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SFC 35: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Tseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tseng's entrance music is Hollywood Undead - Undead. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Tseng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tseng slaps away a takedown attempt from Hoffman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tseng scores a takedown into full mount!
Hoffman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoffman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tseng working for a guillotine from mount but Hoffman is in no mood to give up.
Hoffman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tseng controlling from mount.
Hoffman throwing hammer fists to the chest of Tseng. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hoffman is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hoffman and Tseng has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Tseng tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tseng has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hoffman manages to get back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tseng lands a nice short elbow.
Tseng trying to pass the guard but Hoffman defending well.
Tseng stops Hoffman from getting back to his feet.
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng is pressing down on Hoffman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoffman is holding on for now.
Hoffman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hoffman working for a triangle but Tseng defends it easily.
Hoffman keeping moving, preventing Tseng from controlling successfully.
Tseng knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hoffman on the ground.
Hoffman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hoffman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hoffman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tseng off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hoffman looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tseng counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hoffman's guard now.
Lee Tseng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Hoffman.
Tseng trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tseng throwing strikes from guard but Hoffman blocks nicely.
Hoffman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tseng doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tseng manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tseng wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Hoffman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hoffman keeping full guard, as Tseng tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman working a defensive guard here.
Tseng won't allow Hoffman to sweep him here.
Tseng looking to sit in guard and control but Hoffman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hoffman pushing down on Tseng's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hoffman tries to stand and escape but Tseng is controlling the position.
Hoffman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Hoffman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tseng fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoffman sprawls well initially but Tseng persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tseng looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hoffman is trying to maintain the position but Tseng is very close to passing his half guard.
Hoffman tries to roll over but Tseng keeps him under control.
Hoffman looking for submissions off his back.
Hoffman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tseng pulls his head out easily.
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tseng is pressing down on Hoffman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoffman is holding on for now.
Hoffman actively working from the bottom here.
Hoffman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tseng closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hoffman to the mat! Hoffman manages to get full guard.
Tseng stops Hoffman from standing up.
Hoffman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tseng.
Hector Hoffman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tseng avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hoffman keeping moving, preventing Tseng from controlling successfully.
Tseng slips nicely into half guard.
Hoffman looking for submissions off his back.
Hoffman actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is trying to control but can't.
Tseng is pressing down on Hoffman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hoffman is holding on for now.
Hoffman trying to control but Tseng postures up.
Hoffman won't allow Tseng to pass to mount.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tseng scores a takedown into full mount!
Hoffman is looking to get to half guard.
Hoffman tries to hold on but Tseng postures up.
Hoffman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hoffman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman taking some punishment here, with Tseng in his half guard.
Tseng tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoffman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tseng wants to control but Hoffman is keeping him busy.
Hoffman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hoffman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tseng can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hoffman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoffman keeping full guard, as Tseng tries to pass.
Tseng has gone for a leg lock! Hoffman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tseng's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman passes Tseng's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hoffman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tseng does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hoffman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hoffman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tseng defends it well.
Tseng trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Hoffman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tseng shoots and misses
and Hoffman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hoffman.
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tseng knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tseng on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tseng tries to get out of the position.
Hoffman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hoffman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tseng is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tseng is not content to let Hoffman control the position.
Hoffman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tseng knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hoffman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tseng is not content to let Hoffman control the position.
Hoffman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tseng has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hoffman but great work by Tseng.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to bench press Tseng off him but Tseng keeps the position.
Hoffman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hoffman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tseng wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hoffman holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Hoffman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tseng wants to pass to mount but Hoffman is defending the position.
Tseng is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hoffman is trying to stand back up but Tseng is controlling him
Hoffman gets full guard.
Tseng trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoffman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tseng defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tseng slips nicely into half guard.
Hoffman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tseng pulls his head out easily.
Hoffman is looking for a sweep. Tseng is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tseng passes to full mount!
Tseng trying to control but Hoffman is having none of it.
Hoffman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lee Tseng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hector Hoffman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hoffman won't allow Tseng to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Hoffman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hoffman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Hoffman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Omigawa (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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250 lbs
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247 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Omigawa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omigawa misses with a hook.
Omigawa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
No luck for Vera with that takedown attempt.
Vera drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vera 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.
Omigawa has a closed guard, preventing Vera from standing up.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Omigawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Omigawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera tries to free his leg and advance position but Omigawa is retaining full guard.
