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ONI 38 - Mendez vs Goku PPV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko CroCop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oni Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think CroCop might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Duran Duran - Wild Boys. Oni Black has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko CroCop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oni Black!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CroCop throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
CroCop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Black throws a leg kick but CroCop moved away.
CroCop throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
A low kick from CroCop misses
and Black counters with a slapping leg kick.
CroCop throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
CroCop lands an overhand right.
It looks like Oni Black has been cut.
Black is holding his hands too far apart here. CroCop throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Black is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mirko CroCop!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crocker Tubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Toyoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crocker Tubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Toyoku!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyoku throws a combination. Tubbs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Toyoku slips a jab from Tubbs.
Toyoku avoids the body shot from Tubbs.
Tubbs lands a head shot.
Toyoku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Toyoku blocks the low kick.
Toyoku avoids a kick to the body.
Toyoku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tubbs.
Toyoku just misses with a punch to the body.
Tubbs throws a series of punches but Toyoku moves out of range.
Tubbs connects with a looping right hand.
Tubbs tries to work over Toyoku's front leg with a kick but Toyoku checks it.
Tubbs scores with the left hand. Toyoku knows he should have avoided that one.
Tubbs takes one on the button.
Toyoku just misses with a punch to the body.
Tubbs slips a jab from Toyoku.
Tubbs throws out a leg kick but Toyoku moves out of range and Tubbs only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tubbs sizes up Toyoku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toyoku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tubbs blocks a jab.
Tubbs missing with a left hand there. Toyoku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tubbs looks to land a combination but Toyoku avoids it well.
Toyoku misses with a hook to the body
and Tubbs counters with a one-two to the body.
Toyoku lands with an overhand left.
Toyoku closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Toyoku scoring with punches and elbows.
Tubbs tries to escape but Toyoku is in control.
Toyoku trying to control the action but Tubbs is working from the bottom.
Tubbs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Toyoku is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku is putting a hurting on Tubbs here, landing some big shots from side control.
Toyoku tries to score with some ground and pound. Tubbs controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tubbs is trying to work for a sweep but Toyoku has mounted him!
Tubbs is in a horrible position here. Toyoku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Toyoku looking to secure an arm triangle but Tubbs defends it well.
Toyoku working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tubbs tries to buck Toyoku off but he can't manage it.
Tubbs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Toyoku throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tubbs because Toyoku loaded up on that one.
Toyoku throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tubbs because Toyoku loaded up on that one.
Toyoku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tubbs is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tubbs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tubbs tries to get out of the position.
Tubbs can't escape the position.
Tubbs is working hard here to advance position.
BOOM! Toyoku connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tubbs is squirming around, avoiding Toyoku's attempts to control the action.
Tubbs is looking to get to half guard.
Toyoku trying to control but Tubbs is having none of it.
Toyoku jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tubbs manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku is looking to take a break and control but Tubbs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tubbs manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tubbs manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tubbs misses with a combination
and Toyoku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tubbs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Tubbs does no damage.
Toyoku connects with a looping right hand.
Nice jab there from Tubbs.
Toyoku defending well as Tubbs loads up on a big left hand.
Tubbs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Toyoku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku lunges at Tubbs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tubbs's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Tubbs misses the target.
Tubbs scores with a punch to the head.
Tubbs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tubbs misses with a looping left.
Tubbs punishes Toyoku's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tubbs.
Toyoku drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Toyoku throws a big right hand that misses.
Toyoku has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tubbs looking for a sweep. Not yet Tubbs, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Toyoku's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tubbs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Toyoku on the ground.
Toyoku wants to pass the guard but Tubbs is keeping the position.
Tubbs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tubbs keeping moving, preventing Toyoku from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tubbs wants to stand and escape but Toyoku is having none of it.
Toyoku is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tubbs misses with an uppercut. Toyoku saw that one coming.
Tubbs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tubbs looks to score with a jab to the body but Toyoku is just out of range.
Tubbs throws a leg kick
and Toyoku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tubbs thinking.
Toyoku shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Toyoku showed some decent athleticism there.
Toyoku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tubbs's head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tubbs is trying to get back to full guard.
Tubbs is trying to stand.
Toyoku tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tubbs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tubbs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tubbs is in trouble now - Toyoku has advanced to mount!
Tubbs is trying to stand up.
Toyoku scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Toyoku looking to control and managing it successfully.
Toyoku has control of Tubbs's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tubbs regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku looking to finish with strikes here!
Toyoku landing strikes from the mount.
Tubbs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Toyoku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tubbs is looking to escape.
Toyoku is working for a guillotine from mount but Tubbs frees his head quite easily.
Toyoku moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tubbs has worked his arm free - good work by Tubbs!
Toyoku looks gassed!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tubbs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tubbs wants to get back to his feet.
Toyoku trying to control the position but Tubbs is working away.
Tubbs is looking to regain half guard here but Toyoku keeps moving and retains side control.
Toyoku creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tubbs sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Toyoku dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tubbs throws a jab when Toyoku was well out of range.
Tubbs avoids the body shot from Toyoku.
Tubbs tried to score with a low kick but Toyoku checks it.
Tubbs misses the shot to the body.
Crocker Tubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tubbs misses with a body shot.
Tubbs misses with a hook.
Toyoku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tubbs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toyoku lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tubbs throws a sloppy head kick and Toyoku moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toyoku connects with a jab.
Toyoku throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tubbs.
Tubbs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toyoku is out of range.
Tubbs throws a lazy right hand but Toyoku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoku blocks a jab.
Toyoku ducks under a wild hook from Tubbs.
Tubbs throws a right hand that Toyoku ducks under and follows up with a left that Toyoku also avoids with ease.
