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Pulse 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepeng Pinakamalupet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato Laranja could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pepeng Pinakamalupet's chin.
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177 lbs
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169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pepeng Pinakamalupet!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinakamalupet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinakamalupet jabs at Laranja's body.
Pinakamalupet with a nice cross.
Pinakamalupet connects with a single shot there.
Laranja is rocked!
Pinakamalupet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oh Laranja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinakamalupet fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Laranja out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Pepeng Pinakamalupet!
Pepeng Pinakamalupet took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KnockOut for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berg Captain Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Tiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takashi Tiura will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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266 lbs
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248 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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 Tokyo, Berg Captain Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Tiura!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Captain Hook lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tiura backs up against the ropes.
Nice straight punches there by Captain Hook. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Captain Hook.
Captain Hook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Captain Hook looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Captain Hook falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tiura winds up and cracks Captain Hook with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tiura is looking to take a break and control but Captain Hook is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiura works his way into side control.
Tiura has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tiura scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tiura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tiura wants to take a breather but Captain Hook manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tiura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Captain Hook is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tiura wants to pass the guard but Captain Hook is keeping the position.
Captain Hook looking for a sweep. Not yet Captain Hook, not yet.
Tiura forces his way into half guard.
Captain Hook is trying to stand up here but Tiura is controlling him well.
Tiura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tiura connects with a nice short shot to Captain Hook's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Captain Hook doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tiura.
Tiura trying to control from half guard but Captain Hook is working away.
Tiura trying to pass the guard but Captain Hook defending well.
Tiura moves nicely into side control.
Tiura lands a few punches from side control.
Captain Hook tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tiura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Captain Hook takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tiura tries for a kimura but Captain Hook is defending well.
Tiura trying to control the position but Captain Hook is working away.
Tiura is trying to get an arm triangle but Captain Hook is defending well.
Captain Hook gets 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Tiura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Captain Hook could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Captain Hook is looking to improve his position.
Tiura sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tiura is nestled in close to Captain Hook, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tiura is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tiura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tiura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiura wants to take a breather but Captain Hook is having none of it.
Captain Hook tries to roll over but Tiura keeps him under control.
Captain Hook might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tiura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Tiura 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.
Captain Hook misses with a wild combination.
Tiura appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tiura connects with a body shot that sends Captain Hook's belly button to the back.
Tiura tries to move into range but Captain Hook moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tiura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Captain Hook throws a right and a left that Tiura avoids nicely.
Tiura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Captain Hook throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiura gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Berg Captain Hook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Captain Hook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Captain Hook throws a one two combo.
Tiura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berg Captain Hook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Captain Hook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiura was well out of range. Poor timing from Captain Hook.
Tiura looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tiura throws a shot from downtown. Captain Hook moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Captain Hook throws an overhand right that lands on Tiura's shoulder, as Tiura tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Tiura releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Captain Hook connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Captain Hook cracks the inside of Tiura's front leg.
No joy there for Captain Hook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Captain Hook takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Captain Hook lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Captain Hook looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tiura is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Captain Hook with a body shot.
Captain Hook throws a combination that misses
so Tiura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tiura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Captain Hook's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Let's hope that Tiura has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiura passes into half guard.
Tiura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tiura trying to control the action but Captain Hook is working from the bottom.
Tiura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Captain Hook with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tiura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tiura trying to pass the guard but Captain Hook defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Captain Hook is looking to improve his position.
Tiura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tiura works his way into side control.
Tiura advances to mount.
Captain Hook takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiura pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tiura raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tiura landing shots from mount.
Tiura in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tiura tries to control but Captain Hook wriggling away.
Tiura controlling from the full mount.
Tiura wants to control the pace but Captain Hook is squirming around nicely.
Captain Hook working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Tiura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Captain Hook misses with a few strikes there.
Tiura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Captain Hook manages to avoid it.
Captain Hook pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tiura back to the ropes. Captain Hook follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tiura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Captain Hook as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Captain Hook was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Captain Hook looks to land a combination. Tiura sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tiura is rocked!
