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AJFC 67: Kuraba vs Dux PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cross Lavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Shadows fall - Still I Rise as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cross Lavi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Alves!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lavi has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alves clinches with his opponent.
Lavi tries to stall but Alves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alves manages to break the clinch.
Lavi shoots in looking for a takedown. Alves tries to sprawl out of it but Lavi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alves was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lavi tries to lock up and control but Alves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alves with good strikes from the mount here!
Lavi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Alves thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lavi is looking to escape.
Lavi wants to control but Alves is having none of it.
Alves postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lavi looks a forlorn figure.
Lavi tries to lock up and control but Alves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavi is trying to escape the mount.
Alves is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Alves wants to control the pace but Lavi is squirming around nicely.
Lavi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lavi kicks Alves off and gets back to his feet.
Lavi with a poor takedown
so Alves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cross Lavi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lavi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lavi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lavi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alves defends well.
Alves decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lavi, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavi shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Lavi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alves throws a series of punches but Lavi moves out of range.
Lavi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lavi wants it to stay on the feet.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Alves throws a series of punches but Lavi avoids them all with ease.
Lavi misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lavi shoots in for a takedown but Alves shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavi misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a one-two to the body.
Lavi is breathing heavily.
Alves throws a series of punches but Lavi moves out of range.
Lavi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Lavi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Lavi, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Lavi against the cage but Lavi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lavi.
Lavi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
Alves shoots in but Lavi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lavi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alves defends it nicely.
Lavi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lavi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lavi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lavi stops a takedown attempt from Alves.
Lavi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lavi has his takedown stuffed
and Alves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lavi wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lavi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lavi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lavi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lavi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
That's six 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.
Lavi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Cross Lavi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lavi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Lavi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alves's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lavi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lavi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lavi trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Lavi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Lavi from controlling successfully.
Lavi gets to his feet. Alves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lavi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Lavi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's eight 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.
Lavi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alves's guard.
Lavi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lavi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lavi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cross Lavi just wasn't active enough.
Lavi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Alves is trying to defend but Lavi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lavi trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corey Alves will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lavi feints and as Alves raises his hands in defense, Lavi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lavi looking to pass the guard.
Lavi passes Alves's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lavi passes to side control.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Lavi tries to score with some ground and pound. Alves controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Lavi crashes against the mat.
Lavi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lavi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lavi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alves knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavi staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavi decides to stand back up. Lavi steps back and let's Alves get back to his feet.
Lavi misses with a takedown
and Alves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lavi.
Lavi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cross Lavi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lavi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lavi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lavi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Alves to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Alves shrugs it off.
Lavi controlling his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lavi unloads with some shots from mount but Alves bucks and avoids them well.
Lavi controlling from mount.
Lavi looking to finish with strikes here!
That's six 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.
Lavi controlling the position easily from mount.
Alves is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lavi content just to control the position here.
Lavi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Alves for as long as he can get away with.
That's eight 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.
Alves wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lavi.
Lavi controlling the position easily from mount.
Lavi working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Alves looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Lavi! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cross Lavi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcin Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Axel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jewtuszko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Rolling Stones - Paint it black. This should be a great matchup!
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154 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcin Jewtuszko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelly Axel!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jewtuszko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Axel sprawls well initially but Jewtuszko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jewtuszko is just content to waste time from the top position. Axel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jewtuszko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Axel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jewtuszko, into his guard.
Axel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jewtuszko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Axel drops back looking for a leg! Jewtuszko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jewtuszko manages to kick Axel off! Axel jumps back into Jewtuszko's guard.
Jewtuszko keeping moving, preventing Axel from controlling successfully.
Axel tries to free his leg and advance position but Jewtuszko is retaining full guard.
Jewtuszko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Axel defends it easily.
Axel drops back looking for a leg! Jewtuszko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jewtuszko manages to kick Axel off! Axel jumps back into Jewtuszko's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jewtuszko is on top in guard.
Jewtuszko has gone for a leg lock! Axel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jewtuszko's guard.
Axel is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jewtuszko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jewtuszko has escaped and now he's on top!