Crocker Tubbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tubbs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Toyoku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toyoku ducks under a wild hook from Tubbs.
Tubbs throws a hook but Toyoku avoids it easily.
Tubbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toyoku moves away.
Toyoku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tubbs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tubbs misses with a looping right.
Toyoku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left and a right from Tubbs both land. Nice combination.
Toyoku moves away from the strike by Tubbs.
Tubbs thows a leg kick but Toyoku checks it
and Toyoku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Toyoku misses the jab.
Toyoku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tubbs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tubbs misses with an uppercut. Toyoku saw that one coming.
Tubbs misses with a body punch
letting Toyoku counter with a right hand.
Toyoku throws a body punch but Tubbs moves out of range.
Tubbs throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toyoku moves out of range as Tubbs throws a body kick.
Tubbs throws a shot to the body.
Tubbs fails to land with a series of punches.
Tubbs slips a jab from Toyoku.
Toyoku misses with a looping left.
Tubbs misses with a shot to the body
and Toyoku counters with a stiff right hand.
Toyoku on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toyoku falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tubbs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tubbs throws out a loose jab but Toyoku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tubbs lands a jab to Toyoku's midsection.
Toyoku misses with an uppercut. Tubbs saw that one coming.
Toyoku lands a nice shot that snaps Tubbs's head back.
The fighters circling - Tubbs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toyoku avoids the body shot from Tubbs.
A good leg kick by Tubbs.
Toyoku ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tubbs moves away.
Toyoku moves out of range as Tubbs strikes.
Tubbs finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Tubbs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tubbs.
A shot to the body from Tubbs misses
and Toyoku counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Toyoku seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku winds up and cracks Tubbs with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tubbs wants to get back to his feet.
Toyoku not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tubbs is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Toyoku jumps into side control!
Toyoku is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tubbs is trying to escape and Toyoku transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tubbs is forced to tap! Nice work there by Toyoku! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hideo Toyoku!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavi has chosen Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Coming as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sidney Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavi is just out of range.
Tavi throws a shot from downtown. Crosby moves away and avoids it.
Tavi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
Crosby moves out of range as Tavi strikes.
Crosby wants to clinch.
Tavi throws a right and a left that Crosby avoids nicely.
Tavi tries to clinch up but Crosby circles away and keeps his distance.
Crosby misses with an uppercut. Tavi saw that one coming.
Crosby misses with a head kick.
Crosby missing with a left hand there. Tavi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crosby misses with a wild combination.
Crosby takes a swing at Tavi's ribcage but misses.
Rikki Tavi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crosby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Rikki Tavi has been cut.
Tavi swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Tavi throws out a loose jab but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby cracks Tavi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tavi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Crosby finds it's target.
Tavi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tavi misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Tavi.
Tavi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tavi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crosby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crosby fails to land the takedown.
Tavi misses with the combination.
Tavi tries to clinch but Crosby is having none of it.
Crosby throws a looping overhand right but Tavi ducks down to avoid it.
Crosby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavi moves into the clinch.
Crosby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavi controls his hands.
Tavi stalling in the clinch but Crosby improves position.
Tavi stalling the fight.
Crosby tries to break free but Tavi pushes him back against the cage.
Crosby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tavi.
Crosby tries to break the clinch but Tavi is controlling the position.
Crosby lands a hook that snaps the head of Tavi backwards.
Tavi is looking to control Crosby's arms but Crosby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tavi has his back to the cage.
Crosby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tavi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sidney Crosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crosby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tavi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crosby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crosby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tavi wants to clinch up but Crosby keeps it at a distance.
Tavi just misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby lands a lovely overhand right.
Crosby staying out of range there.
Tavi checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crosby is trying to break the clinch but Tavi is controlling him.
Crosby tries to pull guard but Tavi won't allow it.
Tavi is leaning against Crosby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Crosby.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavi lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Crosby as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavi.
Crosby is leaning against Tavi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tavi looks gassed!
Crosby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crosby is trying to break the clinch but Tavi has him pressed against the cage.
Crosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavi controls his hands.
Crosby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tavi stalls.
Crosby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crosby tries to clinch up but Tavi circles away and keeps his distance.
Crosby wants to clinch up but Tavi keeps it at a distance.
Crosby looks for the body kick but Tavi saw that one coming.
Crosby fails to land with a series of punches.
Crosby takes one to the chin there.
Crosby lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Tavi.
Tavi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
Crosby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tavi.
Crosby scores with a shot to the body.
Crosby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Tavi.
Tavi can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Crosby gets through Tavi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crosby breaks from the clinch.
Crosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavi is just out of range.
Tavi throws a good cross that connects.
Crosby moves away from the strike by Tavi.
Nice straight punches there by Crosby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crosby.
Tavi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crosby as Tavi tries to tie him up.
Tavi pushes Crosby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Crosby.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crosby presses Tavi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Tavi misses with a punch to the body.
Tavi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tavi takes a shot to the head.
Crosby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crosby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crosby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tavi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Crosby lands a left hand.
Crosby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tavi.
Crosby lands a shot to the body.
Crosby jumps into guard, dragging Tavi to the mat.
Crosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tavi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crosby is working hard here to advance position.
Crosby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tavi is sitting in close to Crosby's body. Crosby has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tavi is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tavi is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Crosby.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sidney Crosby!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kinjo Sasake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodel Hiligaynon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kinjo Sasake!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sasake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hiligaynon can pounce on him.
Hiligaynon throws a wild body kick that Sasake sees coming a mile off.
Hiligaynon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasake is just out of range.
Hiligaynon misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasake. Hiligaynon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiligaynon scores with a spinning back kick!
Hiligaynon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rodel Hiligaynon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasake moves out of range of the body kick.