Captain Hook throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Tiura crashing down! Tiura tries to stagger back to his feet but Captain Hook just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Tiura asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berg Captain Hook!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Dier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the ring accompanied by Sam and Dave - Hold On I'm Coming. Sol Dier has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Billy Smith's chin.
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155 lbs
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26
155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Dier!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Dier misses its intended target.
Dier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Dier.
A swing and a miss from Dier.
Dier keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Mega Gym - Capacity 35 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab lands there for Smith.
A combination from Dier does no damage.
Dier throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith digs a good body shot into Dier's ribs.
Dier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Dier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Dier blocks a body shot from Smith.
Dier is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith stalling against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dier breaks the clinch.
Smith works Dier's body with a nice hook.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dier counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Billy Smith has been cut.
Smith stuns Dier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice combination there by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dier walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dier. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dier bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith is rocked!
Smith tries to clinch but Dier moves away
and Dier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith is breathing heavily.
Dier darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Smith's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Dier before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sol Dier!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oregano Westjoin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hwoarang Bidam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westjoin comes to the ring accompanied by R-Swift - Awesome God. Bidam has chosen Megalomaniac as his entrance music. Hwoarang Bidam acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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18
166 lbs
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160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout 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 London, Oregano Westjoin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwoarang Bidam!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bidam throws a series of punches but Westjoin avoids them all with ease.
Westjoin has Bidam up against the ropes in a clinch.
Westjoin holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Bidam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Westjoin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bidam.
Bidam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bidam misses with a body kick.
Westjoin dodges the punch combination from Bidam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westjoin ducks right into an uppercut from Bidam.
Bidam misses with the combination.
Westjoin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bidam looks to land a combination but Westjoin avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidam throws a head kick that half lands.
Jab by Westjoin.
Westjoin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bidam throws a right hand that Westjoin ducks under and follows up with a left that Westjoin also avoids with ease.
Westjoin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bidam.
Bidam feints the counter takedown.
Bidam looks to throw the jab but Westjoin is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Westjoin misses the target.
Westjoin rushes Bidam and presses him up against the ropes.
Westjoin tries to work over Bidam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bidam prevents a body shot from Westjoin.
Westjoin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bidam backwards.
Westjoin breaks the clinch.
Bidam ducks under a wild hook from Westjoin.
Despite the aggression on Bidam's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bidam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bidam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westjoin misses the shot to the body.
Bidam tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westjoin throws a right and a left that Bidam avoids nicely.
Bidam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Westjoin.
Westjoin swings for the body but Bidam moves out of range.
Bidam connects with a single shot there.
Bidam just misses with a punch to the body.
Westjoin looks to land a combination but Bidam avoids it well.
Bidam is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bidam misses with a body shot.
Bidam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bidam throws a poor cross that misses
and Westjoin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Westjoin thuds his right hand into Bidam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Bidam does no damage.
Bidam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bidam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bidam throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Westjoin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Westjoin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bidam moves away.
Westjoin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bidam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bidam slips a straight right by Westjoin.
Bidam lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bidam slips a straight right by Westjoin.
Nice uppercut lands for Westjoin. That snapped Bidam's head back.
Bidam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bidam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hwoarang Bidam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Westjoin blocks a jab.
Westjoin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bidam throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Westjoin's head.
Westjoin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bidam jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bidam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Westjoin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bidam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bidam 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.
Westjoin slips a jab from Bidam.
Bidam misses with a double jab
and Westjoin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bidam connects with a leg kick. Westjoin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Westjoin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bidam moves away.
Bidam unleashes a big counter combination but Westjoin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Westjoin clobbers Bidam with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Bidam. Those never looked like landing.
Westjoin lands with a nice body punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Westjoin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bidam backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bidam blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hwoarang Bidam will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Westjoin swings for the body but Bidam moves out of range.
Bidam paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Westjoin looks to land a right hand but Bidam moved out of range.
Westjoin moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bidam takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Westjoin struggles to land a body shot inside as Bidam controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Westjoin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Westjoin trying to stall but Bidam improves his position.
Bidam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bidam can't break the clinch.
Bidam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Westjoin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bidam.
Bidam working hard to break the clinch.
Westjoin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bidam looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Westjoin misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westjoin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Westjoin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Westjoin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bidam can't break the clinch.
