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Tokyo Dome Fight 6 PBP Commentary |
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Aquila Al Abdullah really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 140.5, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Hitoshi Shinso was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 6939 p4p, 5721 weight class) and So Slow (ranked 611 p4p, 549 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, So Slow!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slow scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee pulls Slow in close to his closed guard and prevents Slow from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slow lands a couple of digs.
Slow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slow has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Slow has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Tokyo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slow manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Slow. Slow gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Slow pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
So Slow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slow shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of So Slow.
Slow tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters by clinching up.
Lee has Slow pushed against the cage.
Lee gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Slow is looking to improve his position.
Slow wants to control but Lee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slow is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slow tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Slow back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Slow prevents it.
Lee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Slow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slow is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lee obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee gets a double leg takedown into Slow's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow trying to control the position.
Lee stands up and waves to Slow to follow him.
Slow shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Slow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with a head kick.
Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slow trying to get back to full guard but Lee takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Slow throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lee. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Slow is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slow working to try and regain half guard.
Slow wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee punching from mount but Slow doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slow can't escape the position.
Slow avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slow wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
Slow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Slow is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slow has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Slow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of So Slow.
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Slow defends well and Lee ends up having to push Slow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Slow uses from the top position.
Lee wants to stand but Slow is controlling the position.
Slow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee trying to control the position here.
Slow stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slow.
Lee looking to control.
Slow won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee leaves Slow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Slow just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLee.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee tries to counter by clinching up but Slow breaks away and moves out of range.
Lee is looking to slow Slow down with leg kicks.
Slow dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Slow's head and hops out.
Slow slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slow closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Slow pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slow. That did some damage!
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Slow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Slow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Slow prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee pulls Slow into guard.
Slow throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee pushes down on Slow's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Slow tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Slow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
Lee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slow sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Slow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slow wants to get back to full guard but Lee has passed into side control.
Slow is trying to get back to half guard.
Slow is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lee frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Slow tries to reverse the position but Lee maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control but Slow is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lee gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Slow tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Slow to the ground. Slow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slow has a takedown stuffed.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Slow dives in for a single leg takedown but Lee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Slow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and Slow ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Slow is trying to defend but Lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slow is positioning himself well to prevent Lee advancing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lee shoots in and drives through. Slow sprawls well.
Lee dives in and grabs Slow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slow pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Slow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters by clinching up.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Slow or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of So Slow.
Slow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and Slow ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lee looks for a takedown but Slow sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slow looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Slow dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Slow's head and hops out.
Slow stuffs the takedown.
Slow shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slow can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to maintain the position but Slow is very close to passing his half guard.
Slow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Slow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Slow's back!
Slow is really stuck here.
Lee avoiding Slow 's attempts to control his hands.
Slow prevents Lee from getting a body triangle.
Bruce Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slow is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to get the hooks in deep but Slow pushed the leg off.
Lee is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lee is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Slow is defending well though. Lee let's go of the attempt for now.
Slow wants to escape the position.
Lee struggling to keep hold of the position.
Lee is riding his opponent, not letting Slow buck him off.
Lee punches the canvas rather than the man.
I really don't envy Slow right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slow is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Lee is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Slow is trying to break free.
Slow looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
What can Slow do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Slow is really stuck here.
Slow looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lee.
Slow defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lee's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Slow is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Lee looking to break Slow's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Slow remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lee will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Slow is really stuck here.
Lee trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Slow tries to escape but Lee has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Slow trying to get back to his feet but Lee is in full control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slow defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lee's arms.
Slow is in bad spot here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeBron Alvarez (ranked 25205 p4p, 6134 weight class) and Salmon Cod (ranked 673 p4p, 588 weight class). Salmon Cod is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LeBron Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Salmon Cod!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cod feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
Cod has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Tokyo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Alvarez seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cod working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Cod looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cod keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cod controlling from the top position.
Alvarez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cod throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cod thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cod striking off his back but it's not causing Alvarez any problems.
Cod throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Alvarez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Cod keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Cod looking for a sweep. Not yet Cod, not yet.
Cod striking off his back but it's not causing Alvarez any problems.
Cod lands some strikes from the bottom.
Cod will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cod doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cod really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alvarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cod is on top in guard.
Cod lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cod slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alvarez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like Cod might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Cod postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cod keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cod is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cod stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cod is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cod makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cod lands a couple of elbows.
Cod postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Cod scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cod must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cod not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Cod controlling him for the moment.
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
Cod postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Cod's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cod landing some decent shots from guard.
Alvarez has momentary wrist control but Cod slips an elbow through the middle.
Cod chips away with some ground and pound.
Cod pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alvarez is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
Cod stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alvarez being controlled here, momentarily.