Omigawa keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Vera tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Omigawa swivels and escapes.
Vera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick by Omigawa misses
and Vera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vera is looking for a kimura here.
Omigawa is not content to let Vera control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omigawa wants to control but Vera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vera controlling the action here.
Omigawa is defending against the submission attempts here by Vera.
Omigawa trying to control but Vera postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vera trying to control the action but Omigawa is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera tries to move to mount but Omigawa blocks the move with his legs.
Vera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vera trying to control the position but Omigawa is working away.
Vera has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Vera dominated that round.
That's time! Vera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Vera tries to clinch up.
Omigawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch but Omigawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Omigawa misses with a wild combination.
Brandon Vera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera shoots for a double leg takedown but Omigawa sprawls well. He's pushed Vera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vera is looking to clinch.
Omigawa stuffs the takedown attempt from Vera. Vera gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omigawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omigawa actively working from the bottom here.
Omigawa is breathing heavily.
Vera wants to control but Omigawa is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera seems to be looking for submissions.
Vera trying to control from half guard but Omigawa is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vera wants to stand up but Omigawa is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick
so Omigawa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Omigawa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vera looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vera looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vera!
Omigawa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vera is looking to take a break and control but Omigawa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omigawa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Vera asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vera trying to control the action but Omigawa is working from the bottom.
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.
Vera is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Omigawa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Vera tries to stand but Omigawa is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vera trying to control the position but Omigawa is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brandon Vera will probably get the nod.
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!
Vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Omigawa circles away.
Vera looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vera trying to control but Omigawa is working from the bottom.
Vera looking to pass the guard.
Vera trying to stand up but can't free himself from Omigawa's guard.
Vera trying to control but Omigawa is working from the bottom.
Omigawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera is looking to work some ground and pound but Omigawa has wrist control.
Vera wants to pass the guard but Omigawa is keeping the position.
Omigawa keeping moving, preventing Vera from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brandon Vera.
Vera tries for a takedown but Omigawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vera looks for a takedown but Omigawa sprawls well.
Omigawa wants to clinch up but Vera keeps it at a distance.
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.
Vera tries to clinch but Omigawa moves out of range.
Vera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Omigawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vera somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Vera duly obliges.
It looks like Cole Omigawa has been cut.
Omigawa dodges the punch combination from Vera.
Vera fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Vera with that takedown attempt.
Vera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Omigawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vera somewhat.
Omigawa throws a sloppy head kick
and Vera counters with a single leg into guard. Omigawa didn't expect that.
Vera stops Omigawa from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Omigawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brandon Vera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Omigawa looking to control.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Omigawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Omigawa wants to stand and escape but Vera is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vera trying to control the position from guard on top but Omigawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Omigawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vera somewhat.
Vera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Omigawa but Omigawa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Vera. No joy for Omigawa on that attempt.
Vera takes a swing at Omigawa's ribcage but misses.
Cole Omigawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Vera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vera misses with a takedown attempt
and Omigawa counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Vera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Vera!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sha Danson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Greco is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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175 lbs
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190 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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BJJ Purple 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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sha Danson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Greco slips a straight right by Danson.
Danson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Greco backs up against the cage.
Danson scores with a jab to the head.
Greco is rocked!
Greco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danson.
Danson throws a jab but it's blocked by Greco.
Greco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Greco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Danson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Danson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Greco controlling the pace for now.
Danson is squirming around, avoiding Greco's attempts to control the action.
Greco is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danson tries to hold on but Greco postures up.
Danson working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco has hold of Danson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Danson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Greco is landing with some decent strikes but Danson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Danson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Danson wants to hold on but Greco pushes him away.
Danson is looking to improve his position but Greco isn't that keen on the idea.
Danson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
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.
Danson trying to hold on to Greco's head to control him but Greco postures up.
Greco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Danson actively working from the bottom here.
Danson actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Danson is trying to stand back up but Greco is controlling him
Greco prevents Danson from improving his position.
Danson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Danson looks gassed!
Danson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Greco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Greco moves out of range as Danson strikes.
Greco throws a body punch but Danson moves out of range.
Greco fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Danson sprawls well initially but Greco persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Danson wants to improve his position but Greco is controlling well.
Greco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Danson on the ground.
Danson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Greco wants to pass to mount but Danson is defending the position.
Danson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Greco slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greco pulls his head out easily.
Danson trying to hold on to Greco's head to control him but Greco postures up.
