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Rivals XLV: Rude vs. Speed {POSTFIGHT SHOW}

Event Review: Rivals XLV: Rude vs. Speed
Eternal Rivals {150k+}
2012-08-17, Tokyo, Shinjuku Indoor Arena
Attendance:5,000, Event Rating:223
Author:Davy Jones

Submitted by Blitz Kriegg (55399) Thanks Blitz! PLEASE let Blitz know what you think, he's knew to writing and would like some feedback.

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Presents

RIVALS XLV: RUDE VS SPEED POSTFIGHT SHOW

By BLITZ KRIEGG

EVENT INTRODUCTION: (Voice Over)

ETERNAL RIVALS – where deadly Warriors gather to test their might and walk away with the Ultimate Title and Gladiator’s Pride – welcomes you in the sold out Shinjuku Indoor Arena, Tokyo with a an Event Rating of 222.50 this is RIVALS XLV: Rude VS Speed Post Fight Show.

(Intro Song . . . just put your imagination at work)

BLITZ: Welcome to the RIVALS XLV: Rude VS Speed Post Fight Show, I am Blitz Kriegg, and I am honored to be given a chance to cover this awesome night! But I am not alone because with me is my very own fighter, who begged me to tag him on this show, Rivals’ own SIEGFRIED “The Bully” FREAK!

SIEGFRIED: Oh c’mon I didn’t “beg” you were the one who BEGGED me to accompany you because you suck as a commentator. Well anyway, hello Rivals fans and managers I am Siegfried Freak putting this show on track where Blitz sucks at. I watched the show and it was so great I wanted to break into the cage myself!

BLITZ: Excuse me, it’s not just you, it’s US . . . I paid your ticket remember? You thrifty son-of-a-bully. But yeah, you were right. This event showcased a lot of budding Eternal Rival talents and TWO NEW CHAMPIONS!

SIEGFRIED: You were right Blitz. My personal favorite was the 5 Second TKO win of. . .

BLITZ: Hold it! Hold it! We’re still not there yet Freak! Let’s get on with the show. . .

SIEGFRIED: (Aww man you really suck. . .)




Aliev (2-1) SUBMITTED Malioufas (1-2) in 2:56 of the 1st Round

(SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION)

BLITZ: On to our first fight of the night, Aliev came aggressive off the bat and had successfully mounted Malioufas off an early takedown, Malioufas made a mistake by giving his back to his opponent while trying to escape the mount.

SIEGFRIED: Right on cue, I thought Aliev did a great job and had just enough luck being on his opponent’s back, and with that I thought he will go all excited choking his opponent but Aliev proved to be a wise kid softening his opponent first before putting on the kill.

BLITZ: Aliev controlled the early goings throwing punches where he managed to cut Malioufas around the one-minute mark. Aliev distracted Malioufas, who is flatted on the ground, by scoring with more punches.

SIEGFRIED: There we go. He must continue doing that but of course he needs to improve his game even more if he wants to be a relevant warrior in Eternal Rivals.

BLITZ: And finally, he finished the fight smoothly by going for the Rear Naked Choke improving his record to 2 wins, both via submission, against one loss.

SIEGFRIED: Aliev is on a little submission streak now, but I guess he needs to keep upgrading his game continously knowing that his opponents will be ready for his takedowns and ground game on his upcoming fights.

BLITZ: Look who’s talking, how’s your training young man?

SIEGFRIED: Well . . . On to our next fight!


Blackhill (2-1) KO’ed Verne (1-2) in 3:43 of the 1st Round

(SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION)

BLITZ: The fight started off with a grueling stand-up bout where Verne supposedly had the advantage having the better Muay Thai, but Blackhill had something better on his pocket as he connected better with his punches making Verne suffer a cut early on.

SIEGFRIED: Blackhill probably surprised Verne more than he surprised me. I thought Verne will completely own the stand up, but Blackhill proved me wrong!

