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KOF.61 - Time To Shine PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Brunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaaki Free trade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaaki Free trade is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Brunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaaki Free trade!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Free trade circles away.
Free trade shoots in for a takedown but Brunt shows good takedown defense.
Free trade darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Free trade 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.
Free trade maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Brunt could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Free trade has cracked it and Brunt is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Free trade!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Masaaki Free trade!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abominable Snowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rene Schweidler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rene Schweidler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abominable Snowman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snowman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schweidler scores a takedown into full mount!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Schweidler working Snowman over with strikes here.
Schweidler punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snowman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schweidler controlling from the full mount.
Schweidler raining down shots from the mount!
Snowman is rocked!
Schweidler cracks Snowman with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rene Schweidler!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Geige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirk Geige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francisco Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez clinches.
Geige wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Geige is trying to break the clinch but Valdez has him pressed against the ropes.
Valdez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Geige's efforts to push away.
Geige breaks the clinch.
Geige scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geige was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
Jab by Geige.
Valdez swings for the body but Geige moves out of range.
Geige goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Valdez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Geige on the side of the head.
Geige blocks a jab.
Valdez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Geige looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Geige does no damage.
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geige throws out the jab.
Geige swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Geige throws a series of punches but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez misses with a body shot.
Geige throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
Geige digs a good body shot into Valdez's ribs.
Valdez walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geige scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Geige misses.
Valdez tries to clinch but Geige moves out of range.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Geige throws a series of punches but Valdez moves out of range.
Geige thows a body shot but no joy.
Valdez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Geige lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valdez circles away quickly and effectively.
Geige bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Valdez's head.
Valdez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Geige looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Geige takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valdez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Geige.
Geige swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valdez counters with a stiff right hand.
Valdez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Geige throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valdez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valdez.
Geige breaks the clinch.
Geige lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valdez circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands a glancing blow to the side of Geige's head.
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!
Valdez lands a nice hook to Geige's body. Geige takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valdez lands a body shot.
Valdez tries to close the distance and clinch but Geige swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Geige throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valdez.
Geige connects with the punch.
Valdez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Geige counters with a left to the body.
Geige misses with a straight left.
Valdez slips a jab and a cross from Geige.
Geige swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Geige is breathing heavily.
Geige throws the left hand but Valdez avoids the punch easily.
Dirk Geige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valdez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Geige misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valdez lands a with a good body shot.
Valdez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valdez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Geige misses with a double jab
letting Valdez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Geige.
Valdez is looking to clinch but Geige is avoiding it.
Valdez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Valdez duly obliges.
Valdez swings for the body but Geige moves out of range.
Valdez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Geige does no damage.
Valdez lands a nice looking body shot.
Valdez defending well as Geige loads up on a big left hand.
Geige looks to land a left hand but Valdez moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Valdez finds it's way through Geige's defenses.
Valdez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Valdez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Geige is trying to break the clinch but Valdez is controlling him.
Geige wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valdez misses with an elbow over the top.
Valdez misses with a knee to the head.
Geige breaks from the clinch.
Geige avoids the body shot from Valdez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands a with a good body shot.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geige.
Geige sizes up Valdez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Geige throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valdez misses with a double jab.
Valdez lands a nice shot that snaps Geige's head back.
Geige gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left and a right from Geige both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valdez slips a jab from Geige.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Geige!
Geige throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valdez tries to clinch
and Geige counters with a left and a right that stings Valdez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valdez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Geige throws a big shot that misses.
Valdez throws a right and a left that Geige avoids nicely.
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 Dirk Geige will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Geige lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valdez circles away quickly and effectively.
Geige looks to land a combination but Valdez avoids it well.
Geige avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dirk Geige is winning the standup battle so far.
Valdez lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valdez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Geige throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valdez counters with a right hand to the body.
Valdez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Geige jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Geige lands an overhand right.
Valdez fails to land with a series of punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Valdez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Geige throws out a loose jab but Valdez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geige misses with a combination
and Valdez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Geige swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valdez counters with a two punch combo.
Geige throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valdez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valdez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valdez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Geige misses.