Cod is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cod controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cod is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cod showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cod lands a couple of elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cod engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Salmon Cod dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cod throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cod is in Alvarez's guard.
Cod slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cod lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cod looking to pass the guard.
Cod seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cod's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cod. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cod working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez looking to control.
Cod lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cod with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cod is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cod with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
 Alvarez is rocked!
Cod showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
More stalling from Cod.
Alvarez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cod connects with a couple of short punches.
Cod controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cod content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cod lands a couple of digs.
Cod is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cod connects with a couple of short punches.
Oh Alvarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cod stays in close to Alvarez's body and controls the position.
Alvarez seems to have got his legs back now.
Cod lands a couple of elbows.
Salmon Cod has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cod's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cod is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cod works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Cod controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cod postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cod arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Alvarez's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Salmon Cod!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jang Gu Re (ranked 5406 p4p, 24528 weight class) and Andre Banza (ranked 549 p4p, 639 weight class). Andre Banza 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jang Gu Re!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Banza!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gu Re throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Banza throws a series of punches but Gu Re avoids them all with ease.
Gu Re thows a body kick. Banza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gu Re throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gu Re lands a front kick.
Banza looks winded!
Nice body kick from Gu Re.
Gu Re scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Banza has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gu Re.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gu Re!
Gu Re lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Andre Banza has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Gu Re.
Banza takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gu Re connects with a high kick.
Banza chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gu Re can pounce on him.
Gu Re lands a nice looking kick to the body. Banza takes a step back to recover.
Gu Re thumps Banza with a low kick.
Banza takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gu Re really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gu Re scores with a spinning back kick!
Gu Re throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gu Re fakes the leg kick and cracks Banza in the body.
Banza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gu Re. Those never looked like landing.
Banza is looking for the big counter here.
Banza takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gu Re lands a front kick.
Gu Re lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gu Re ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Banza has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gu Re.
Gu Re buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gu Re uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banza.
Gu Re thows a body kick. Banza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gu Re throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gu Re lands a nice looking body kick.
Gu Re lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banza on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gu Re lands a front kick.
Gu Re keeps Banza at a distance using the push kick.
Gu Re throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Banza.
A low kick lands for Gu Re.
The fighters circle, before Gu Re throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Banza's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Gu Re lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jang Gu Re!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Joseph (ranked 5361 p4p, 4239 weight class) and Jacked Whiteboy (ranked 572 p4p, 513 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacked Whiteboy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whiteboy!
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whiteboy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whiteboy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Joseph counters by moving into the clinch.
Joseph lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joseph slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whiteboy.
Whiteboy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joseph's elbow.
Joseph breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joseph connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whiteboy momentarily.
Whiteboy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joseph lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joseph scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Whiteboy lands with a nice body punch.
Whiteboy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whiteboy looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteboy lands a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Whiteboy scores with a four punch combination!
Joseph throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph throws a combination. Whiteboy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joseph seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Whiteboy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whiteboy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joseph moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whiteboy lands with a nice combination. Joseph backs away looking to recover.
Whiteboy lands the left hand.
Joseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whiteboy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph moves away from the strike by Whiteboy.
Whiteboy throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joseph.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whiteboy.
Joseph is rocked!
Jacked Whiteboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Joseph.
Whiteboy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joseph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whiteboy throws a series of punches but Joseph moves out of range.
Whiteboy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joseph doesn't seem bothered though.
Whiteboy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whiteboy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Whiteboy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy throws a right and a left that Joseph avoids nicely.
No joy there for Whiteboy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whiteboy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whiteboy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Joseph. That one must have hurt.
Whiteboy scores with a one two! Joseph had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Whiteboy is working the combinations to good effect here.
Whiteboy tries to bum rush Joseph with a series of wild strikes but Joseph uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joseph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whiteboy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whiteboy throws a counter combo.
Joseph lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Joseph.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joseph blocks a jab.
Whiteboy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Whiteboy lands with a shot to the body.
Whiteboy swinging wildly here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joseph.
Joseph takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joseph moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whiteboy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joseph avoids it.
Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whiteboy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whiteboy throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacked Whiteboy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Whiteboy misses with a straight left.
Whiteboy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joseph. Joseph obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Whiteboy.
Joseph is looking to counter the offense by Whiteboy and move into the clinch.
Joseph misses with a wild combination.
Whiteboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Whiteboy misses with a few strikes there.
Joseph throws a big counter combination but Whiteboy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Whiteboy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joseph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph delivers a nice body kick.
Whiteboy looks to land a right hand but Joseph moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph scores with a jab to the body.
Whiteboy moves forwards but Joseph connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joseph drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Whiteboy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joseph.
Joseph controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joseph stopping the sweep attempt from Whiteboy.