BLITZ: Yeah, I was surprised too. Well, can’t do nothing about it, a fighter must be ready whatever happens on the octagon. He should be able to adjust depending on any given situation. Anyway, let’s get on with the show. After a minute Verne finally caught Blackhill in clinch, and it’s his show now – supposedly. But Blackhill kept his composure in the clinch and was able to go mano – a – mano against Verne who had enough of the stalemate and broke hold on Blackhill.

SIEGFRIED: Breaking the clinch was a bad idea for Verne where he found himself in deep trouble firing in distance against Blackhill. Blackhill dropped Verne with a hook to the temple but surprisingly he didn’t go for the GnP right away! He’s probably looking to knock the guy out which he actually did in a flashy manner!!

BLITZ: Freak! Let’s show them the highlights first!! On their feet again, Blackhill dominated the exchanges and another shot opened up Verne’s cut even more . . .

SIEGFRIED: Blackhill’s huge uppercut tells me that this fight is over, then he connected with another straight to knock Verne down following it up with a flurry of punches and it’s over!!!! Blackhill improved his record 2-1 and looks promising with his mixed arsenals.


Sackett (3-0) WON VIA TKO over Arai (0-3) in 00:37 of the 3rd Round

(SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION)

SIGFRIED: This fight could have been better. Sackett could have finished this fight early on. But well, Arai tried to go for the clinch early against Sackett who successfully defended every attempt, and even better, Sackett was able to successfully take Arai down. Sackett missed a number of shots but connected a fair amount of meaningful shots early on the First Round while Arai contained the ground game by using his BJJ skills putting further pressure to the wrestler, Sackett.

BLITZ: Don’t put pressure on Sackett. So, the fight goes on, Sackett missing more shots and Arai showing good ground defense, now Sackett had a hard time right there, he must really be pressured now. Arai finally landed a sweep but Sackett quickly reversed it right away and Arai sweeped again. Arai showed good ground game and ended up on top at the end of the first round.

SIEGFRIED: Their rolling in the canvas like it was green grass!!! On to the Second Round, Sackett started the Second round by taking Arai down and quickly moving into mount, he connected way better on his GnP, finally!! Arai’s fight plan was still the same as the First round as he looked comfortable on the ground throwing submission attempts. The fight went on with Sackett on top raining shots and Arai on his back working away with his BJJ. The Second Round ended the way the First did with Arai on top of Sackett, without the rolling that is.

BLITZ: Third and Final Round!!! Arai tried to clinch allowing Sackett to take him down into Full Mount!

SIEGFRIED: Sackett’s killer’s instinct has kicked in now as he came firing away with his GnP. Sackett landed a damaging elbow that rocked Arai and it’s over!!! Sackett fired way too many unanswered strikes allowing the ref to step in and end the fight. Sackett is now on a 3-fight winning streak!!


KNOCKOUT ARTIST Blauwoog (3-0) TKO’ed Jobber (1-2) in just FIVE SECONDS!!!

(SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION)

SIEGFRIED: Now we’re talkin’!!!!! Blauwoog wins again with another magnificent ONE-PUNCH knockout. It is that quick!! He is on a 3-fight KNOCKOUT streak, which reminds me of someone who also did the same early in his career.

BLITZ: Oh C’mon! He’s older than you, and you must follow his footstep instead of being too front with your achievements!!

SIEGFRIED: I ain’t boasting!! And I ain’t comparing him to me, the guy already had two 5 SECOND KNOCKOUT WIN under his belt. While I, well, I only have 7 KNOCKOUTS on my belt and 4 successful Title bouts! There’s no comparing that!!!??

BLITZ: . . . and you lost twice to Dongmin Oh. Don’t forget that.

SIEGFREID: Don’t say bad words, man. I know and you know that we’re both disappointed knowing that the judges and that blind doctor gave away the win to Oh in our last two fights against him, but don’t worry come 1st of September we’ll get the win via KO . . . for the 8th TIME and 9th T/KO overall!!!

BLITZ: Okay fine, keep your voice down, we’re here to do a Post Fight Show not to promote your fight against Dongmin Oh. On to our next fight.