Jewtuszko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Axel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Axel has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Axel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jewtuszko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Axel trying to control but Jewtuszko is working from the bottom.
Jewtuszko pulls Axel in close to prevent any damage.
Axel has gone for a leg lock! Jewtuszko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Axel's guard.
Jewtuszko looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Axel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Axel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Axel!
Axel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jewtuszko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Axel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Axel is trying to get an arm triangle but Jewtuszko is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jewtuszko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Axel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Axel is working for a kimura but Jewtuszko is defending it quite comfortably.
Jewtuszko wants to improve his position but Axel is controlling well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jewtuszko trying to control from the bottom.
Axel is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jewtuszko is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kelly Axel!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andal Ampatuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pacquiao's choice of entrance music: ten thousand fists. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andal Ampatuan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut.
Ampatuan throws a series of punches but Pacquiao avoids them all with ease.
Ampatuan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Pacquiao tried to score with a low kick but Ampatuan checks it.
Pacquiao lands with a cross.
Pacquiao throws the kick towards the body but Ampatuan avoids it.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ampatuan has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Ampatuan.
Ampatuan ducks under a wild hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ampatuan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao takes one on the button.
Pacquiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ampatuan. Ampatuan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ampatuan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pacquiao in his tracks.
Ampatuan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ampatuan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ampatuan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ampatuan at a distance.
Ampatuan misses with a body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ampatuan throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
Ampatuan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ampatuan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ampatuan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ampatuan takes one to the side of the head.
Pacquiao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ampatuan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ampatuan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Ampatuan moves out of range.
Pacquiao throws a nice looking combination but Ampatuan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Ampatuan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao throws a series of strikes that have Ampatuan backpedaling.
Pacquiao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ampatuan backs up against the cage.
It looks like Andal Ampatuan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao tries to land a front kick but Ampatuan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. Ampatuan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ampatuan misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacquiao throws a jab when Ampatuan was well out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ampatuan counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pacquiao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ampatuan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ampatuan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ampatuan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ampatuan misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ampatuan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Ampatuan.
Ampatuan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pacquiao to score with a decent uppercut.
Pacquiao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ampatuan is breathing heavily.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ampatuan was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Ampatuan with a series of wild strikes but Ampatuan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ampatuan avoids the body shot from Pacquiao.
Ampatuan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ampatuan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao digs a good body shot into Ampatuan's ribs.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Ampatuan moved away.
Ampatuan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pacquiao takes a step back to recover.
Ampatuan lands a slapping body shot.
Pacquiao swings for the body but Ampatuan moves out of range.
Ampatuan scores with a jab to the body.
Ampatuan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ampatuan misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pacquiao avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pacquiao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ampatuan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pacquiao's hands.
Ampatuan throws a series of punches but Pacquiao avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses
and Ampatuan counters with a good, hard body kick but Pacquiao shrugs it off.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Ampatuan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ampatuan blocks a jab.
Ampatuan throws a series of punches but Pacquiao moves out of range.
A lazy left from Ampatuan finds it's target.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Ampatuan blocks it.
Ampatuan misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ampatuan.
Ampatuan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ampatuan manages to avoid it.
Ampatuan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Ampatuan.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pacquiao 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 Ampatuan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ampatuan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pacquiao lands a body shot.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ampatuan counters with a three punch combo that has Pacquiao backing up. Pacquiao nods at Ampatuan to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao jabs Ampatuan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ampatuan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ampatuan throws a nice looking combination but Pacquiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Ampatuan. Those never looked like landing.
Ampatuan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a combination that misses
and Ampatuan counters with a stiff right hand.
Ampatuan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ampatuan. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Ampatuan.
Pacquiao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the body kick.
Ampatuan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ampatuan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ampatuan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ampatuan lands a two punch combo.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ampatuan misses with a body shot.
A combination from Ampatuan does no damage.
Ampatuan swings for the body but Pacquiao moves out of range.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Ampatuan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ampatuan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Ampatuan does no damage.
Ampatuan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ampatuan scores with a sloppy right hand. Pacquiao should have avoided that one.
Pacquiao with a nice cross.