Bidam wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Westjoin misses with some punches.
Westjoin prevents Bidam from breaking the clinch.
Westjoin stalls.
Westjoin working aggressively here.
Westjoin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bidam gets through Westjoin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bidam blocking some punches.
Bidam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bidam throws a nice looking combination but Westjoin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Westjoin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westjoin's corner calls for a 1-2. Westjoin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Westjoin misses with a hook.
Westjoin has Bidam up against the ropes in a clinch.
Westjoin misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Westjoin lands a right hand.
Bidam is rocked!
Westjoin blocks a body shot from Bidam.
Bidam is still on wobbly legs! Can Westjoin finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Westjoin.
Westjoin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Westjoin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Bidam to his knees! Westjoin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oregano Westjoin!
A relieved looking Oregano Westjoin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seun Adedji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Nedeltsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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27
169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seun Adedji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ned Nedeltsev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nedeltsev dives in for a single leg takedown but Adedji sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Nedeltsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adedji.
Adedji has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adedji has closed the distance and engaged Nedeltsev in a clinch.
Adedji creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nedeltsev's defenses.
It looks like Ned Nedeltsev has been cut.
Nedeltsev is trying to break free.
Nedeltsev misses with a punch on the inside.
Adedji using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adedji holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nedeltsev takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Adedji lands an elbow just above Nedeltsev 's eye.
Nedeltsev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adedji scores with a knee to the head.
Adedji pushes Nedeltsev back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nedeltsev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adedji after a bit of a struggle.
Adedji blocks a body shot from Nedeltsev.
Adedji unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Adedji.
Nedeltsev looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adedji holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Adedji lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adedji lands a nice elbow.
Nedeltsev takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adedji.
Nedeltsev tries for a takedown but Adedji manages to get underhooks.
Seun Adedji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ned Nedeltsev.
Adedji landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adedji landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Ned Nedeltsev's cut even more.
Adedji lands an elbow inside that Nedeltsev shrugs off.
Adedji with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adedji lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nedeltsev is rocked!
Adedji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nedeltsev is still on wobbly legs! Can Adedji finish him?
Adedji lands an elbow inside.
Adedji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Ned Nedeltsev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Adedji lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nedeltsev backwards.
Adedji drops Nedeltsev with a big knee straight up the middle! Nedeltsev is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Adedji tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nedeltsev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Nedeltsev misses.
Nedeltsev fails to land the takedown.
Nedeltsev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adedji to score with a decent uppercut.
Nedeltsev seems to have recovered his senses.
Nedeltsev goes for a double leg but Adedji avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Adedji continues to drive forward.
Nedeltsev misses with a takedown attempt
and Adedji counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adedji.
Adedji lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adedji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adedji putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nedeltsev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adedji lands an elbow that stopped Nedeltsev in his tracks for a moment.
Ned Nedeltsev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ned Nedeltsev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seun Adedji!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleks Breznhev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breznhev has chosen Death Grips - On GP as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bordignon Miyao moves to clinch but Breznhev breaks away
letting Breznhev counter with a right hand.
Bordignon Miyao scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bordignon Miyao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bordignon Miyao is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Breznhev looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bordignon Miyao gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Breznhev is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bordignon Miyao lets go of the hold and Breznhev can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao!
During a confident post fight interview, Paulo Henrigue Bordignon Miyao thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Aleks Breznhev had this to say: 'I don't know what to say, I felt bad in there and my game was way off. I have some serious thinking to do.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sajin Komamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Syrowatka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komamura comes to the ring accompanied by Killing In The Name. Syrowatka has chosen Slash - Nothing to Say as his entrance music. Artur Syrowatka will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sajin Komamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artur Syrowatka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syrowatka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Syrowatka wants it to stay on the feet.
Komamura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Komamura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Syrowatka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Syrowatka. Those never looked like landing.
Komamura is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Syrowatka's half guard.
Komamura slips a nice elbow through Syrowatka's hands, connecting with Syrowatka's forehead.
It looks like Artur Syrowatka has been cut.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Komamura connects with a nice short shot to Syrowatka's temple.