Pete (5-4) Won via DECISION over Ki Duk (4-2)

(HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION)

BLITZ: The fighters started the bout looking for positions, Pete on the Ground and Ki Duk on the Clinch.

SIEGFRIED: Battling for position gives a fighter advantage depending on what his opponents’ skills are. And . . .

BLITZ: Woah! Now, you’re talking about positioning? What positions do you prefer? Do you have any?

SIEGFRIED: Well, hmm let’s see . . . (I always look for a knockout as early as possible, well . . .) well, I don’t know, but most of the time, I position my hand up in the air right after I put my opponent motionless on the ground.

BLITZ: Oh c’mon stop fooling around, you know nothing about battling for positions. On to the fight! After a series and exchanges of tries, Pete finally landed a takedown via counter after a failed Clinch attempt from Ki Duk.

SIEGFRIED: It took them one hell of a minute!

BLITZ: Certainly, Ki Duk wants to be on his feet but he’s getting none of it as Pete is controlling well on top.

SIEGFRIED: And after hitting the mat, Pete decided to stand back up and Ki Duk gave him a one-two for his troubles. Silly Pete! Hahahaha

BLITZ: Stop that Freak! But hell yeah that stuff was funny Pete. So we go on, a series of failed clinch and takedowns again, until Ki Duk decided to stop and throw bombs, but it made him open for takedowns where Pete ended up gaining side control. After successfully landing shots better this time Pete unexpectedly stood up, and we go back to a series of clinch and takedowns until the end of the fight which made Pete lose a lot of air.

SIEGFRIED: The second round started the same as the previous one, and I started to get bored, but this time Ki Duk was being more creative with his skills mixing things out to distract Pete, I thought I won’t see something new, like it was just a replay of the first round.

BLITZ: Pete landed two takedowns which cost a lot out of Ki Duk even if he was scoring with strikes from the distance. Pete just showed the judges how he dominated the ground.

SIEGFRIED: Even with a lot of misses, Pete still won the round again.

BLITZ: For the third and final round!!!! Guess what??

SIEGFRIED: Yeah, it’s the same stuff all over again, clinch and takedown attempts from Ki Duk and Pete.

BLITZ: Ki Duk is landing a fair amount of strikes in distance but Pete once again had taken this fight on the ground. Ki Duk had managed to sweep for the first time and had made the referee stand them back up again only to see himself being taken down AGAIN by Pete. Pete ONCE AGAIN stood up only to try and take Ki Duk down AGAIN, and was tactically fighting for the decision.

SIEGFRIED: After a long and grueling match for us, literally, finally it’s over and Pete had won via judges’ scorecards. Ki Duk seemed to be the more accurate fighter in this bout, but Pete just showed complete control of the fight. Ki Duk had a forgettable Eternal Rivals debut, but I’m pretty sure he’ll be back for good. His 4-fight winning streak was stopped by Pete. Let’s go now to the next card.


Best (5-3) Won via DECISION over Zulu (3-3)

(LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION)

BLITZ: Just as expected from both of them, Best and Zulu came out aggressive on their feet with Best gaining the upper hand early on with his Muay Thai expertise. Zulu kept up with Best with his boxing skills but Best controlled the first round by mixing up strikes from distance and on the clinch.

SIEGFRIED: Talk about stand-up war, those two showed what a war really is.

BLITZ: The two warriors started the Second Round with the same intensity as they had ended the First Round.

SIEGFRIED: We are seeing a classic stand-up exchange between two warriors who are measuring themselves up looking to go up the Light Heavyweight Division Ladder to fight with the best guys on our division, guys like me.

BLITZ: Oh shut up Freak! Why don’t you beat Dongmin Oh first before boasting yourself up! LOL! Anyway, on to our fight at hand, Best had kept it and started getting the better out of Zulu on the second round. Exchange after powerful exchange described that round.

The third and final round started with Best doing a good job connecting and blocking strikes from Zulu.