Geige throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valdez counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez with a jab.
Geige goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Geige falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valdez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Geige needs to keep his hands up - Valdez had a free shot at his head there.
Valdez closes the distance and clinches.
Geige is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Valdez throws an elbow but misses.
Geige breaks from the clinch.
Geige tries to bum rush Valdez with a series of wild strikes but Valdez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Geige scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slow jab from Geige misses its intended target.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Geige.
Geige steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Valdez. That one must have hurt.
Valdez lands a slapping body shot.
Valdez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Valdez lands a with a good body shot.
Valdez rushes Geige and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geige is trying to break the clinch but Valdez is controlling him.
Valdez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Geige is trying to break the clinch but Valdez is controlling him.
Valdez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Valdez with a knee to the head.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Geige throws a predictable looking body shot
and Valdez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Valdez scores with a four punch combination!
Valdez lands with a cross.
Valdez moves into range and clinches up with Geige.
Geige is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Valdez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Valdez both land. Nice combination.
Valdez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Geige misses with a straight left.
Geige throws a right and a left that Valdez avoids nicely.
Valdez tries to clinch but Geige moves out of range.
Geige falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valdez counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Geige is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez scores with a jab. Geige acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Valdez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valdez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Geige counters with a one-two to the body.
Valdez scores with a shot to the body.
Valdez tries to clinch up.
Valdez wants to clinch up but Geige keeps it at a distance.
Geige swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valdez counters by clinching up.
Geige is looking to break free of the clinch but Valdez has double underhooks.
Geige can't break the clinch.
A short left from Valdez.
Geige looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Geige on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valdez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Geige pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez connects with a high kick.
Geige avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Geige will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Geige backs up against the ropes.
A slow jab from Valdez misses its intended target.
Valdez tries to bum rush Geige with a series of wild strikes but Geige uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Geige throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Valdez counter with a right hand.
Geige dodges the punch combination from Valdez.
Valdez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Valdez closes the distance and pushes Geige back into the ropes.
Valdez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Geige takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geige.
Geige takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valdez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Geige misses with the combination.
Geige on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Valdez!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Geige's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Geige throws a series of punches but Valdez avoids them all with ease.
Geige looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Geige throws a combination that misses
and Valdez counters with a nice body shot.
Dirk Geige is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valdez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geige was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
Geige ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
Geige takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valdez cracks Geige with an open hand slap.
Valdez takes one to the side of the head.
Geige lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Valdez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Geige moves away from the strike by Valdez.
Valdez tries to score with a low kick but Geige moves his leg out of the way.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Geige.
Geige lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valdez circles away quickly and effectively.
Valdez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geige lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valdez at a distance.
Valdez ducks under a wild hook from Geige.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geige moves away.
Valdez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Valdez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Geige will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Geige misses with an uppercut. Valdez saw that one coming.
Geige throws an overhand right that lands on Valdez's shoulder, as Valdez tries to avoid the shot.
Geige swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valdez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Geige throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valdez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valdez.
Geige looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valdez breaks the clinch.
Geige looks to land a combination. Valdez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Valdez thuds a left hand into Geige's body.
Valdez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Geige works over Valdez's head and body with a nice combination.
Valdez rushes Geige and presses him up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geige wants to break the clinch but can't.
Geige working hard to break the clinch.
Valdez pushes Geige back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Geige is trying to force a seperation but Valdez has the dominant position.
Geige has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valdez has Geige pressed against the ropes, preventing Geige from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valdez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Geiges head.
Geige avoids a wild elbow strike from Valdez.
Valdez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valdez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valdez crunches a lovely knee into Geige's ribcage.
Valdez lands a shoulder strike.
Valdez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Geige blocks it with crossed arms.
Valdez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Valdez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Geige lands a really nice looking cross but Valdez seems unphased.
A jab from Geige finds it's way through Valdez's defenses.
Geige fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valdez's corner calls for a 1-2. Valdez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valdez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch combination from Geige misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geige fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valdez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Geige pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Geige.
A head kick misses from Valdez.
Valdez tries to clinch up.