Syrowatka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Syrowatka tries to get to full guard but Komamura has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Komamura connects with a nice short shot to Syrowatka's temple.
Komamura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've been hearing that Komamura has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Komamura drops an elbow to the side of Syrowatka's head.
Komamura takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That has opened up Artur Syrowatka's cut even more.
Komamura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komamura slips a nice elbow through Syrowatka's hands, connecting with Syrowatka's forehead.
The cut above Artur Syrowatka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Komamura trying to control the action but Syrowatka is working from the bottom.
Komamura controlling the action here.
Syrowatka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Komamura 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.
Komamura working the head and body with strikes.
Artur Syrowatka's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Komamura content to control rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Syrowatka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Syrowatka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Komamura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Komamura.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Artur Syrowatka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sajin Komamura!
A relieved looking Sajin Komamura thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Reddish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michinori Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reddish comes to the ring accompanied by Biting Elbows - Bad Motherfucker. Garrett Reddish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Reddish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michinori Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reddish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Reddish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aoki tries to counter by closing the distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reddish.
Aoki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reddish digs a right hand underneath Aoki's ribcage. Aoki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reddish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reddish lands with a short shot to the head.
Reddish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reddish avoids it.
Reddish throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aokis head.
Reddish slows down the pace here.
Aoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reddish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reddish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aoki crunches a lovely knee into Reddish's ribcage.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aoki lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Garrett Reddish has been cut.
Reddish digs a right hand into Aoki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aoki's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Aoki looking to throw knees to the head but Reddish is blocking nicely.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki scores with a knee to the head.
Aoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reddish misses with some punches.
Reddish throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
Reddish struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Reddish throws a head punch that misses.
Aoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reddish stalling in the clinch but Aoki improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Reddish.
I was talking to Reddish's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Reddish.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aoki connects with a knee to the head.
Aoki looking to throw knees to the head but Reddish is blocking nicely.
Reddish lands an uppercut.
Reddish scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
Reddish lands a left hand.
Reddish throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aokis head.
Reddish lands a shoulder strike.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Reddish creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reddish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but Reddish blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddish struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Reddish is pushing Aoki up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reddish swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki looking to throw knees to the head but Reddish is blocking nicely.
Reddish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Reddish.
Reddish struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Reddish tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reddish managing to block the knees to the body from Aoki.
Aoki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but Reddish blocks it.
Aoki scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reddish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Reddish.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but Reddish blocks with his arms.
Reddish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Aoki lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reddish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aoki landing knees to the head.
Aoki prevents a body shot from Reddish.
Aoki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reddish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reddish throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aoki looking to throw knees to the head but Reddish is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Reddish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Reddish tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Reddish back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michinori Aoki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Garrett Reddish's cut.
That's time! Reddish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aoki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reddish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aoki takes a step back to recover.
Reddish lands with a cross.
Reddish tries a head kick but it misses.
Reddish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Reddish with a jab.
Reddish fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aoki on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aoki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reddish connects with the punch.
Aoki clinches up with Reddish and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddish throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
Aoki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but Reddish blocks with his arms.
Reddish throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Michinori Aoki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reddish.
Reddish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Reddish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Reddish.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reddish.
Aoki blocks a body shot from Reddish.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Reddish misses with the head strike.
Reddish lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aoki or not.
Reddish avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddish swings wildly with an uppercut but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reddish digs a right hand underneath Aoki's ribcage. Aoki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reddish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reddish misses with a body punch.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Reddish here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Aoki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reddish misses with a body punch.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but Reddish blocks it.
Reddish misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reddish tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reddish struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aoki as Reddish tries to tie him up.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddish controlling the action here for a moment.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reddish tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Reddish back against the ropes.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Reddish lands a left hand.
Reddish misses with a punch on the inside.
Reddish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reddish's face.
Reddish working aggressively here.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reddish misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aoki looking to throw knees to the head but Reddish is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reddish lands with a right to the head.
Reddish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
Reddish lands a shoulder strike.
Reddish struggles to land a body shot inside as Aoki controls his hands.
Reddish takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Aoki blocking some punches.
Reddish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reddish stalls.
Reddish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aoki as Reddish tries to tie him up.