Pacquiao scores with a nice head shot.
Ampatuan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ampatuan misses with a shot to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a decent looking hook.
Pacquiao keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ampatuan throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
Ampatuan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Donk. Pacquiao catches Ampatuan right on the button with a cross.
Pacquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ampatuan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pacquiao tries to score with a low kick but Ampatuan moves his leg out of the way.
Pacquiao thuds a left hand into Ampatuan's body.
Pacquiao misses with a leg kick
and Ampatuan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pacquiao thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ampatuan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ampatuan throws a right and a left that Pacquiao avoids nicely.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andal Ampatuan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andal Ampatuan's cut.
That's time! Ampatuan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ampatuan misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Ampatuan.
Ampatuan throws a nice looking combination but Pacquiao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ampatuan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
Pacquiao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ampatuan counters with a stiff right hand.
Andal Ampatuan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacquiao misses with a low kick.
Pacquiao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ampatuan moves out of range of the body kick from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a low kick but Ampatuan moves out of range easily.
Pacquiao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pacquiao lands with an overhand left.
Ampatuan misses with a combination
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ampatuan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pacquiao misses with a hook.
Ampatuan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pacquiao eats them both and turns towards Ampatuan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pacquiao is breathing heavily.
Ampatuan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andal Ampatuan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ampatuan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ampatuan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ampatuan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacquiao moves out of range of the body kick from Ampatuan.
Pacquiao lands with a shot to the body.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.
Ampatuan just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Ampatuan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ampatuan cracks Pacquiao with an open hand slap.
Pacquiao lands a two punch combo.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ampatuan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ampatuan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a lazy right hand but Ampatuan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ampatuan.
Pacquiao throws a combination that misses
and Ampatuan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Ampatuan throws a combination that misses
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ampatuan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A leg kick checked by Ampatuan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the head.
Ampatuan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pacquiao back to the cage. Ampatuan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ampatuan 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.
Ampatuan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pacquiao circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquiao moves out of range as Ampatuan strikes.
Ampatuan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ampatuan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pacquiao back to the cage. Ampatuan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pacquiao misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Ampatuan.
Ampatuan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ampatuan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Pacquiao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ampatuan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ampatuan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ampatuan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pacquiao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao digs a good body shot into Ampatuan's ribs.
Ampatuan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pacquiao connects with a body shot.
Pacquiao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ampatuan counters with a left and a right that stings Pacquiao.
Ampatuan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pacquiao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ampatuan.
Ampatuan blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ampatuan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ampatuan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pacquiao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Ampatuan both land. Nice combination.
Ampatuan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Ampatuan misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
Ampatuan misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pacquiao throws a combination that misses
and Ampatuan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ampatuan throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pacquiao does it's job there.
Ampatuan misses with a combination
and Ampatuan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacquiao jabs Ampatuan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ampatuan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquiao.
Ampatuan throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ampatuan thinking.
Pacquiao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ampatuan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ampatuan misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Ampatuan throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Pacquiao.
Ampatuan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pacquiao.
Ampatuan connects with a single shot there.
Pacquiao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Ampatuan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ampatuan swinging wildly here.
Ampatuan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Ampatuan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ampatuan misses with a body punch
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
Pacquiao scores with a body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pacquiao misses with a low kick as Ampatuan jumps back.
Ampatuan misses with a few strikes there.
Ampatuan blocks a head kick by Pacquiao.
Ampatuan throws a head kick that Pacquiao semi-blocks.
Ampatuan misses with a combination
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Ampatuan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A combination from Ampatuan does no damage.
Pacquiao blocks a head kick by Ampatuan.
Ampatuan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ampatuan misses with a combination
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ampatuan.
Pacquiao throws a head kick that misses
and Ampatuan counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ampatuan.
Pacquiao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ampatuan misses with a few strikes there.
Ampatuan slips a jab and a cross from Pacquiao.
Ampatuan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
Ampatuan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ampatuan throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a series of strikes. Ampatuan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Ampatuan.
Ampatuan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andal Ampatuan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ampatuan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Andal Ampatuan!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Andal Ampatuan!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Andal Ampatuan!