Geige fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valdez manages to avoid it.
Valdez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Geige ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdez moves away.
A big right from Geige misses.
Valdez throws a series of punches but Geige moves out of range.
Geige throws a big shot that misses.
Geige loads up on a big right hand but Valdez slips the punch.
Geige's corner calls for a 1-2. Geige obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valdez moves into the clinch successfully.
Geige tries to break free but Valdez pushes him back against the ropes.
Valdez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geige tries to break free but Valdez pushes him back against the ropes.
Valdez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Geige wants to break the clinch but can't.
Geige avoids a wild elbow strike from Valdez.
Geige wants to break the clinch but can't.
Geige escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valdez scores with a nice strike.
Valdez cracks a nice hook into Geige's ribs.
Geige takes a swing at Valdez's ribcage but misses.
Geige showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valdez.
Geige misses with a double jab
and Valdez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valdez works Geige's body with a nice hook.
Valdez moves into the clinch.
Valdez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valdez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valdez throws an overhand right that lands on Geige's shoulder, as Geige tries to avoid the shot.
Valdez ducks right into an uppercut from Geige.
Valdez doesn't manage to clinch there - Geige circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Francisco Valdez.
Well Valdez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Valdez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiro Kikaida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiro Kikaida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry King!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikaida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kikaida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kikaida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kikaida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King has hold of Kikaida's hands but Kikaida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kikaida thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Kikaida thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kikaida thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Kikaida thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kikaida.
Kikaida landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kikaida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kikaida is pressing down on King's thigh, looking to free his foot. King is holding on for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
King throws a shot to the body.
Kikaida is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King scores with a hook to the body. Kikaida takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King lands with a big right hook that stumbles Kikaida - he's out on his feet here! King follows up with another monster hook that separates Kikaida from consciousness! Kikaida falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! King stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Terry King!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Jacobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth has chosen Enemy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Simon Jacobsen had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Jacobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Murth!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Murth does no damage.
Murth avoids the head kick by Jacobsen.
Murth scores with a punch to the head.
Jacobsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jacobsen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacobsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Murth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Simon Jacobsen has been cut.
Jacobsen shoots in but no luck this time.
Murth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murth moves out of range as Jacobsen throws a body kick.
Jacobsen closes the distance and clinches.
Jacobsen throws an elbow that misses.
Jacobsen landing knees to the body.
Jacobsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Murth's face.
Jacobsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jacobsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Jacobsen.
Murth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Jacobsen.
Murth avoids a kick to the body.
Adam Murth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobsen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Jacobsen.
Murth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jacobsen throws a wild body kick that Murth sees coming a mile off.
Jacobsen throws a leg kick which misses Murth's front leg but catches the back leg as Murth tries to avoid it.
Murth lands with a nice combination. Jacobsen backs away looking to recover.
Murth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jacobsen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jacobsen. Murth shrugs it off though.
Jacobsen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Murth misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacobsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murth manages to avoid it.
Jacobsen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Murth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacobsen is looking to clinch.
Jacobsen is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Murth misses.
Jacobsen closes the distance and clinches.
Jacobsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murth blocks it with crossed arms.
Jacobsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacobsen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murth in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jacobsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Murth.
Murth avoids a wild elbow strike from Jacobsen.
The referee calls for Murth to work.
A knee to the head by Jacobsen.
Murth trying to control the position but instead, Jacobsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murth into the ropes.
Jacobsen throws an elbow that misses.
Jacobsen scores a nice knee to the body.
Jacobsen missing with knees to the body.
Jacobsen is breathing heavily.
Jacobsen misses with an elbow over the top.
Murth jumps into guard, dragging Jacobsen to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murth is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Jacobsen frees his head nicely. Oh but Murth has switched to an armbar! Jacobsen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Adam Murth!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Juronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Bjorksen (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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199 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Juronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Bjorksen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juronen scores with a spinning back kick!
Bjorksen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bjorksen lands a two punch combo.
Juronen moves in looking to clinch but Bjorksen pushes him off.
Juronen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bjorksen circles away.
Bjorksen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Juronen throws out a leg kick but Bjorksen moves out of range and Juronen only half commits.