Sasake misses with a low kick.
Hiligaynon throws a front kick that sends Sasake stumbling back into the cage.
Hiligaynon scores with a push kick.
Sasake looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sasake is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hiligaynon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiligaynon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hiligaynon misses with a leg kick.
Hiligaynon tries to clinch up but Sasake circles away and keeps his distance.
Hiligaynon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasake is just out of range.
Hiligaynon throws a right and a left that Sasake avoids nicely.
Sasake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon looks to land a body kick but Sasake moved away.
Rodel Hiligaynon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiligaynon throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sasake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hiligaynon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sasake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a wild body kick that Sasake sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Hiligaynon misses.
Sasake loads up on a big right hand but Hiligaynon slips the punch.
Hiligaynon tries to work over Sasake's front leg with a kick but Sasake checks it.
Hiligaynon misses with a jab to the body
and Sasake counters with a shoot takedown. Hiligaynon fights it but they end up in guard.
Hiligaynon controlling Sasake's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasake trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiligaynon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiligaynon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sasake trying to control but Hiligaynon is working from the bottom.
Hiligaynon working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiligaynon wants to sweep but no luck.
Sasake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hiligaynon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sasake avoids the head kick by Hiligaynon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sasake moves out of range of the body kick from Hiligaynon.
Sasake moves out of range as Hiligaynon throws a body kick.
Sasake swats away the attempt to clinch by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sasake avoids the head kick by Hiligaynon.
Sasake avoids the body shot from Hiligaynon.
Sasake on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hiligaynon - that will leave a mark!
Sasake misses with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon tries to work over Sasake's front leg with a kick but Sasake checks it.
Sasake blocks a head kick by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sasake keeps the fight on the outside.
Sasake avoids the head kick by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a right and a left that Sasake avoids nicely.
Sasake scores with a nice strike.
Hiligaynon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sasake blocks the body kick.
Hiligaynon misses with a low kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hiligaynon is looking to clinch but Sasake is avoiding it.
Sasake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hiligaynon's head backwards.
Hiligaynon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Kinjo Sasake has been cut.
Hiligaynon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sasake.
Sasake moves out of range of the body kick from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a sloppy head kick and Sasake moves out of range easily.
Sasake blocks a head kick by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sasake to counter with a crisp jab.
Sasake has Hiligaynon up against the cage in a clinch.
Hiligaynon scores with a knee to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sasake blocks a body shot from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee strike.
Hiligaynon stops a takedown attempt from Sasake.
Hiligaynon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hiligaynon stalling in the clinch.
Sasake is trying to drag Hiligaynon to the mat but Hiligaynon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sasake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hiligaynon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rodel Hiligaynon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kinjo Sasake.
That's eight 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.
Hiligaynon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiligaynon delivers a nice body kick.
Sasake tries to clinch up but Hiligaynon circles away and keeps his distance.
Hiligaynon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sasake blocks a head kick by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a push kick but Sasake slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon tries a low kick but Sasake avoids it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon pushes Sasake away with a front kick.
Hiligaynon delivers a nice body kick.
Hiligaynon is looking to wear down Sasake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hiligaynon throws a sloppy head kick and Sasake moves out of range easily.
Sasake avoids the head kick by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiligaynon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sasake counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sasake tries to free his leg and advance position but Hiligaynon is retaining full guard.
Hiligaynon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hiligaynon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sasake 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.
Hiligaynon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodel Hiligaynon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kinjo Sasake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hiligaynon wants to clinch up but Sasake keeps it at a distance.
Hiligaynon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hiligaynon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hiligaynon throws a combination that misses
and Sasake counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hiligaynon's guard now.
Hiligaynon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sasake tries to free his leg and advance position but Hiligaynon is retaining full guard.
Hiligaynon wants to sweep but no luck.
Sasake wants to control from the top but Hiligaynon keeps moving.
Sasake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sasake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hiligaynon is keeping the position for now.
Sasake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hiligaynon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sasake is breathing heavily.
Hiligaynon pulls Sasake in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasake 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hiligaynon doesn't manage to clinch there - Sasake circles away.
Rodel Hiligaynon is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiligaynon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hiligaynon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hiligaynon throws a low kick but Sasake avoids it.
A head kick misses from Hiligaynon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hiligaynon lands with a nice body kick.
Sasake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hiligaynon. That one must have hurt.
Hiligaynon connects with a solid leg kick.
Sasake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sasake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiligaynon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sasake tries to clinch but Hiligaynon moves out of range.
Hiligaynon looks to score with a jab to the body but Sasake is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasake wants to clinch
and Hiligaynon counters by moving into the clinch.
Hiligaynon working Sasake over with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon working Sasake over with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sasake up against the cage.
Hiligaynon landing knees to the head.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the body.
Hiligaynon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sasake blocks it with crossed arms.
Hiligaynon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hiligaynon working Sasake over with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon is struggling to control the position.
Hiligaynon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hiligaynon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hiligaynon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sasake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sasake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hiligaynon smiles and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sasake takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hiligaynon.
Sasake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hiligaynon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hiligaynon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Sasake blocks the leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook to the body
and Sasake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sasake.
Hiligaynon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sasake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hiligaynon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sasake's face.
Nice body punch from Hiligaynon - that landed with a thud.
Sasake wants a takedown but no success here.
Rodel Hiligaynon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kinjo Sasake.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon connects with a knee to the head.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hiligaynon scores with a knee to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sasake blocks it with crossed arms.
Hiligaynon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sasake.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the head.
Sasake has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hiligaynon.
Sasake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hiligaynon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the body.
Hiligaynon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sasake is defending well for now.
Hiligaynon gets underhooks to prevent Sasake's takedown attempt.