Andal Ampatuan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Donitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yoshihiro akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Donitz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Donitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, yoshihiro akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
akiyama fails with the takedown.
Donitz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Donitz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donitz working the head with strikes.
Donitz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
akiyama is looking to reverse the position.
akiyama looking for a sweep but Donitz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Donitz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
akiyama is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donitz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force akiyama to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so akiyama shrugs it off.
Donitz controlling from the full mount.
Donitz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. akiyama can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Donitz lands a big shot there that rocks akiyama but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
akiyama tries to lock up and control but Donitz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Donitz has isolated one of akiyama's arms. akiyama looking to fight him off but Donitz twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karl Donitz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sub Zero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zero enables Jackson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zero manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Zero is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Greg Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zero has his takedown stuffed
and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zero's guard now.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Zero is keeping the position.
Zero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zero is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Zero looking for a sweep. Not yet Zero, not yet.
Zero is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Zero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Zero is retaining full guard.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zero is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jackson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jackson's back!
Jackson is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zero on the ground.
Zero is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jackson is defending well though. Zero let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Zero is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson fending off the submission attempt from Zero.
Jackson is trying to stand back up.
Zero is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jackson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson holding both Zero 's hands and preventing any damage.
Jackson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Zero's arms.
Jackson is trying to stand back up.
Jackson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Zero looking to break Jackson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jackson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Zero will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jackson is trying to stand back up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Zero looking for the choke from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zero is cranking Jackson's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Jackson! He's tightened the choke and Jackson is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sub Zero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rogers (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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265 lbs
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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
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Rogers scores with a takedown into Yu's guard.
Rogers advances position into side control!
Rogers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yu to see if he's OK.
Yu dodges the ground and pound from Rogers.
Rogers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers tries to move into full mount but can't pass Yu's legs.
Yu is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rogers misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Yu dodges the ground and pound from Rogers.
Rogers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rogers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rogers should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Rogers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rogers.
Rogers working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rogers's best efforts.
Yu is refusing to be controlled, as Rogers sits in half guard.
Rogers is just content to waste time from the top position. Yu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rogers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Yu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rogers doesn't seem bothered though.
Yu looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Yu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like James Rogers has been cut.
Rogers looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rogers walks straight into a right hand from Yu - that's dropped him! Yu jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rogers from any more punishment! Rogers complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Yu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kirillov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
255 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Kirillov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nogueira is chipping away with strikes.
Kirillov is trying to get back to half guard.
Nogueira working away.
Kirillov taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nogueira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kirillov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kirillov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kirillov wants to control but Nogueira postures up.
Kirillov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kirillov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira tries for a kimura but Kirillov is defending well.
Nogueira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nogueira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nogueira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kirillov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nogueira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kirillov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kirillov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nogueira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirillov is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working away.
Nogueira is trying to get an arm triangle but Kirillov is defending well.
Nogueira works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kirillov manages to get back to half guard.
Nogueira working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirillov trying to control from the bottom.
Kirillov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nogueira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nogueira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kirillov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kirillov looks gassed!
Nogueira 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.
Nogueira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is in close to Kirillov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirillov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kirillov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nogueira is aware though and is defending well.
Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Kirillov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kirillov manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Kirillov's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nogueira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kirillov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nogueira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Kirillov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kirillov manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Kirillov's guard.
Kirillov keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is in close to Kirillov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kirillov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nogueira gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Kirillov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kirillov manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Kirillov's guard.
Nogueira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nogueira drops back looking for a leg! Kirillov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kirillov manages to kick Nogueira off! Nogueira jumps back into Kirillov's guard.
Nogueira throwing strikes but missing.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirillov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nogueira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kirillov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nogueira has managed to get both his arms back between Kirillov's legs - danger averted.
Kirillov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirillov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira lands a couple of digs.
Kirillov is looking for a triangle but Nogueira pushes his legs off easily.
Nogueira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nogueira cracks Kirillov with a solid left hand.
Nogueira preventing the sweep.
Nogueira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nogueira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nogueira distracts Kirillov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nogueira's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nogueira landing with the ground and pound.