Juronen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bjorksen drops Juronen with a beautiful combination! Juronen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bjorksen is looking for the KO!
Juronen is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjorksen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Juronen circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Juronen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Bjorksen lands a beautiful left hook that drops Juronen. Juronen tries to recover but Bjorksen is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Juronen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Bjorksen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denis Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swick has chosen A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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8 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denis Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Swick!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swick misses with a body kick.
Kang checks a leg kick.
Swick looks to score with a jab to the body but Kang is just out of range.
Kang misses with a shot to the body
enabling Swick to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Kang.
Kang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Swick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kang counters with a straight right hand.
Kang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swick at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swick bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kang's head backwards.
Swick slips a jab from Kang.
Kang misses with a wild body shot.
Kang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kang lands a hook that stumbles Swick back into the ropes. Kang follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Swick to the canvas! Kang pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Swick has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Denis Kang!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bruce Babcock has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Babcock which made him look bad.
Babcock drives through and clinches with Gracie against the ropes.
A short left from Babcock.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Babcock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Babcock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babcock scores with a shoulder strike.
Babcock is stalling here.
Babcock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Babcock leaning against his opponent.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Babcock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bruce Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Gracie.
Babcock looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Babcock connects with a body shot.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Babcock scores with a head kick.
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!
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Babcock looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie looks gassed!
Babcock tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Babcock can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Babcock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock is looking for a sweep.
Babcock manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Babcock moves into full mount! Gracie won't be happy about that!
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Babcock landing strikes, looking to finish!
Babcock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Babcock lands a heavy elbow.
Babcock dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Babcock.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Babcock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Babcock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babcock breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Babcock looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
Babcock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Babcock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie is rocked!
Babcock landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Babcock finish him?
Babcock breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Babcock raining down shots from the mount!
Babcock is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gracie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Babcock jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie wants to control but Babcock postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Babcock scoring with punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie tries to buck Babcock off but Babcock is having none of it.
Babcock creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Babcock scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Babcock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babcock pushes Gracie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Babcock gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Babcock scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Babcock there.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Babcock has control of the leg.
Babcock landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babcock is working away from the top position though.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Babcock in his half guard.
Babcock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Babcock working Gracie over with strikes.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Babcock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babcock throws out a powerful jab.
Babcock tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Babcock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Babcock circles away.
Babcock throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie shoots in but Babcock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Babcock lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Babcock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie is pressing down on Babcock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Babcock is holding on for now.
Babcock is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Babcock dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Babcock tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Babcock to the ground. Babcock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Babcock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the ropes.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Babcock avoids it really well and circles away.
Bruce Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Gracie.
Babcock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Babcock scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Babcock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Babcock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Babcock swinging wilding here.
Babcock moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babcock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Babcock, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Babcock against the ropes but Babcock circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Babcock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Babcock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Babcock.
Babcock lands a nice uppercut.
Babcock lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Babcock.
Babcock breaks the clinch.
Babcock misses with a two punch combination.
Babcock scores with a jab.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Babcock was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Babcock is on top in guard.
Babcock slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Babcock lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gracie down.
Gracie is trying to control Babcock's posture but Babcock avoids it.
Babcock cracks Gracie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie struggling a bit here.
Babcock lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Babcock keeps moving and retains side control.
Babcock grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Babcock lands a nice forearm strike.
Babcock landing a few strikes.
Babcock is chipping away with strikes.
Babcock looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Babcock smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Babcock working the body and head with strikes.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Babcock is putting a hurting on Gracie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie is trying to control Babcock's posture but Babcock avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good shot there by Babcock.
Babcock misses with a series of wild punches.
Babcock scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Babcock.
Babcock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Babcock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Babcock throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Babcock works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Babcock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Babcock wants it to stay on the feet.
Babcock gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Babcock keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babcock is keeping the position for now.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Babcock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Babcock's legs - danger averted.
Babcock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babcock being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Babcock dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Babcock throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Babcock as he avoids it easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Babcock shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Babcock tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Babcock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruce Babcock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Gracie.
Babcock scores with a nice right hand.