Sasake managing to block the knees to the body from Hiligaynon.
Sasake gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sasake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sasake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sasake wants to take a breather but Hiligaynon is having none of it.
Hiligaynon works his way to full guard. Good work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hiligaynon holds on and takes a little breather.
Sasake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hiligaynon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hiligaynon has his hands on Sasake's head, controlling the position.
Sasake trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiligaynon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiligaynon has Sasake pulled in close to control his posture.
Hiligaynon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sasake 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.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sasake looking to pass the guard.
Hiligaynon pulls Sasake in close to his closed guard and prevents Sasake from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hiligaynon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hiligaynon keeping moving, preventing Sasake from controlling successfully.
Sasake looking to sit in guard and control but Hiligaynon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sasake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hiligaynon defends well.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodel Hiligaynon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kinjo Sasake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hiligaynon.
Sasake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiligaynon was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasake.
Sasake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hiligaynon lands a head kick!
Sasake blocks a low kick nicely.
Sasake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sasake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a sloppy head kick and Sasake moves out of range easily.
Sasake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crunch! Hiligaynon slams his shin into Sasake's torso.
Hiligaynon scores with a kick to the body.
Sasake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hiligaynon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sasake can do to turn this around?
Hiligaynon throws a front kick that sends Sasake stumbling back into the cage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hiligaynon, right into the meat.
Sasake keeps the fight on the outside.
Hiligaynon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hiligaynon is looking to chop away at Sasake's legs.
Sasake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hiligaynon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sasake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick that misses.
Hiligaynon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hiligaynon scoring well with a low kick there.
Sasake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiligaynon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon motions for Sasake to come forward. Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hiligaynon tries to close the distance and clinch but Sasake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sasake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodel Hiligaynon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hiligaynon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sasake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sasake shoots and misses
and Hiligaynon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hiligaynon scores with a head kick.
Sasake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hiligaynon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiligaynon misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sasake. That did some damage!
Hiligaynon throws the kick towards the body but Sasake avoids it.
Hiligaynon missing with a left hand there. Sasake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sasake avoids the head kick by Hiligaynon.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon tried to score with a low kick but Sasake checks it.
Hiligaynon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sasake's calf.
Hiligaynon moves into range and clinches up with Sasake.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sasake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sasake jumps guard but Hiligaynon stands there with Sasake around his waist. Sasake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodel Hiligaynon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kinjo Sasake.
A bit of stalling here from Hiligaynon.
Sasake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the head but Sasake blocks with his arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sasake's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hiligaynon.
Sasake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hiligaynon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hiligaynon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sasake up against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon scores with a knee to the head.
Sasake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hiligaynon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hiligaynon just leaning against Sasake, taking a breather.
Sasake tries for a takedown but Hiligaynon manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hiligaynon obliges.
Sasake wants a takedown but no success here.
Come on Hiligaynon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sasake takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon landing knees to the head.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but Sasake blocks it.
Hiligaynon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Hiligaynon to work.
Hiligaynon gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the body.
Come on Hiligaynon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sasake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hiligaynon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sasake is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hiligaynon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sasake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sasake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hiligaynon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hiligaynon is stalling here.
Sasake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the head but Sasake blocks with his arms.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but Sasake blocks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sasake tries to pull guard but Hiligaynon won't allow it.
Hiligaynon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sasake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hiligaynon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hiligaynon working Sasake over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hiligaynon.
A knee to the head by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon lands a knee to the body.
Hiligaynon connects with a knee to the head.
Kinjo Sasake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Sasake.
Rodel Hiligaynon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hiligaynon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sasake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sasake struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiligaynon controls his hands.
Sasake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiligaynon's elbow.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but Sasake blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodel Hiligaynon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hiligaynon, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rodel Hiligaynon!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Rodel Hiligaynon!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Rodel Hiligaynon!
Rodel Hiligaynon wins by unanimous decision!
Rodel Hiligaynon retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nelio dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soral Punkass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
152 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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155 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nelio dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Soral Punkass!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punkass scoring well with a low kick there.
Punkass throws out a leg kick but dos Santos moves out of range and Punkass only half commits.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Punkass but Punkass pushes him off and we're back to square one.
dos Santos gets a clinch.
Punkass connects with a nasty looking knee right to dos Santos's face.
Punkass breaks the clinch.
dos Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Punkass sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Punkass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Punkass pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid body kick from Punkass.
Punkass feints and then cracks dos Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow dos Santos down.
dos Santos checks a leg kick.
dos Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Punkass clinches with his opponent.
dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Punkass pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelio dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos checks a leg kick.
dos Santos rushes Punkass and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Punkass breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punkass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punkass has one foot on dos Santos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punkass. Punkass obviously looking to wear him down.
Punkass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punkass throws a quick head kick that skims the top of dos Santos's head.
dos Santos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Punkass to the mat! Punkass manages to get full guard.
dos Santos trying to move into half guard but instead Punkass has managed to sweep!
dos Santos has an active guard here but Punkass has managed to pass into half guard.
dos Santos is pressing down on Punkass's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos wants to sweep here but Punkass controlling him for the moment.
dos Santos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Punkass is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for dos Santos.
dos Santos is looking to regain half guard here but Punkass keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punkass decides to stand back up. Punkass steps back and let's dos Santos get back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Punkass.
dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
dos Santos fails with the takedown.
Soral Punkass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punkass throws a solid leg kick but dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Punkass.
Punkass throws a leg kick that misses.
Punkass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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.
Punkass stuffs the takedown.
Punkass lands with a kick to the ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dos Santos is defended easily by Punkass.
Punkass fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but dos Santos is out of range.
Soral Punkass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on dos Santos. That did some damage!
Punkass scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Punkass throws a solid leg kick but dos Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Punkass.