Joseph is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whiteboy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joseph. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joseph passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joseph has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joseph working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Joseph slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy is trying to control Joseph's posture but Joseph avoids it.
Joseph is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whiteboy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Joseph decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Joseph paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joseph avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joseph tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Whiteboy manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joseph counters by clinching up.
Joseph scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whiteboy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joseph instigates a clinch.
Joseph avoiding damage as Whiteboy throws knees to the body.
Whiteboy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whiteboy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joseph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whiteboy misses with a double jab
and Whiteboy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joseph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Whiteboy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whiteboy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Joseph dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Joseph looks for a takedown but Whiteboy sprawls well.
Whiteboy lands with an uppercut that bounces Joseph off the cage and back into range.
Joseph throws a series of strikes that have Whiteboy backpedaling.
Whiteboy looks to land a combination but Joseph avoids it well.
Joseph slips a jab and a cross from Whiteboy.
Joseph seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Whiteboy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it.
Whiteboy sizes up Joseph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whiteboy.
Joseph clinches up with Whiteboy and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whiteboy.
Whiteboy looking to throw knees to the head but Joseph is blocking nicely.
Joseph breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteboy misses with a double jab
and Joseph connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whiteboy throws a right hand that Joseph ducks under and follows up with a left that Joseph also avoids with ease.
A combination from Whiteboy does no damage.
Joseph has Whiteboy up against the cage in a clinch.
Whiteboy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whiteboy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Joseph on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whiteboy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joseph moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joseph attempts a counter takedown but Whiteboy avoids it well and moves away.
Jacked Whiteboy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joseph digs a good hook to Whiteboy's body.
Joseph has managed to clinch.
Joseph gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph trying to mount his opponent but Whiteboy defends it.
Joseph is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joseph decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Nice cross by Whiteboy.
A combination from Whiteboy does no damage.
Joseph half committed to a counter leg kick.
Whiteboy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jacked Whiteboy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joseph misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteboy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whiteboy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joseph counters by clinching up.
Joseph is pushing Whiteboy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Whiteboy tries to work over Joseph's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Whiteboy fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joseph slows down the pace here.
Whiteboy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joseph.
Joseph scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Joseph.
Joseph lands a right hand.
Joseph dodges an elbow strike from Whiteboy.
Joseph is struggling to control the position.
Joseph lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jacked Whiteboy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joseph slows down the pace here.
Whiteboy breaks the clinch.
Whiteboy misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joseph Joseph.
I think Joseph 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Joseph!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zabik Bumurutzalickpuzi (ranked 4184 p4p, 5632 weight class) and Keishin Smith (ranked 232 p4p, 277 weight class). Keishin Smith 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zabik Bumurutzalickpuzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keishin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bumurutzalickpuzi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smith lands a left and a right that send Bumurutzalickpuzi crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bumurutzalickpuzi is rocked!
Smith looks to land a combination but Bumurutzalickpuzi avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Bumurutzalickpuzi misses its target.
Oh Bumurutzalickpuzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bumurutzalickpuzi slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Bumurutzalickpuzi throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that Bumurutzalickpuzi avoids nicely.
Bumurutzalickpuzi throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Bumurutzalickpuzi's shoulder, as Bumurutzalickpuzi tries to avoid the shot.
Smith lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Bumurutzalickpuzi can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Smith and Bumurutzalickpuzi drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Smith.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keishin Smith!
A very excited looking Keishin Smith rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Zabik Bumurutzalickpuzi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nahhhh russia still gonna blow up earth!!!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ivanov (ranked 5898 p4p, 3628 weight class) and Clinton Strong (ranked 283 p4p, 205 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Clinton Strong enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clinton Strong !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov throws a combination. Strong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ivanov forces Strong back against the cage and clinches.
Strong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Strong wants a takedown.
Strong is trying to drag Ivanov to the mat but Ivanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Strong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mike Ivanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clinton Strong .
Ivanov stops a takedown attempt from Strong .
Ivanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanov manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Strong defends well and Ivanov ends up having to push Strong into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Strong being controlled against the cage.
Strong tries to score a body lock takedown but Ivanov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Strong as Ivanov shoots in.
Ivanov shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ivanov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ivanov shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strong shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ivanov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strong wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Ivanov is trying to control the position but Strong postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ivanov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Strong sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Strong wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Strong advances to half guard.
Ivanov is staying active underneath Strong , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Strong is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong is keen to just control but Ivanov is a slippery customer.
Strong stops Ivanov from getting back to his feet.
Strong is controlling the pace.
Strong is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ivanov is looking to improve his position.
Strong maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ivanov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Strong has cracked it and Ivanov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Strong !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clinton Strong !
Mike Ivanov was interviewed post fight and said '...'.
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