Reddish makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Reddish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reddish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reddish lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Reddish dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Garrett Reddish's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Reddish scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aoki moves out of range as Reddish throws a body kick.
Aoki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Reddish.
Reddish cracks Aoki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reddish misses with a looping left.
Reddish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki wants to counter the offense by Reddish and move into the clinch position.
Reddish lands with a cross.
Reddish scoring well with a low kick there.
Reddish looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
Garrett Reddish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reddish works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reddish throws a leg kick
and Aoki counters by clinching up.
Aoki landing knees to the head.
Reddish working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aoki blocks an uppercut.
Aoki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reddish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Aoki trying to control the position but instead, Reddish has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aoki into the ropes.
Reddish misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but Reddish blocks with his arms.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aoki taking a breather.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but Reddish blocks with his arms.
Reddish can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
Reddish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reddish tries to throw a body punch but Aoki avoids it by throwing Reddish back against the ropes.
Aoki scores with a knee to the head.
Reddish throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reddish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Reddish.
Reddish lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reddish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reddish pushes Aoki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reddish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reddish tries to work over Aoki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reddish lands a body punch.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Reddish trying to stall but Aoki improves his position.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but Reddish blocks with his arms.
Reddish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aoki misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddish digs a right hand into Aoki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aoki's gas tank.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reddish throws a punch but it's blocked by Aoki.
Reddish lands a body punch.
Reddish scores with a shot to the side of Aoki's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Reddish.
Reddish pushes Aoki back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Reddish misses with a punch to the body.
Reddish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reddish.
A short left from Reddish.
Reddish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reddish presses Aoki against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reddish lands a shot to the body.
Reddish throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aokis head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reddish.
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!
Reddish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aoki trying to control the position but instead, Reddish has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aoki into the ropes.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Reddish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Reddish.
Reddish misses with a body punch.
Reddish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reddish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reddish pushes Aoki back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Reddish lands an uppercut.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reddish doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Reddish.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reddish.
Reddish lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Reddish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reddish has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Reddish!
After winning the bout, Garrett Reddish 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 Yoko Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Hotline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Hotline has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
275 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Hotline!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hotline displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Honda.
Hotline is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hotline leaves Honda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hotline looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Honda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hotline defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoko Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honda has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda misses with a takedown
and Hotline counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Honda.
Hotline was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda has a takedown stuffed.
Hotline closes the distance and clinches.
Hotline has a couple of punches blocked by Honda.
Honda can't get the takedown.
Hotline lands with a light punch inside.
Come on Hotline - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Honda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Honda wants to take the fight to the mat but Hotline manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hotline scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hotline gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Honda.
Honda manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hotline lands an impressive looking overhand right. Honda doesn't seem phased though.
Honda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Honda shoots in for a takedown but Hotline shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hotline is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honda attempts a counter takedown but Hotline avoids it well and moves away.
Hotline tries to clinch but Honda is having none of it.
Honda dives in and grabs Hotline's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hotline pushes down on Honda's head and hops out.
Hotline closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda tries to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling the position.
Honda tries to score a body lock takedown but Hotline shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hotline lands a hook that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Hotline stalling in the clinch but Honda improves position.
Hotline scores with a shoulder strike.
Honda blocks an uppercut.
Honda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hotline moves into the clinch.
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hotline pushes Honda up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hotline works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hotline is fighting off a takedown attempt but Honda is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hotline to the mat. Hotline regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hotline really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Honda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hotline is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Honda is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda trying to control but Hotline is working from the bottom.
Hotline wants to stand but Honda is controlling the position.
Hotline utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Honda slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Honda takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hotline is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Honda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hotline is trying to stand back up but Honda is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Hotline dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Honda.
Hotline flicks out a counter leg kick but Honda steps away.
Hotline tries to clinch up but Honda circles away and keeps his distance.
Hotline is looking to clinch.
Honda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Honda swats away the attempt to clinch by Hotline.
Hotline wants to clinch up but Honda keeps it at a distance.
Honda feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda checks a leg kick.
Hotline displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Honda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoko Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honda misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Hotline to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotline is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mister Hotline seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Hotline as Honda shoots in.