Punkass throws a big shot that misses.
dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Punkass sprawls well. Punkass wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Punkass throws a head kick that dos Santos semi-blocks.
Punkass lands with a slapping head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - dos Santos scores with a four punch combination!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Punkass tries to avoid it but dos Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Punkass to the ground. Punkass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Punkass.
Punkass tries to land a leg kick but dos Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Punkass lands with a nice body kick.
Punkass scoring well with a low kick there.
Punkass has taken the fight to the clinch.
Punkass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Punkass sprawls well. Punkass wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by dos Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Punkass which made him look bad.
Punkass moves into the clinch.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
Punkass scores with a leg kick.
dos Santos checks a low kick from Punkass.
A leg kick checked by dos Santos.
dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Punkass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Punkass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Punkass throws a body kick that misses.
dos Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
dos Santos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Punkass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Punkass.
A nice inside leg kick there by Punkass. That's going to slow dos Santos down.
Punkass throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punkass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Punkass cracks the inside of dos Santos's front leg.
Punkass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt dos Santos.
Punkass tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Punkass lands but dos Santos takes it in his stride.
Punkass clinches but dos Santos breaks the clinch
and dos Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
dos Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
dos Santos prevents Punkass from escaping the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Punkass throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Punkass throws the kick towards the body but dos Santos avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Punkass.
Punkass lands with a kick to the temple. dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Punkass misses with a kick to the body.
dos Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Punkass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to dos Santos's calf.
dos Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Punkass stuns dos Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
dos Santos shoots in but Punkass avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Punkass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Punkass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Punkass misses with a head kick.
Punkass chopping away at his opponent's legs.
dos Santos looks for a takedown but Punkass sprawls well.
dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punkass.
Punkass tries to score with a low kick but dos Santos moves his leg out of the way.
dos Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Punkass throws a leg kick
and dos Santos counters with a good low kick that Punkass was not able to check.
Punkass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on dos Santos. That did some damage!
dos Santos blocks a head kick by Punkass.
Punkass closes the distance and clinches.
Punkass breaks from the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from dos Santos.
Punkass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Punkass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Punkass connects with a high kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Punkass.
dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Punkass throws a push kick but dos Santos slaps the foot to one side.
Punkass scores with a one two! dos Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Punkass tries to clinch up.
Punkass gets a clinch.
Punkass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dos Santos tries for a takedown but Punkass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Punkass throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as dos Santos checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Punkass.
Punkass fakes the leg kick and cracks dos Santos in the body.
Punkass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punkass closes the distance but dos Santos moves to the side
and dos Santos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by dos Santos.
dos Santos has gone for a leg lock! Punkass slips out almost immediately though and dives into dos Santos's guard.
Punkass prevents dos Santos from getting back to his feet.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Soral Punkass dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
dos Santos shoots for a takedown but Punkass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Punkass darts in trying to clinch
so dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Punkass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Punkass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Punkass pushes dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
dos Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Punkass sprawls well. He's pushed dos Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Punkass gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
dos Santos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Punkass dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punkass stands up from dos Santos's guard - Punkass perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick misses from Punkass.
Punkass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punkass throws a leg kick
and dos Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Punkass!
Punkass is trying to stand.
Punkass defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from dos Santos.
Punkass is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
dos Santos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
dos Santos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
dos Santos goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Punkass turns into him and now he's in dos Santos's guard.
Punkass stands and steps away. dos Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punkass thows a leg kick but dos Santos checks it
and dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Punkass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Punkass pushes dos Santos off looking to stand but dos Santos dives back in and keeps control.
dos Santos is working for a kimura but Punkass is defending it quite comfortably.
dos Santos is pressing down on Punkass's thigh, looking to free his foot. Punkass is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punkass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Punkass blocking the ground and pound attempt from dos Santos.
dos Santos stops Punkass from getting back to his feet.
dos Santos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
dos Santos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
dos Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punkass keeps working.
That's five 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.
dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Punkass.
Punkass doesn't manage to clinch there - dos Santos circles away.
Punkass tries to close the distance and clinch up but dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Punkass has closed the distance and engaged dos Santos in a clinch.
dos Santos jumps guard but Punkass stands there with dos Santos around his waist. dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nelio dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punkass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Punkass as he avoids it easily.
Punkass throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and dos Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Punkass's guard.
Punkass pushes dos Santos off and gets back to his feet.
Punkass is breathing heavily.
dos Santos 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.
Punkass wants to get back to his feet but dos Santos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
dos Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Punkass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos won't allow Punkass to get back to his feet.
dos Santos has gone for a leg lock! Punkass slips out almost immediately though and dives into dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Punkass pushes his legs off easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Punkass trying to stand up but can't free himself from dos Santos's guard.
dos Santos looking to control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now dos Santos is on top in guard.
Punkass is looking to stand back up but dos Santos counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Punkass.
dos Santos winds up and cracks Punkass with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
dos Santos is trying to control. Punkass wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
dos Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Punkass sees it coming and defends easily.
Punkass looks like he's trying to stand up.
dos Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
dos Santos is looking to stall here but Punkass recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelio dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Soral Punkass!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Soral Punkass!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Soral Punkass!
Soral Punkass wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Azamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama has chosen Akiyama Theme Song (This Is My Life - Edward Maya) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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224 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joshua Azamora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azamora lands with a cross.
Azamora misses with a body shot.
Azamora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akiyama cracks the inside of Azamora's front leg.
Azamora takes one on the button.
Azamora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akiyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Azamora.
Kenji Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akiyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akiyama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akiyama moves out of range as Azamora strikes.
Akiyama is looking to land body kicks.
Akiyama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Akiyama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azamora lands a glancing blow to the side of Akiyama's head.
Azamora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akiyama moves away.
