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PFC 8: Paschal vs Taylor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Williams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khalidov swivels and escapes.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnny Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khalidov duly obliges.
Khalidov looks winded!
Khalidov is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Khalidov but Khalidov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov wants to clinch.
Williams looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Khalidov shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khalidov thinking.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Khalidov stops Williams from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Williams is trying to control the position but Khalidov postures up.
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khalidov throwing strikes but missing.
Williams is controlling Khalidov's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams controls Khalidov momentarily but Khalidov frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khalidov has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Khalidov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is trying to stall.
Williams pulls guard effortlessly.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khalidov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams controlling the position.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khalidov is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Williams is looking to stand up but Khalidov isn't so interested in that idea.
Williams seems keen to control Khalidov's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khalidov circles away.
Khalidov slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Khalidov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Khalidov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khalidov looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidov 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.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Khalidov sprawls well.
Khalidov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams scores with the left hand. Khalidov knows he should have avoided that one.
Khalidov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams rushes Khalidov and presses him up against the ropes.
Khalidov goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams shoots in but Khalidov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Khalidov sprawls well. Khalidov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khalidov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khalidov unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalidov sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Khalidov shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard.
Khalidov stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Khalidov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khalidov preventing the sweep.
Williams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khalidov.
Khalidov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Khalidov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khalidov's calf.
Khalidov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khalidov goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Williams continues to drive forward.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Khalidov circles away.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Khalidov in a clinch.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Williams drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams wants to sweep here but Khalidov controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khalidov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Williams dives on top into guard.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Khalidov is retaining full guard.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Khalidov keeps moving.
Williams won't allow Khalidov to sweep him here.
Williams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four 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.
Khalidov looking to control.
Khalidov working for submissions but it's allowed Williams to get to half guard.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Khalidov trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Williams rushes Khalidov and presses him up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Williams dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khalidov, pushing him back against the ropes.
Williams manages to pull guard.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Khalidov is working away.
Khalidov actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Khalidov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidov wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Khalidov is trying to control but Williams manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Khalidov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Khalidov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Williams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Williams punching from mount but Khalidov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams punching from mount but Khalidov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Khalidov blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams wants to control the pace but Khalidov is squirming around nicely.
Williams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Khalidov because Williams loaded up on that one.
Williams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Khalidov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Khalidov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to ground and pound but Khalidov is blocking nicely.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Khalidov is looking to escape.
Williams is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Khalidov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Khalidov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams throwing strikes here but Khalidov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to control but Khalidov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams has control of Khalidov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Khalidov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Khalidov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khalidov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Khalidov is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Pies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Pies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Laranja!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pies displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laranja.
Pies feinted with a counter takedown.
Laranja gets tackled into the ropes by Pies. Pies maintains the clinch.
Pies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pies successfully pulls guard.
Pies had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laranja defends it easily.
Laranja throwing strikes but missing.
Laranja avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laranja is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laranja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pies looking for a guillotine here but Laranja defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laranja passes Pies's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Laranja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pies gets back to full guard.
Pies looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pies looking for subs off his back but Laranja has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pies is refusing to be controlled, as Laranja sits in half guard.
Pies tries to roll over but Laranja keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja seems to be looking for submissions.
Pies wants to control but Laranja is keeping busy.
Laranja is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Laranja is trying to control the action in half guard but Pies is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pies actively working from the bottom here.
Laranja is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Laranja wants to control but Pies is keeping him busy.
Pies looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laranja lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pies is not content to let Laranja control the position.
Pies is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Laranja pulls his head out easily.
Laranja is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Laranja wants to control but Pies is keeping him busy.
Laranja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pies definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pies is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Laranja scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pies wants to control but Laranja is keeping busy.
Laranja wants to free his trapped foot but Pies is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Laranja missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pies actively working from the bottom here.
Pies is trying to get back to full guard.
Laranja working the head and body with strikes.
Laranja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laranja lands a nice short elbow.
Laranja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pies's head.
Laranja is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pies defends it well.
Laranja is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pies looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Laranja 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.
Pies swats away the attempt to clinch by Laranja.
Laranja tries to clinch up.
Pies clinches up against the ropes.
Pies manages to pull guard.
Pies throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
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.
Pies is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laranja is aware though and is defending well.
Pies has his foot on Laranja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laranja works his way back into a safe position though.
Pies has his foot on Laranja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Laranja works his way back into a safe position though.
Laranja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pies looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laranja wants to control from the top but Pies keeps moving.
Laranja is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laranja trying to control the position from guard on top but Pies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pies had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laranja defends it easily.
Laranja drops back looking for a leg! Pies is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pies manages to kick Laranja off! Laranja jumps back into Pies's guard.
Laranja passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pies is looking to reverse the position.
Laranja trying to control the action but Pies is working from the bottom.
Pies gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Laranja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pies could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Laranja has cracked it and Pies is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Laranja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renato Laranja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kinjo Yoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Ju Khong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ju Khong has chosen Martial Arts Dubstep as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kinjo Yoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Ju Khong!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ju Khong defending well as Yoshi loads up on a big left hand.
Ju Khong tries to counter with a clinch but Yoshi shakes him off and moves away.
Yoshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ju Khong moves forwards but Yoshi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Lee Ju Khong has been cut.
Yoshi lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Ju Khong up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Yoshi from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Ju Khong's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kinjo Yoshi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rune Ankjrll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankjrll's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Laibach. Yoshihiro Sakuraba is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rune Ankjrll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Ankjrll.
Ankjrll stuns Sakuraba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ankjrll jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ankjrll looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left lands for Ankjrll.
It looks like Yoshihiro Sakuraba has been cut.
Sakuraba closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ankjrll's guard.
Sakuraba with a nice head shot there.
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.