Danson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Greco wants to control from the top but Danson keeps moving.
Danson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Greco is defending well. Danson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Greco has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Danson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sha Danson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between kurt pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ippo Makunouchi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, kurt pike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Makunouchi misses.
pike digs a good hook to Makunouchi's body.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makunouchi misses with the combination.
Makunouchi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
pike gets in close and instigates a clinch.
pike taking a breather.
pike really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
pike has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Makunouchi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
pike has Makunouchi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Makunouchi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, pike creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
pike breaks the clinch.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but pike avoids it well.
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but pike moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but pike moves away.
pike looks to score with a jab to the body but Makunouchi is just out of range.
Makunouchi cracks pike with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab.
Makunouchi scores with a one two! pike had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
pike rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makunouchi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makunouchi misses with a combination
and pike counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Makunouchi's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
pike thows a big elbow that misses.
pike postures up in Makunouchi's guard and throws a big left but Makunouchi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi being controlled here, momentarily.
pike stops Makunouchi from standing up.
pike throws a big right hand that misses.
Makunouchi wants to stand but pike is controlling the position.
Makunouchi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and pike dives into side control.
pike is looking to take a break and control but Makunouchi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Makunouchi throws a lazy right hand but pike sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from pike is defended easily by Makunouchi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kurt pike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makunouchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Makunouchi lands a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makunouchi!
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but pike moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makunouchi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
pike fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Makunouchi sprawls well initially but pike persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Makunouchi is looking to escape.
pike controlling the action here.
Makunouchi is trying to stand back up but pike is controlling him
pike trying to control from half guard but Makunouchi is working away.
Makunouchi is trying to stand up here but pike is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pike trying to control the action but Makunouchi is working from the bottom.
pike is really struggling to control Makunouchi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
pike is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
pike closes the distance and pushes Makunouchi back into the cage.
Makunouchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makunouchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
pike has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Makunouchi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
pike slowing the pace effectively.
pike drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Makunouchi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
pike's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makunouchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but pike circles away quickly and effectively.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
pike tries for a takedown but Makunouchi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
pike uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
pike fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Makunouchi misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that pike avoids nicely.
A nice combination there by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi misses the jab.
pike has managed to clinch.
pike keeps control of Makunouchi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makunouchi tries to circle away but pike has him pinned against the cage.
pike keeps control of Makunouchi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makunouchi is looking to break free of the clinch but pike has double underhooks.
pike breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Makunouchi scores with a four punch combination!
Makunouchi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makunouchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps pike's head backwards.
Makunouchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
pike avoids a punch combination nicely.
pike looks to land a right hand but Makunouchi moved out of range.
pike closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Makunouchi did well to prevent pike getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ippo Makunouchi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
pike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makunouchi was well out of range. Poor timing from pike.
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
pike tries to score a power double leg takedown but Makunouchi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten pike somewhat.
Makunouchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makunouchi misses with a hook.
Makunouchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Makunouchi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as pike backs up against the cage.
Makunouchi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent pike stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab
so pike counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Makunouchi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst pike is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
pike pushes down on Makunouchi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi wants to get back to his feet.
pike will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Makunouchi is not content to let pike control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Makunouchi looks to land a right hand but pike moved out of range.
pike throws a body punch but Makunouchi moves out of range.
pike avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
pike lands a jab.
Makunouchi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Makunouchi throws a series of punches but pike moves out of range.
Makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
pike's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and pike duly obliges.
Makunouchi throws a right hand that pike ducks under and follows up with a left that pike also avoids with ease.
pike fails with a takedown attempt.
Makunouchi swings for the body but pike moves out of range.
pike fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makunouchi, pushing him back against the cage.
pike dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Makunouchi is trying to break the clinch but pike is controlling him.
pike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makunouchi throws a nice looking combination but pike bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makunouchi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Makunouchi misses with a combination
and pike counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from pike.
pike has Makunouchi pressed against the cage, preventing Makunouchi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makunouchi can't break the clinch.
pike looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kurt pike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
pike prevents Makunouchi from breaking the clinch.
Makunouchi is pressed up against the cage. pike has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Makunouchi down to the mat. Makunouchi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
pike uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi.
kurt pike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
pike clinches up with Makunouchi and pushes him back against the cage.
Makunouchi takes a shot to the head.