SIEGFRIED: He had just dominated Zulu up to this final round, and if Zulu doesn’t manage to score a knockout there’s no way he can win this one the way this fight is going. Best controlled more of the round with his clinch. Zulu was seeing this fight like a long trip to that L on his record. He’s getting more tired while trying to score a very slim chance of a Knockdown. And with Best controlling the whole fight successfully, he had started to grow tired and as the round comes to an end, Best finally landed ONE BRUTAL SHOT!!! Zulu will be having a good lump on his (SENSORED), well if you checked the fight you might know where Best’s last shot landed. Best won the whole Three Rounds.

BLITZ: And gave a Blow that did the Job down Zulu’s pants and he moves up 5-3.

SIEGFRIED: Zulu is now 3-3 and is still at the hospital with a bummed (SENSORED), poor guy.


Waters (5-2) Won via TKO on Lightbear (5-2) in 00:36 of Round Two

(MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION)

BLITZ: Lightbear came out looking to go on the ground early on but Waters kept the fight standing while scoring with punches, one of it cutting Lightbear early on.

SIEGFRIED: On the clinch, Izaak Waters dominated the bout but Lightbear kept his composure hoping to land a pull or a takedown from there – but he’s having none of it. Waters kept on pummeling Lightbear strike after strike while dominating the fight on the clinch all throughout the First round.

BLITZ: On the second round comes the end of the bout, after stuffing two takedowns, Waters sent Lightbear reeling.

SIEGFRIED: And with that sight Izaak Waters pushed the pace with his killing instinct and the referee stepped in and saved Lightbear from serious damage. Izaak Waters won via TKO and is now 5-2.


Funkyama (7-1) Won via DECISION over Lee (9-2)

(BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION)

SIEGFRIED: This was another Stand-up War between two Muay Thai artist, Prince Funkyama and Mo Lee. Both fighters showed their athleticism early on with Funkyama dominating the strikes at distance. After the second-minute mark, Lee decided to stall in clinch to catch a breather, wise move. When Prince Funkyama had successfully got out of the clinch he made Mo Lee pay, hard shots after hard shots, Funkyama won the round but Lee showed a good sign by landing a hard uppercut before the round ended.

BLITZ: Lee regained his confidence by the end of the First Round and has been more aggressive at the start of the Second Round.

SIEGFREID: Mo Lee controlled the very first minute of the round but Funkyama quickly recovered from the shock that Lee gave him in the last couple of minute. Funkyama connected with the more significant strikes of the Round after that first minute where Lee dominated.

BLITZ: Third and final round, the fighter started off in clinch, both testing their Muay Thai expertise. Lee had once again got the better on the get-go scoring meaningful shots from the clinch.

SIEGFRIED: Funkyama had much from it, he was struggling to break the clinch and after the 2-minute mark he was finally successful. Keeping the fight at distance allowed Funkyama to show his class as he punished Lee’s head a couple of times. Lee started to look for the knockout knowing that he is way behind the scores over the two rounds but up until the last minute Funkyama had the better hand controlling the fight.

BLITZ: Funkyama won all three rounds and is now 7-1. He is now second to Bantamweight Champion Ricardo Martinez, and a rematch clause between them seems to be a good Main Event in the future.

SIEGFRIED: Fight stats showed how Lee dominated the fight on the clinch, while Funkyama successfully defended almost all of Mo Lee’s strikes from distance while landing a high percentage of his own shots. Moving on, we are now at the CO-MAIN EVENT of this EVENT!!


Styles (9-2-1) REGAINED HIS TITLE by submitting Dos Santos (9-3) in 3:33 of Round Two (WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP)

BLITZ: The bout started with Styles successfully defending the starting assault of the current Champion, Dos Santos, along with three successful counters off the misses of Dos Santos. But the Champ didn’t let the fight go down on Styles way. He hit his Challenger with a couple of ringing headshots!

SIEGFRIED: A good stand-up war displayed by two equally agile warriors with Dos Santos connecting with the damaging blows to the body early on the First Round. Round One goes the way of the Champion William Dos Santos, but Xavier Styles is keeping the fight close despite the hard body shots that he had taken. Definitely, Styles will be more cautious in the next round or else he will be worn down.