Sakuraba controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ankjrll wants to stand and escape but Sakuraba is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba trying to control but Ankjrll is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba pushes down on Ankjrll's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sakuraba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakuraba controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sakuraba decides to stand up.
Sakuraba throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ankjrll counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sakuraba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ankjrll avoids it really well and circles away.
Sakuraba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ankjrll tries to avoid it but Sakuraba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ankjrll to the ground. Ankjrll escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ankjrll thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ankjrll works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Ankjrll.
Ankjrll throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankjrll defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Rune Ankjrll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihiro Sakuraba.
Ankjrll swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sakuraba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ankjrll is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba is looking to clinch but Ankjrll is avoiding it.
Sakuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ankjrll counters with a straight right hand.
Sakuraba is looking to clinch.
Ankjrll throws a quick counter head kick but Sakuraba was just out of range.
Yoshihiro Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakuraba with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Ankjrll to counter with a crisp jab.
Sakuraba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ankjrll is fending him off so far but Sakuraba persists. Nope, Ankjrll circles away and we're back to standing.
Ankjrll lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ankjrll looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankjrll stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakuraba. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
Ankjrll works over Sakuraba's head and body with a nice combination.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Sakuraba shoots for a takedown but Ankjrll saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ankjrll appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ankjrll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakuraba unleashes a big counter combination but Ankjrll bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ankjrll connects with the punch.
Sakuraba gets a takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rune Ankjrll dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshihiro Sakuraba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakuraba shoots in and bounces Ankjrll off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Sakuraba sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ankjrll keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba pushes down on Ankjrll's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Sakuraba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ankjrll wants to get back to his feet.
Sakuraba is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ankjrll knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakuraba on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sakuraba looking for a guillotine from mount but Ankjrll is having none of it.
Sakuraba throws some wild stikes that Ankjrll manages to avoid easily.
Sakuraba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sakuraba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ankjrll is looking to escape.
Sakuraba controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankjrll wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sakuraba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
That's four 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.
Sakuraba throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Ankjrll has his hands clasped together but Sakuraba breaks the hold and Ankjrll is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Sakuraba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshihiro Sakuraba!
The defeated Rune Ankjrll had this to say: 'He`s a cheat and a joke'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jagger Carreon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carreon's entrance music is The Hero!! - One Punch Man Opening Theme. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jagger Carreon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carreon fails to land with a series of punches.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carreon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Carreon avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Carreon keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Lee connects with a right hand. Carreon shakes it off.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Carreon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carreon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carreon is looking to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch.
Carreon looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee tries to clinch but Carreon is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Carreon misses the target.
Lee wants to clinch but Carreon slips to the side
and Carreon counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Carreon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carreon blocks the body kick.
Carreon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Carreon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lee throws a head kick but Carreon moves out of range.
Carreon is looking for a counter combo.
Lee tries to clinch there but Carreon circles away.
Oooooh!!! Carreon has knocked Lee down with a huge combo! Carreon steps away and waves a wobbly Lee back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Lee is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Carreon. Those never looked like landing.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Carreon finish him?
Carreon wobbles Lee with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Carreon dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Lee to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jagger Carreon!
Jagger Carreon very nearly forgot to thank Sun-Tzu amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kearney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Kearney acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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275 lbs
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225 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Kearney!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kearney gets caught napping as Honda dives in and scores a takedown. Kearney manages to retain guard.
Kearney avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Honda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
Honda landing with the ground and pound.
Honda passes Kearney's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kearney won't allow Honda to pass to mount.
Honda wants to control but Kearney is keeping him busy.
Honda sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kearney knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Honda wants to take a breather but Kearney is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Honda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kearney tries to kick Honda off but Honda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Honda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kearney doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Honda.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Honda thows a huge punch but Kearney dodges it nicely.
Kearney wants to get back to full guard.
Honda has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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.
Kearney actively working from the bottom here.
Honda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kearney is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Honda pulls his head out easily.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Kearney is defending well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Honda trying to control the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Honda shoots in and drives through. Kearney sprawls well.
Honda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Honda looking to score a takedown here. Kearney is defending well but Honda drives through and ends up in Kearney's guard.
Honda is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Tri-Force MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kearney keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully.
Kearney throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Honda trying to control but Kearney is working from the bottom.
Kearney has his foot on Honda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honda works his way back into a safe position though.
Honda stands and throws Kearney's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Honda wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kearney, who protects the arm well.
That's four 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.
Kearney is looking for a sweep.
Honda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Honda takes a little break here. Kearney wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kearney gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Honda is keen to just control but Kearney is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoko Honda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Honda gets a double leg takedown into Kearney's guard.
Honda trying to control but Kearney is working from the bottom.
Kearney is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Honda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kearney has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Honda has managed to get both his arms back between Kearney's legs - danger averted.
Kearney is looking for a triangle here but Honda uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda is looking to take a break and control but Kearney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda grinds an elbow into Kearney's temple.
Honda is trying to get an arm triangle but Kearney is defending well.
Honda has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Honda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kearney?
You get the feeling that Kearney really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Honda putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Honda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands with some strikes.
Honda looking for a guillotine from mount but Kearney is having none of it.
Kearney is looking to get to half guard.
Honda controlling the pace for now.
Honda drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kearney! More shots from Honda and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoko Honda!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marlin Paschal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Taylor (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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26
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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21
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marlin Paschal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Paschal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taylor.
Paschal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taylor as he avoids it easily.
Paschal gets a double leg takedown into Taylor's guard.
Paschal trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
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.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paschal is controlling him.
Taylor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paschal defends it easily.
Paschal is posturing up here but Taylor has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Paschal tries to roll out but it's too tight and Paschal has to tap! Slick submission there by Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Taylor!
Tommy Taylor is the new lightweight champion!
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