Akiyama closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Akiyama connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama looks to land a right hand but Azamora moved out of range.
Akiyama delivers a nice body kick.
Azamora bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akiyama's head backwards.
Azamora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akiyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azamora lands a nice shot to the body.
Akiyama looks gassed!
A clash of legs there as Azamora blocks the low kick.
Azamora on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Azamora scores with a sloppy right hand. Akiyama should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Akiyama.
Akiyama slips a straight right by Azamora.
Donk. Azamora catches Akiyama right on the button with a cross.
Azamora just misses with a punch to the body.
Akiyama throws the kick towards the body but Azamora avoids it.
Azamora throws and low kick but Akiyama moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Azamora misses.
A low kick from Akiyama misses
and Azamora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiyama throws a head kick that misses
and Azamora counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Azamora lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Azamora.
Akiyama checks a leg kick.
Akiyama shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Azamora cracks a nice hook into Akiyama's ribs.
Azamora lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Azamora throws a series of punches but Akiyama avoids them all with ease.
Azamora swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akiyama.
Azamora feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Akiyama sprawling to the canvas! Akiyama rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Azamora finish him?!
Akiyama is rocked!
Akiyama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azamora. Azamora obviously looking to wear him down.
Akiyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Azamora finish him?
Akiyama takes one on the button.
Akiyama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azamora makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Akiyama seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azamora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Akiyama.
Akiyama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Azamora lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Azamora is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Azamora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azamora misses the jab.
Azamora cracks Akiyama with a hook to the temple - Akiyama is on wobbly legs here! Azamora swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Akiyama falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Azamora wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joshua Azamora!
Joshua Azamora retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Heizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roc has chosen Hey Man, Nice Shot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Heizel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Roc!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roc shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Roc was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Heizel 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.
Heizel is looking for a sweep. Roc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roc wants to take a breather but Heizel is having none of it.
Roc is working for a submission of some sort.
Roc wants to take a breather but Heizel is having none of it.
Roc is controlling the pace.
Roc trying to mount his opponent but Heizel defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heizel defending well though.
Heizel trying to control but Roc postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roc.
Heizel missing with a left hand there. Roc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Heizel.
Roc shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Heizel is trying to defend but Roc finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Roc is looking to pass Heizel's guard but actually Heizel recovers to full guard.
Roc is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Heizel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Heizel has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heizel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Roc slips a jab and a cross from Heizel.
Roc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roc drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Roc postures up in Heizel's guard and throws a big left but Heizel blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roc wants to control from the top but Heizel keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roc stopping the sweep attempt from Heizel.
Roc is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Heizel keeping moving, preventing Roc from controlling successfully.
Roc drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Heizel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Roc has Heizel in his guard.
Roc is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Heizel defends well.
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.
Roc has a closed guard, preventing Heizel from standing up.
Roc looking for subs off his back but Heizel has passed one foot through into half guard.
Heizel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Roc.
Roc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heizel gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heizel, as that shot connected.
Heizel cracks the inside of Roc's front leg.
Roc looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Heizel swinging wildly here.
Heizel lands a big head kick that sends Roc tumbling to the mat! Heizel takes a step backwards and waves Roc back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Heizel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heizel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A punch combination from Heizel misses.
Heizel cracks the inside of Roc's front leg.
Matt Heizel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roc looks gassed!
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!
Heizel cracks the inside of Roc's front leg.
A solid body kick from Heizel.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Heizel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roc takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Heizel lands a nice looking body shot.
Heizel is looking to slow Roc down with leg kicks.
Heizel digs a good hook to Roc's body.
Heizel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heizel.
Heizel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Heizel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matt Heizel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heizel scores with a body shot.
Heizel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice body punch from Heizel.
Heizel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Heizel lands with a hook. Roc tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roc tries to clinch up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Heizel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heizel throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Heizel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matt Heizel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Roc.
Heizel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roc. That did some damage!
Roc takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Heizel lands a jab to the head.
Roc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heizel. Heizel obviously looking to wear him down.
Roc on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heizel. Heizel obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Heizel lands but Roc takes it in his stride.
Heizel scores with a leg kick.
Heizel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Roc is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heizel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roc is still on wobbly legs! Can Heizel finish him?
Heizel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heizel feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Roc crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Heizel!
Matt Heizel retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ginger Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crazy Smash Ya (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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190 lbs
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189 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ginger Mann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crazy Smash Ya!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smash Ya avoids the body shot from Mann.
Smash Ya avoids the body shot from Mann.
Smash Ya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mann doesn't seem bothered though.
Smash Ya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Smash Ya.
Smash Ya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smash Ya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mann.
Mann misses with a wild combination.
Smash Ya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Smash Ya.
Mann tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smash Ya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smash Ya wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.
Mann scores with a nice right hand.
Smash Ya digs a good body shot into Mann's ribs.
Mann blocks a jab.
Smash Ya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mann rather than just go for the knockout.
Mann falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Smash Ya counter with a right hand.
It looks like Ginger Mann has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smash Ya finds it's way round the side to connect with Mann's head.
Smash Ya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mann.
Smash Ya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mann defending well as Smash Ya loads up on a big left hand.
Smash Ya clinches up with Mann and pushes him back against the cage.
Mann has had enough of the clinch but Smash Ya keeps him there for the moment.
Smash Ya prevents Mann from breaking the clinch.
Smash Ya prevents Mann from breaking the clinch.
Mann has had enough of the clinch but Smash Ya keeps him there for the moment.
Smash Ya lands an elbow inside that Mann shrugs off.
Mann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smash Ya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mann misses with a hook.
A jab from Mann misses.