Makunouchi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makunouchi is pressed up against the cage. pike has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Makunouchi down to the mat. Makunouchi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Makunouchi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
pike walks into a jab.
Makunouchi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
pike is looking to wear down Makunouchi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makunouchi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but pike moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
pike uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Makunouchi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pike shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Makunouchi as he avoids it easily.
Makunouchi scores with a punch to the head.
pike shoots in and drives through. Makunouchi sprawls well.
pike on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut.
Makunouchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Makunouchi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from pike.
Makunouchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makunouchi takes a swing at pike's ribcage but misses.
Makunouchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
pike scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Makunouchi looks like he's trying to stand up.
pike is keen to just control but Makunouchi is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
pike missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Makunouchi is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that kurt pike will probably get the nod.
That's time! pike's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Makunouchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. pike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makunouchi swinging wildly here.
Makunouchi misses with a looping right.
pike fails with a takedown attempt.
A big left from Makunouchi misses.
Makunouchi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Makunouchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but pike was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunouchi.
pike fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Makunouchi avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Makunouchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that pike avoids nicely.
pike gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
pike is working Makunouchi over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
pike drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Makunouchi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kurt pike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
pike is working for takedown but Makunouchi is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Makunouchi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makunouchi is trying to force a seperation but pike has the dominant position.
Makunouchi is trying to break the clinch but pike has him pressed against the cage.
Makunouchi is looking to break free of the clinch but pike has double underhooks.
pike keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makunouchi's efforts to push away.
pike has picked Makunouchi up - he's going for a ride! pike dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Makunouchi is trying to stand.
Makunouchi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
pike throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Makunouchi looks like he's trying to stand up.
Makunouchi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch combination from Makunouchi misses.
pike lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by pike.
Makunouchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makunouchi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and pike counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Makunouchi wants to stand and escape but pike is having none of it.
pike trying to control but Makunouchi is working from the bottom.
Makunouchi wants to stand and escape but pike is having none of it.
pike is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pike wants to pass the guard but Makunouchi is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Makunouchi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makunouchi throws a combination that misses
so pike counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
pike has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
pike trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Makunouchi pushes pike off and scrambles back to his feet.
pike fails with a takedown attempt.
pike fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makunouchi, pushing him back against the cage.
Makunouchi tries to circle away but pike has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Makunouchi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makunouchi is trying to break the clinch but pike is controlling him.
Makunouchi wants to get back to striking at distance but pike won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi tries to break free but pike pushes him back against the cage.
Makunouchi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
pike is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Makunouchi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
pike taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Makunouchi is looking to break free of the clinch but pike has double underhooks.
Makunouchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makunouchi tries to break the clinch but pike is controlling the position.
pike has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Makunouchi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
pike controlling the position well here. Makunouchi rolled but pike kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
pike missing with strikes from the back.
pike throwing wild punches that miss their target.
pike punches the canvas rather than the man.
pike avoiding Makunouchi 's attempts to control his hands.
Makunouchi controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that's the end of the fight!
kurt pike showed his dominance in that final round.
I think pike has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... kurt pike!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Ronald Kernspecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogelio Baltazar (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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24
172 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
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168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keith Ronald Kernspecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogelio Baltazar!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltazar slips under a jab.
Baltazar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Kernspecht, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kernspecht with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baltazar to score with a decent uppercut.
Kernspecht throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Baltazar's waist but Baltazar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kernspecht off to one side.
Kernspecht misses with a straight right.
Baltazar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baltazar throws a shot from downtown. Kernspecht moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Baltazar.
Kernspecht closes the distance and clinches.
Baltazar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kernspecht has him pressed against the cage.
Kernspecht manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kernspecht misses the target.
Baltazar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baltazar lands with a cross.
Kernspecht throws a combination that misses
and Baltazar counters with a two punch combo.
Baltazar avoids the head kick by Kernspecht.
Jab by Baltazar.
Baltazar dodges the punch combination from Kernspecht.
Baltazar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kernspecht's hands.
Baltazar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kernspecht shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltazar throws a series of strikes that have Kernspecht backpedaling.
Kernspecht throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kernspecht is breathing heavily.
Kernspecht is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baltazar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kernspecht had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kernspecht throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baltazar counters with a left to the body.
Baltazar scores with a shot to the body.
Kernspecht gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baltazar lunges at Kernspecht with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kernspecht's hand.