BLITZ: Second Round started with another hard body shot from Dos Santos, but Styles had enough of it, he also looked to put the air out of Dos Santos’ body with his own version of body shots.

SIEGFRIED: Furious, just furious exchange from top-class warriors are displayed in this round. Styles tried to mix it up with takedowns but Dos Santos successfully stuffed a couple of them. Relentless on takedowns, Styles had managed to land one via counter and ended up in a good Side Control. Styles caught Dos Santos trapped on the ground as Dos Santos struggled to avoid being controlled on the ground, but Styles, a BJJ Black belter, didn’t think twice and made Dos Santos TAP via KIMURA!!!! That’s three straight Submission victories for Xavier Styles!!! He is now 9-2-1 and THE NEW WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION OF ETERNAL RIVALS!!! Hoooraaaahhh!!!!


BLITZ: And for our MAIN EVENT OF THE NIGHT . . .

Speed WON VIA TKO in 01:56 of Second Round over Rude

(HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP)

Both fighters are proven Champion, the Challenger looking for his second HEAVYWEIGHT Belt on just his second stint as an Eternal Rival Warrior while the Champion, looking forward on a successful Title Defense. Last time when he defended his Title he lost it to Milo Talon, but now things are different and he is looking to win his first ever Title Defense.

SIEGFRIED: And it’s on!!!!!

BLITZ: The challenger threw the first combination which was successfully dodged by the Champion and after a series of missed exchanges Rick Rude drew first shot on Speed who connected with a jab to the body but Nathan Speed retaliated with his own hard body shot.

SIEGFRIED: The fight goes on and we had another thrilling Stand-up War on display between two able Champions!! Rick Rude was constantly looking to get a knockdown early on, targeting Speed’s head while Speed mixed things up by hitting body shots from time to time, but as the round is nearing end, Rude went to the body and it’s an even round for me for the first.

Round two started on a high level with both fighters throwing bombs without care at all! Both of them are just looking to knock each other out from the looks of things.

BLITZ: And after a series of exchange of damaging blows, Nathan Speed connected with a rocking solid jab that made Rick Rude dizzy and without further ado Nathan Speed cracks Rick Rude with a sick counter punch followed by a barrage of strikes.

SIEGFRIED: The Champion showing a lot of heart unconsciously tackled the referee who had already stopped the fight due to series of unanswered strikes!!

And the fight is done!!! Nathan Speed is the new HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION of ETERNAL RIVAL!!! I feel sorry for Rude who again lost in his Title defense.

BLITZ: Me too, I’m pretty sure he will get another shot at it again. I can still remember what he did to Milo Talon after losing his belt to him. Rude won, not just on the Title rematch but also on their Third fight clause, so I can see him up against any able Champion by the time that his Title Match opportunity comes again.

SIEGFRIED: (Ohhh such compassion . . . LOL) Yeah you’re right Blitz, and that’s it for our Post Fight Show. We are running out of time Blitz so in behalf of my manager, Blitz-uck-Kriegg, this is your future Light Heavyweight Champion Siegfried Freak! And I wanna give a shoutout to our Boss, Davy Jones! Thanks for the opportunity on being on the show!!!

BLITZ: Wait! Lemme . . . (cut!)


(Voice Over)

COMING UP: RIVALS XLVI: TIKKANEN V RUTTEN on August 24, 2012

Features: On Light heavyweight, newcomer Essa Tikkanen goes up against Bas Rutten who are both looking to be a Title Contender for the 205 lb Title.

On Middleweight, Knockout artist Danny Brown will gamble his 6-fight T/KO winning streak taking on Former Middleweight Champ Noah Bennet.

And a lot more interesting fights.

For ETERNAL RIVALS – where deadly Warriors gather to test their might and walk away with the Ultimate Title and Gladiator’s Pride – This has been Blitz Kriegg saying “FIGHT for the right to STAY ALIVE!”

 

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