Smash Ya moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smash Ya lands a body shot.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Smash Ya drops Mann with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mann looks back up at him and smiles so Smash Ya waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mann is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smash Ya throws a pinpoint strike between Mann's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Mann crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Smash Ya scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crazy Smash Ya!
Crazy Smash Ya is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Bautin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hug comes to the cage accompanied by RIP Andy Hug. Bautin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lobotomy. Sergei Bautin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andy Hug's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Hug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Bautin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bautin. Hug does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bautin misses with a looping left.
Hug tries to clinch but Bautin is having none of it.
Bautin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hug.
Hug jabs Bautin right on the nose. Bautin blinks but takes it well.
Bautin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautin manages to avoid it.
Bautin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hug wants to clinch.
Hug connects with a crisp jab.
Hug throws a chopping leg kick but Bautin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hug displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautin throws out the jab.
Bautin misses with a body shot
and Hug counters by moving into the clinch.
Hug missing with knees to the body.
Bautin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hug stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bautin looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug looking to throw knees to the head but Bautin is blocking nicely.
Hug is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bautin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hug putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bautin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hug tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hug crunches a lovely knee into Bautin's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hug obliges.
Hug tries a knee to the head but Bautin blocks it.
Hug with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hug scores with a shoulder strike.
Hug has Bautin pressed against the cage, preventing Bautin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Hug.
It looks like Sergei Bautin has been cut.
Knees to the body from Hug.
Hug scores with a knee to the head.
Bautin is trying to break free.
Hug landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bautin working hard to break the clinch.
Bautin tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug digs a right hand into Bautin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bautin's gas tank.
Hug lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hug.
Hug lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bautin backwards.
Hug connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bautin's face.
Hug utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hug lands a knee to the body.
Hug lands a knee to the body.
Hug landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hug crunches a lovely knee into Bautin's ribcage.
Hug lands with a light punch inside.
Hug scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hug.
Hug throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bautin blocks it with crossed arms.
Bautin is trying to break the clinch but Hug has him pressed against the cage.
Hug putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bautin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug crunches a lovely knee into Bautin's ribcage.
Hug lands a nice knee to the body.
Hug lands a nice knee to the body.
Hug connects with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Hug.
Still in the clinch, Hug scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hug lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hug.
Hug landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hug.
Hug is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bautin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bautin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hug scores with a knee to the head.
Hug with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bautin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautin takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hug misses with a knee to the head.
Bautin managing to block the knees to the body from Hug.
Hug lands a body shot.
Hug trying to land knees to the body.
Bautin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bautin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hug looks to throw the jab but Bautin is out of range.
Hug looks to land a right hand but Bautin moved out of range.
Bautin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hug moves away.
Bautin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hug is just out of range.
Bautin thows a body shot but no joy.
Hug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautin manages to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bautin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Hug does it's job there.
Hug misses with a looping right.
Nice takedown defense from Hug. No joy for Bautin on that attempt.
Bautin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hug was covering up waiting for the punch and Bautin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hug has his hands on Bautin's head, controlling the position.
Hug looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hug working a defensive guard here.
Hug is really struggling to control Bautin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bautin stands up over Hug, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hug manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hug trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bautin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bautin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hug is trying to control the action in half guard but Bautin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bautin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bautin is staying active underneath Hug, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bautin is looking for a sweep. Hug is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bautin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bautin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hug doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hug manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bautin wants to sweep but no luck.
Bautin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hug can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hug moves in looking to clinch but Bautin pushes him off.
Hug takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hug lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hug slips under a jab from Bautin.
Hug uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bautin has time to react.
Bautin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hug rather than just go for the knockout.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bautin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hug throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bautin drops his hands momentarily and Hug takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A shot to the body from Hug misses
and Bautin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bautin lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hug controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hug wants to improve his position but Bautin is controlling well.
Bautin wants to work for an arm triangle but Hug is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hug moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hug lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bautin!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bautin can't escape the position.
Hug controlling from the full mount.
Bautin wants to hold on but Hug pushes him away.
Hug trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautin can't escape the position.
Bautin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bautin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Hug dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Bautin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hug lands the left hand.
A shot to the body from Hug misses
and Bautin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bautin lands a really nice looking cross but Hug seems unphased.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bautin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bautin needs to keep his hands up - Hug had a free shot at his head there.
Hug fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bautin.
Bautin loads up on a big right hand but Hug slips the punch.
Bautin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hug throws a body punch but Bautin moves out of range.
Hug slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bautin counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hug throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bautin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hug takes the fight into the clinch.
Hug is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bautin can do to turn this around?
Bautin jumps guard and drags Hug to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hug 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.
Hug has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hug stopping the sweep attempt from Bautin.
Hug wants to control from the top but Bautin keeps moving.
Bautin looking for a sweep. Not yet Bautin, not yet.
Hug wants to control from the top but Bautin keeps moving.
Bautin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hug gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bautin keeping moving, preventing Hug from controlling successfully.
That's two 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.
Hug sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bautin working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bautin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hug walks into a straight right hand from Bautin.
Bautin cracks Hug with a good jab.
Hug scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bautin doesn't seem bothered though.
Bautin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hug misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautin thows a body shot but no joy.
Bautin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hug lands an overhand right.
Hug fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bautin blocks the body kick.
Hug scores with a jab to the head.
Bautin misses with a straight right.
Bautin shoots for a takedown but Hug saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hug cracks a nice hook into Bautin's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hug lands a nice hook to Bautin's body. Bautin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Hug - just one landing.
Andy Hug is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Hug.
Andy Hug is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hug throws a lazy right hand but Bautin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bautin avoids the body shot from Hug.
Hug throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bautin to counter with a crisp jab.