Kernspecht takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baltazar cracks Kernspecht with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kernspecht drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baltazar with a jab.
Baltazar works over Kernspecht's head and body with a nice combination.
A cross from Baltazar lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Baltazar.
Baltazar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kernspecht is rocked!
Baltazar drops Kernspecht with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kernspecht! Baltazar dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Rogelio Baltazar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scorpion Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mcnutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcnutty has chosen Steve Earle: Way down in the hole as his entrance music. Danny Mcnutty is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scorpion Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Mcnutty!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Red.
Mcnutty feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Red sprawling to the canvas! Red rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mcnutty finish him?!
It looks like Scorpion Red has been cut.
Mcnutty stuns Red with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcnutty throws a leg kick which misses Red's front leg but catches the back leg as Red tries to avoid it.
Red tries to get into range but Mcnutty steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Red! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Mcnutty scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Mcnutty!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Latish Festin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Latish Festin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
1 - 10 - 0 |
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186 lbs
19 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Latish Festin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Festin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miyagi as he avoids it easily.
Festin tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyagi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Festin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miyagi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miyagi fails to land with a series of punches.
Festin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miyagi as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Latish Festin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miyagi moves in looking to clinch but Festin pushes him off.
Miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miyagi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Festin sprawls well initially but Miyagi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Miyagi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miyagi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Festin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miyagi is working away from the top position though.
Miyagi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miyagi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miyagi slips a nice elbow through Festin's hands, connecting with Festin's forehead.
Miyagi is nestled in close to Festin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Festin trying to control but Miyagi postures up.
Festin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miyagi on the ground.
Festin has hold of Miyagi's hands but Miyagi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Miyagi.
Miyagi is nestled in close to Festin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miyagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Festin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miyagi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Festin defends it well.
Festin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Festin actively working from the bottom here.
Festin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miyagi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Miyagi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Festin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miyagi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Festin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Festin is rocked!
Well, if Miyagi 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.
Oh Festin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miyagi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Festin defend it? Miyagi steps over the head and cranks it - Festin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Miyagi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hiro Miyagi! Hiro Miyagi retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fleegle bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bananasplits comes to the cage accompanied by tra la la by the banana splits. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
212 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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21
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fleegle bananasplits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie avoids the head kick by bananasplits.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. bananasplits sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
bananasplits lands a high kick!
It looks like Helio Gracie has been cut.
bananasplits shoots and misses
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in bananasplits's guard.
bananasplits looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie pushing down on bananasplits's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
bananasplits is holding on to half guard well.
bananasplits tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
bananasplits tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but bananasplits defending well.
bananasplits tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bananasplits has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gracie working for a submission but bananasplits is keeping him at bay.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie goes for an armbar but bananasplits turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from bananasplits.
Gracie looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bananasplits passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on bananasplits's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie being controlled here, momentarily.
bananasplits slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
bananasplits lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Gracie stops bananasplits from passing to mount.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
bananasplits wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
bananasplits controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
bananasplits is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie is pressing down on bananasplits's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
bananasplits slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
bananasplits works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie tries to improve his position but instead bananasplits has taken his back!
bananasplits is trying to stick to Gracie's back but Gracie is turning into bananasplits. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in bananasplits's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gracie.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
bananasplits working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed bananasplits's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bananasplits slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
bananasplits has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Helio Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Helio Gracie's cut.
That's time! bananasplits's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
bananasplits tries to clinch
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for bananasplits!
bananasplits tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but bananasplits frees his head quite easily.
bananasplits wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
bananasplits can't escape the position.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and bananasplits is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
bananasplits pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but bananasplits puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
bananasplits is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bananasplits prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Helio Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
bananasplits is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
bananasplits controlling the pace.
bananasplits passes to side control.
Gracie wants to improve his position, back to half guard but bananasplits has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Gracie's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Gracie is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for bananasplits!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fleegle bananasplits!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sen Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Van Wilder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sen Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen walks into a straight right hand from Wilder.
Nguyen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wilder. That one must have hurt.
Wilder stuffs the takedown attempt from Nguyen. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilder leaves Nguyen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilder scores with a sloppy right hand. Nguyen should have avoided that one.
Wilder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nguyen doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilder throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nguyen looks gassed!
Wilder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wilder.
Wilder connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Nguyen tumbling to the canvas! Wilder pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Nguyen was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Van Wilder!
Van Wilder is the new middleweight champion!
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