Babcock scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Babcock closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Babcock - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Babcock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Babcock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Babcock gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Babcock slips a nice elbow through Gracie's hands, connecting with Gracie's forehead.
Babcock working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gracie taking some punishment here, with Babcock in his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Babcock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Babcock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Babcock won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Babcock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Babcock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Babcock's guard.
Babcock trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Bruce Babcock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babcock tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Babcock is keeping him busy.
Babcock trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is pressing down on Babcock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Babcock is holding on for now.
Babcock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Babcock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Babcock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Babcock is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Babcock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Babcock manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Babcock's guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Babcock keeps moving.
Babcock keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Babcock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babcock is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Babcock.
Babcock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Bruce Babcock is winning the standup battle so far.
Babcock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Babcock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Babcock closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the ropes.
Babcock lands a body punch.
Babcock manages to break the clinch.
Babcock misses with a wild combination.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Babcock wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
Babcock is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Roger Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce Babcock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Babcock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Babcock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Samoan Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Hickman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Hickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Samoan Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Dick Hickman has been cut.
Nice jab there from Samoan Warrior.
Hickman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samoan Warrior circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Hickman does no damage.
Hickman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samoan Warrior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Samoan Warrior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hickman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Samoan Warrior is trying to break the clinch but Hickman has him pressed against the ropes.
Samoan Warrior is trying to break the clinch but Hickman has him pressed against the ropes.
Hickman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samoan Warrior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hickman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Samoan Warrior swinging wilding here.
Samoan Warrior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hickman counters with an outside leg kick.
Hickman moves away from the strike by Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior misses with a wild body shot.
Hickman is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickman looks to land a right hand but Samoan Warrior moved out of range.
Samoan Warrior with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Samoan Warrior works Hickman's body with a nice hook.
Hickman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoan Warrior misses with a looping left.
Jab by Samoan Warrior.
Hickman thumps Samoan Warrior with a low kick.
Hickman lands a really nice looking cross but Samoan Warrior seems unphased.
Freddie Samoan Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samoan Warrior throws out a loose jab but Hickman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Samoan Warrior looks gassed!
Hickman lands a left and a right that send Samoan Warrior crashing to the mat, dazed. Hickman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Samoan Warrior is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samoan Warrior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Samoan Warrior is still on wobbly legs! Can Hickman finish him?
Hickman drops Samoan Warrior with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Samoan Warrior! Hickman dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Hickman!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Retso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diesel Maddox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Retso!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Retso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Retso throws a series of punches but Maddox moves out of range.
Maddox defending well as Retso loads up on a big left hand.
Retso shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maddox manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Maddox keeping full guard, as Retso tries to pass.
Retso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maddox looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Retso has picked Maddox up and slammed him! Maddox can't keep hold of the triangle and Retso manages to pass to side control!
Retso lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Maddox down.
Retso working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maddox gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Retso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maddox wants to get back to full guard.
Maddox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Retso seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maddox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Retso.
Maddox wants to control but Retso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Retso frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Retso is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maddox is trying to escape the mount.
Retso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maddox regains half guard.
Maddox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Retso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Retso wants to stand but Maddox has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Retso works over Maddox with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retso landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retso with a nice head shot there.
Retso won't allow Maddox to sweep him here.
Retso keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maddox's head.
Maddox is rocked!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maddox is on top in guard.
Retso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Retso striking off his back but it's not causing Maddox any problems.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maddox preventing the sweep.
Retso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maddox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maddox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maddox passes Retso's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Retso gets full guard.
Retso throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Retso can do anything to dispel that myth.
Maddox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Retso is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retso doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Retso is trying to keep Maddox in close.
Retso is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maddox is controlling him.
Maddox wants to pass the guard but Retso is keeping the position.
Maddox is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Retso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maddox.
Retso lunges at Maddox with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maddox's hand.
Maddox throws a big shot that misses.
Maddox throws a hook to the side of Retso's head but Retso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Retso fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Retso looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maddox!
Retso with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retso with good strikes from the mount here!
Retso postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maddox looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Maddox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Retso postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Maddox bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Retso and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Retso!
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