Nogueira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nogueira cracks Kirillov with a solid left hand.
Nogueira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kirillov's guard.
Nogueira is looking to take a break and control but Kirillov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kirillov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nogueira scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nogueira lands strikes from half guard.
Nogueira landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, if Nogueira is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kirillov actively working from the bottom here.
Nogueira seems to be looking for submissions.
Nogueira seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kirillov is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fabricio Nogueira!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
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Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Kuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux fails to land with a series of punches.
Dux lands with a hook. Kuraba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Kuraba moves out of range easily.
Dux throws a leg kick but Kuraba moved away.
Kuraba fails with the takedown.
Kuraba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dux napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dux is trying to escape the position but Kuraba is controlling the position.
The strikes coming from Kuraba are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kuraba trying to control the position but Dux is working away.
Kuraba looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dux is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Dux's face as Kuraba controls the position.
Kuraba scoring with punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuraba taking a breather here.
Kuraba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dux is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kuraba misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kuraba connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dux some visible discomfort.
Dux is not content to let Kuraba control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dux is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kuraba asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dux can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kuraba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kuraba throws a strike aimed at the side of Dux's head but Dux avoids it well.
Kuraba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dux, who protects the arm well.
Kuraba prevents Dux from escaping the position.
That's four 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.
Kuraba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dux regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kuraba's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kuraba is trying to control the action in half guard but Dux is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuraba.
Dux is refusing to be controlled, as Kuraba sits in half guard.
Kuraba lands strikes from half guard.
Kuraba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kuraba prevents Dux from standing back up.
Kuraba wants to take a breather but Dux is having none of it.
Kuraba thows a huge punch but Dux dodges it nicely.
Kuraba is looking to take a break and control but Dux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuraba stalling away here and it's allowed Dux to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kuraba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dux has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kuraba off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dux misses with a few strikes there.
Dux misses with a double jab.
Kuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Frank Dux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuraba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dux napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kuraba scoring with punches and elbows.
Kuraba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The strikes coming from Kuraba are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dux keeps working.
Kuraba is working Dux over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dux is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dux is trying to buck Kuraba off.
Kuraba is chipping away with strikes.
Dux defending against the ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba working the head with strikes.
Dux stops Kuraba from passing to mount.
Dux is not content to let Kuraba control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuraba creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dux sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dux stops Kuraba from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Kuraba dominated that round.
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!
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuraba clinches up against the cage.
Dux is trying to break the clinch but Kuraba is controlling him.
Dux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dux is trying to break the clinch but Kuraba has him pressed against the cage.
Dux stops a takedown attempt from Kuraba.
Kuraba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dux avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dux throws a series of punches but Kuraba moves out of range.
Kuraba slips a jab and a cross from Dux.
Kuraba pushes Dux up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuraba won't allow it.
Kuraba has Dux pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kuraba pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dux tumbling to the mat - Kuraba dives into Dux's guard.
Kuraba content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Dux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuraba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuraba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Dux keeping full guard, as Kuraba tries to pass.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kuraba is standing up over Dux. Dux looks to escape but Kuraba dives into side control.
Kuraba tries to move to full mount but Dux actually manages to regain half guard.
Kuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kuraba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dux regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kuraba.
Kuraba looking to sit in guard and control but Dux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kuraba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dux is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba controls Dux momentarily but Dux frees himself.
Dux stopping the sweep attempt from Kuraba.
Kuraba throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dux escapes and throws Kuraba's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuraba is looking to get back to his feet here but Dux is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kuraba's back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dux is trying to stick to Kuraba's back but Kuraba is turning into Dux. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Dux's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kuraba.
Kuraba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuraba looking to pass the guard.
Dux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuraba.
Kuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Dux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuraba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuraba drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dux dives on top into guard.
Kuraba wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dux is now in half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kuraba controls Dux momentarily but Dux frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Kuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kuraba 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 Fujiwara scores the fight for Kenji Kuraba!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Kenji Kuraba!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Kenji Kuraba!
Kenji Kuraba wins by unanimous decision!
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