Honda closes the distance and clinches up with Hotline, looking for a takedown. Honda pushes Hotline against the ropes but Hotline circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hotline closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short right from Hotline on the inside.
Hotline tries to stall but Honda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Hotline fails to land.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Hotline is controlling him.
Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hotline is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hotline leaves Honda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hotline stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hotline wants it to stay on the feet.
Hotline doesn't manage to clinch there - Honda circles away.
Hotline wants to clinch up but Honda keeps it at a distance.
Honda gets tackled into the ropes by Hotline. Hotline maintains the clinch.
Honda is looking for a takedown.
Honda tries for a takedown but Hotline manages to get underhooks.
Honda can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Honda can't get the takedown.
Hotline working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Honda wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotline throws a head punch that misses.
Mister Hotline seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hotline lands with a light punch inside.
Hotline working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hotline gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Honda.
Hotline presses Honda against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hotline scores with a shot to the side of Honda's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hotline.
Hotline throws a punch but it's blocked by Honda.
Honda breaks the clinch.
Honda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hotline sprawls well. Hotline wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Honda gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hotline pushes Honda up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hotline is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hotline rushes Honda and presses him up against the ropes.
Hotline stalling in the clinch but Honda improves position.
Honda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hotline.
Hotline has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in the clinch, Hotline scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Hotline showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Honda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hotline is looking for the big counter here.
Hotline drives through and clinches with Honda against the ropes.
Honda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A frustrated look appears on Honda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Honda breaks the clinch.
Yoko Honda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hotline fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hotline moves into range and connects with a jab.
Honda shoots for a takedown but Hotline saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoko Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hotline closes the distance and pushes Honda back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda has had enough of the clinch but Hotline keeps him there for the moment.
Honda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Hotline.
Honda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hotline pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honda swats away the attempt to clinch by Hotline.
Honda feinted with a counter takedown.
Hotline tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Honda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mister Hotline is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hotline tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Honda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Honda tries to counter with a takedown but Hotline is quick to defend against it.
Hotline tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Honda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hotline moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hotline closes the distance and pushes Honda back into the ropes.
Honda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Honda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hotline pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hotline has managed to clinch.
Hotline makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Honda can't get the takedown.
Hotline is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Honda is keeping busy.
Hotline taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hotline fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Honda's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Honda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hotline prevents it.
Hotline lands with a short shot to the head.
Honda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hotline keeps control of Honda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hotline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hotline tries to work over Honda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Honda is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hotline is defending well.
Hotline lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Hotline working aggressively here.
Yoko Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mister Hotline is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hotline lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hotline.
Hotline working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hotline tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Honda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hotline clinches up with Honda and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hotline has a couple of punches blocked by Honda.
Honda is trying to drag Hotline to the mat but Hotline just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Hotline looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Hotline comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hotline winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Hotline!
Mister Hotline was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yonglong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuzan Yakuza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonglong Li!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuzan Yakuza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li keeps Yakuza at a distance using the push kick.
Yakuza throws a shot to the body.
Yakuza throws an overhand right that lands on Li's shoulder, as Li tries to avoid the shot.
Yakuza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Li counters with a left to the body.
Yakuza throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yakuza's knee momentarily.
Li dodges the punch combination from Yakuza.
Li has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakuza loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
A jab from Li finds it's way through Yakuza's defenses.
Li connects with a looping right hand.
Li thumps Yakuza with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakuza misses with a body shot
and Li connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Li blocks a jab.
Yakuza lands a body shot.
Li walks into a stiff left hand from Yakuza.
Yakuza scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yuzan Yakuza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yakuza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yakuza.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Yakuza down.
Yakuza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yakuza lands a nice hook to Li's body. Li takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Li throws a hook but Yakuza avoids it easily.
Yakuza throws a poor cross that misses
and Yakuza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yakuza throws a sloppy body shot
and Li counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yakuza moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yakuza is rocked!
Yakuza throws a predictable looking body shot
and Li counters with a huge left! Yakuza is in big trouble! He's backing up but Li isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Yakuza from any more damage. A dominating finish by Li!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yonglong Li!
Yonglong Li retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Yonglong Li made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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