Hug thows a body shot but no joy.
Bautin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot lands for Hug.
Hug looks to score with a jab to the body but Bautin is just out of range.
Bautin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hug ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautin moves away.
Hug lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hug connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hug looks to land a right hand but Bautin moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hug. Bautin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bautin shoots for a double leg takedown but Hug sprawls well. He's pushed Bautin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A clash of legs there as Hug blocks the low kick.
Hug lands a jab to the head.
Hug scores with a jab. Bautin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bautin shoots for a double leg takedown but Hug sprawls well. He's pushed Bautin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Andy Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Bautin.
Hug lands with a cross.
Hug scores with a jab to the body.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hug. Bautin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hug tries to clinch up but Bautin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bautin moves out of range as Hug throws a body kick.
Hug throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Hug throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hug misses with a body shot
and Bautin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hug connects with a jab.
Hug tries to clinch but Bautin moves out of range.
Hug throws a jab but it's blocked by Bautin.
Hug thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Hug. Beautiful body shot.
Bautin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bautin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hug.
Hug is looking to clinch.
Hug misses with a wild body shot.
Hug throws a jab when Bautin was well out of range.
Hug misses with a looping right.
Hug is looking to clinch.
Bautin ducks under a wild hook from Hug.
Hug is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bautin.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bautin misses with a hook to the body
and Hug connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck for Bautin with that takedown attempt.
Bautin fails with a takedown attempt.
Bautin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bautin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hug connects with a body shot.
Hug misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bautin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hug looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hug swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bautin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hug throws a chopping leg kick but Bautin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bautin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sergei Bautin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bautin moves out of range of the body kick from Hug.
Hug closes the distance but Bautin moves to the side
and Bautin counters with a stiff right hand.
Bautin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hug lands with a good body shot.
Hug misses with a wild body shot.
Bautin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bautin shoots for a double leg takedown but Hug sprawls well. He's pushed Bautin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bautin misses with a looping right.
Hug closes the distance and clinches.
Hug scores a nice knee to the body.
Hug unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hug utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hug creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hug landing knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hug unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hug scores with a knee to the head.
Hug lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hug.
Hug using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hug lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hug.
Hug utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hug lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bautin.
Hug with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Hug.
Hug putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bautin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hug unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bautin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hug obliges.
Hug tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hug with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hug.
Bautin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bautin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bautin misses with the head strike.
Bautin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hug scores with a shot to the side of Bautin's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Hug showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hug 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Andy Hug!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Andy Hug!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Andy Hug!
Andy Hug wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Son Goku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Son Goku!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez tries to land a front kick but Goku steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goku connects with the punch.
A jab from Goku misses.
Mendez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goku sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mendez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Xavier Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez misses with a few strikes there.
Goku throws a series of punches but Mendez moves out of range.
A head kick by Mendez misses
and Goku counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mendez's knee momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Mendez.
Mendez wants to clinch but Goku slips to the side
and Goku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Goku avoids the head kick by Mendez.
Mendez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mendez with a nice cross.
Goku on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Mendez
and Goku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goku feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Goku.
Nice uppercut there from Goku.
Goku moves out of range as Mendez throws a body kick.
Mendez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Goku makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mendez really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez throws a series of punches but Goku moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Mendez
and Goku counters by clinching up.
Mendez is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goku leaning against his opponent.
Mendez can't break the clinch.
Mendez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mendez will feel that in the morning.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Mendez throws out a loose jab but Goku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goku lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Goku thuds his right hand into Mendez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendez tries a head kick but it misses.
Goku lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goku.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Goku.
Mendez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goku can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku moves into range and connects with a jab.
Goku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from Goku.
Mendez walks into a straight right hand from Goku.
Mendez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goku.
Goku scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goku.
Mendez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez drops his hands momentarily and Goku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd cheers as Goku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mendez doesn't seem phased though.
Goku scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goku.
Goku uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses
and Goku counters with a stiff right hand.
Goku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mendez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Goku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goku lands a jab-cross combination.
Goku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goku lands a nice hook to Mendez's body. Mendez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Goku thows a body shot but no joy.
Goku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Goku.
Goku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mendez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mendez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goku can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goku.
Goku jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mendez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goku counters with a thumping low kick.
Mendez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goku.
Mendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goku is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mendez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pβtι.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Goku scores with a leg kick.
Goku lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Goku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mendez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Goku moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mendez takes one to the side of the head.
Mendez tries to clinch
and Goku counters with a crisp one two that drops Mendez! Goku thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mendez to his feet! Mendez is in big trouble!
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goku feints and then cracks Mendez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendez down.
Goku throws a leg kick which misses Mendez's front leg but catches the back leg as Mendez tries to avoid it.
Mendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mendez slips a jab from Goku.
Goku connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Goku misses.
Mendez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goku lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendez circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendez misses with a double jab
and Goku counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Goku.
Goku throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Goku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goku lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendez backs up against the cage.
A jab lands there for Goku.
Goku throws a nice looking combination but Mendez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Goku lands with an uppercut that bounces Mendez off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Mendez both land. Nice combination.
Goku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mendez's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goku.
Goku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendez at a distance.
Goku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goku connects with a solid leg kick.
Goku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendez throws a sloppy body shot
and Goku makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Goku lands with a hook. Mendez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goku connects with a solid leg kick.
Goku throws a right and a left that Mendez avoids nicely.
Mendez moves forwards but Goku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goku.
Mendez takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goku with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goku dips to his left and cracks Mendez with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goku drops Mendez with a beautiful combination! Mendez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Goku is looking for the KO!
Oh Mendez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goku sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Mendez's defenses. It connects perfectly with Mendez's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Son Goku!
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