has wrist control.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Nozume is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nozume tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Evans dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nozume.
Nozume fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evans avoids it really well and circles away.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans leaves Nozume with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Evans decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nozume is trying to control but can't.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nozume keeps working.
Nozume gets full guard.
Nozume looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
Nozume wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozume keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Nozume is looking to sweep but instead, Evans has passed into half guard.
Evans controlling the action here.
Nozume works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nozume looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kemo Nozume has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nozume controls Evans momentarily but Evans frees himself.
Nozume looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Evans has picked Nozume up and slammed him! Nozume can't keep hold of the triangle and Evans manages to pass to side control!
Evans is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nozume will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Evans throws an elbow but Nozume slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nozume looking for a sweep but Evans has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nozume keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Evans wants to control the pace but Nozume is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans breaks from Nozume's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nozume manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Evans working over Nozume with some ground and pound. Nozume looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nozume is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.
Nozume tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nozume defending well though.
Evans slows the pace down in half guard.
Nozume is pressing down on Evans's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans with a nice head shot there.
Nozume looking for a guillotine here but Evans defends easily.
Steven Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nozume keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Nozume is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evans is stalling in the full guard.
Evans advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Steven Evans!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Steven Evans!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Steven Evans!
Steven Evans wins by unanimous decision!
Steven Evans 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.
Kemo Nozume was interviewed post fight and said 'Auvers blue?'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klavs Klunker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Klavs Klunker!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klunker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Klunker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kennedy counters with a straight right hand.
Klunker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kennedy pinned against the ropes. Kennedy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy.
Crunch! Kennedy slams his shin into Klunker's torso.
A punch combination from Kennedy misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Klunker.
Kennedy is looking to land body kicks.
Kennedy slaps away a takedown attempt from Klunker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Kennedy misses the target.
Chris Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klavs Klunker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klunker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand.
Klunker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Klunker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kennedy.
Kennedy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klunker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Klunker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Klunker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Klunker shoots and misses
and Kennedy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klunker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Klunker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kennedy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kennedy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klunker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kennedy counters with a nice body shot.
Kennedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kennedy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kennedy wants it to stay on the feet.
Kennedy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kennedy drops Klunker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Klunker looks back up at him and smiles so Kennedy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Klunker is rocked!
Kennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Klunker is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
Kennedy cracks Klunker with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Klunker tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kennedy pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Klunker is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Kennedy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Hercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jung Woo Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Park comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Psy - Gentleman M/V kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roman Hercules had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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170 lbs
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162 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roman Hercules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jung Woo Park!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hercules looks to score with a jab to the body but Park is just out of range.
Hercules fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hercules dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hercules misses with a jab, cross combination.
Park looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Park stuffs the takedown attempt from Hercules. Hercules gets slowly back to his feet.
Hercules throws a predictable looking body shot
and Park counters with a body kick that stops Hercules in his tracks momentarily.
Park forces Hercules back against the ropes and clinches.
Park blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hercules misses with some punches.
Park can't find room to land a body shot as Hercules controls the action.
Park tries to land knees in the clinch but Hercules avoids the damage to the body.
Park gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hercules.
Hercules definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hercules lands a right hand that snaps the head of Park backwards.
Hercules lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Park as the two fighters clinch.
Park tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hercules avoids it.
Hercules blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hercules lands a body punch.
Hercules lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hercules.
Hercules pushes Park back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Park misses with an elbow strike.
Hercules has hold of one of Park's legs. Park is fighting the takedown attempt but Hercules gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Park has his feet on Hercules's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Park's coach down at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Park's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Hercules.
Park is looking to land body kicks.
Hercules misses with a right hand
and Park counters with a nice body kick.
Roman Hercules seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Park lands a head shot.
Hercules throws the left hand but Park avoids the punch easily.
As Hercules backs off Park throws a huge counter combo but Hercules manages to avoid it all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hercules misses with an uppercut. Park saw that one coming.
Hercules will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Park with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hercules takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hercules misses with a few strikes there.
Park lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hercules throws a right hand that misses
and Park counters with a body kick.
Park misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Hercules.
Hercules shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Hercules. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park moves into the clinch successfully.
Park tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hercules's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park tries to land knees in the clinch but Hercules avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hercules.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hercules.
Park throws an elbow that misses.
Hercules struggles to land a body shot inside as Park controls his hands.
Park tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hercules's elbow.
Park doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hercules misses with a punch to the body.
Park's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Park misses with a punch to the body.
Park tries to throw a body punch but Hercules avoids it by throwing Park back against the ropes.
Park blocks an uppercut.
Hercules fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hercules has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Park clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Park trying to control the action but Hercules just sinks the hooks in.
Hercules is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hercules gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hercules gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hercules apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Park slips a straight right by Hercules.
A little jabbing left from Park on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Park lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hercules will feel that in the morning.
Park avoids the body shot from Hercules.
Park avoids the body shot from Hercules.
Hercules throws a jab but it's blocked by Park.
Hercules throws a body shot but no joy.
Jung Woo Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Park ducks under a wild hook from Hercules.
Park throws a lazy right hand but Hercules sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hercules tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Park was well out of range. Poor timing from Hercules.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Park - that will leave a mark!
Hercules lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hercules misses with a combination
enabling Park to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roman Hercules will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hercules will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Park bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Park slips a jab and a cross from Hercules.
Park defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hercules.
Park scores with a jab to the head.
Hercules fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hercules rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Park finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Roman Hercules is winning the standup battle so far.
Park ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Park misses with a hook. Hercules ducked under it nicely.
Hercules was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hercules takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Park avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Hercules does no damage.
Park appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Park moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hercules misses with a body shot.
Park tries to counter with a clinch but Hercules shakes him off and moves away.
Good leg kick by Park there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Park fails with an attempt to clinch.
Park lands a two punch combo.
Nice body kick from Park.
Hercules swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Park throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hercules swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hercules misses with a two punch combination.
Park blocks a jab.
Park is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hercules with a body shot.
Hercules throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Park sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Park looks to land a body kick but Hercules moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hercules fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Park is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Hercules. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hercules misses with the combination.
Park only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hercules takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hercules avoids the head kick by Park.
A punch combination from Hercules misses.
Park ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hercules will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hercules takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hercules shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Park sprawls well. Park wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hercules gets slowly back to his feet.
Park dodges the punch combination from Hercules.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hercules is rocked!
A good leg kick by Park.
Oh Hercules is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hercules is holding his hands too far apart here. Park throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Hercules is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jung Woo Park!
Jung Woo Park decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Catipay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deez Nutzzzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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199 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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189 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Catipay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deez Nutzzzz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catipay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nutzzzz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Catipay misses with a looping right.
Catipay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nutzzzz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Catipay. Nutzzzz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nutzzzz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Catipay looks to land a body kick but Nutzzzz moved away.
Catipay lands the left hand.
Catipay moves away from the strike by Nutzzzz.
Catipay drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nutzzzz sprawls and moves away.
Nutzzzz scores with a hook to the body. Catipay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nutzzzz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Catipay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Catipay looks for the body kick but Nutzzzz saw that one coming.
Catipay tries to clinch
and Nutzzzz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nutzzzz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nutzzzz cracks a nice hook into Catipay's ribs.
Catipay is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Catipay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nutzzzz circles away quickly and effectively.
Decent striking displayed by Nutzzzz there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Catipay tries to clinch but Nutzzzz is having none of it.
Catipay misses with a looping left.
Nutzzzz throws a shot to the body.
Nutzzzz moves in close and cracks Catipay with a massive right hand! Catipay, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Nutzzzz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deez Nutzzzz!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
84% |
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