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Bellum 17 TOKYO PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baby Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samiroheat Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Baby Bean has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baby Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samiroheat Kahric!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahric misses with a double jab
and Bean counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kahric thinking.
Bean works over Kahric's head and body with a nice combination.
Kahric tries to clinch
and Bean counters with a series of strikes. Kahric will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bean lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kahric backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Samiroheat Kahric has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Bean there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahric tries a head kick but it misses.
Bean lands with a shot to the body.
Kahric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kahric looks gassed!
Bean closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
Kahric keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bean's efforts to push away.
Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baby Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahric takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch lands to the side of Kahric 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Samiroheat Kahric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahric takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bean pushes Kahric up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bean tries to break the clinch but Kahric is controlling the position.
Bean lands with a light punch inside.
Bean lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kahric backwards.
That has opened up Samiroheat Kahric's cut even more.
Bean is trying to break the clinch but Kahric has him pressed against the ropes.
Bean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean tries to circle away but Kahric has him pinned against the ropes.
Bean is trying to push Kahric away but Kahric has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bean wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahric won't allow it.
Kahric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bean tries to break free but Kahric pushes him back against the ropes.
Bean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bean tries to break the clinch but Kahric is controlling the position.
Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bean takes the fight into the clinch.
Bean breaks the clinch.
Bean lands with a hook. Kahric tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bean feints a jab promting Kahric to slip. Bean then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kahric slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kahric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean moves into range and clinches up with Kahric.
Still in the clinch, Bean scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bean has had enough of the clinch but Kahric keeps him there for the moment.
Bean is trying to push Kahric away but Kahric has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Bean.
The cut above Samiroheat Kahric's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kahric has him pressed against the ropes.
Bean has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Kahric has double underhooks.
Bean wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Bean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bean tries to break the clinch but Kahric is controlling the position.
Bean is trying to break the clinch but Kahric is controlling him.
Bean wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Kahric has double underhooks.
Bean stalling the fight.
Bean can't break the clinch.
Bean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kahric jumps guard but Bean stands there with Kahric around his waist. Kahric gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four 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.
Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kahric takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bean with a jab.
Bean dips to his left and cracks Kahric with an uppercut!
Bean connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bean dips to his left and cracks Kahric with an uppercut!
Bean paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bean throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kahric on the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bean scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kahric doesn't seem bothered though.
Bean cracks Kahric with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Samiroheat Kahric's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bean looks to land a combination but Kahric avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Kahric 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bean punishes Kahric's body with a nice straight punch.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Bean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samiroheat Kahric's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Baby Bean!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benoit Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarrod Batchelor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Batchelor's choice of entrance music: Wham - Club Tropicana . This should be fireworks!
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benoit Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jarrod Batchelor!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong misses with a leg kick
and Batchelor counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Bong falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jarrod Batchelor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marchegiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocco Marchegiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marchegiano misses with an uppercut
and Kazama counters by clinching up.
Kazama breaks from the clinch.
Marchegiano looks to land a combination but Kazama avoids it well.
Marchegiano swings widly with a right hand
and Kazama counters by moving into the clinch.
Marchegiano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kazama breaks from the clinch.
Marchegiano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Kazama misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marchegiano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kazama counters with a leg kick.
Kazama tries to clinch there but Marchegiano circles away.
Marchegiano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kazama counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchegiano throws a poor cross that misses
and Kazama counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazama tries to clinch but Marchegiano moves out of range.
Marchegiano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kazama holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Marchegiano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kazama pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marchegiano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marchegiano throws a right hand that misses
and Kazama counters with a leg kick.
Kazama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kazama thuds his shin into the meat of Marchegiano's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kazama.
Marchegiano misses with a hook
and Kazama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marchegiano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kazama throws a series of punches but Marchegiano avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Kazama misses.
Marchegiano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kazama.
Kazama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marchegiano throws a poor cross that misses
and Marchegiano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marchegiano throws out a loose jab but Kazama uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kazama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kazama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazama instigates a clinch.
Kazama leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kazama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kazama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kazama - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Kazama's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Kazama lands a knee to the head.
Kazama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Kazama.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kazama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Marchegiano blocks it with crossed arms.
Kazama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marchegiano misses with a hook
and Kazama counters with a head kick. That will keep Marchegiano thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marchegiano misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano misses with a wild body shot.
Kazama slips under a jab from Marchegiano.
Marchegiano misses with a combination
and Marchegiano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kazama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kazama has managed to clinch.
Kazama scores with a knee to the head.
Kazama looks gassed!
Kazama connects with a knee to the head.
Marchegiano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kazama just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Marchegiano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kazama gets underhooks to prevent Marchegiano's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kazama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marchegiano is trying to push Kazama away but Kazama has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Marchegiano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kazama pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marchegiano misses with a hook.
Kazama throws a big shot that misses.
Kazama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Kazama avoids them all with ease.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marchegiano throws a jab but it's blocked by Kazama.
Marchegiano is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Marchegiano throws a hook but Kazama blocks it.
Marchegiano throws a series of punches but Kazama avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Marchegiano misses.
Marchegiano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kazama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marchegiano.
Marchegiano jabs at Kazama's body.
A swing and a miss from Marchegiano.
Kazama slips under a jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marchegiano tries to bum rush Kazama with a series of wild strikes but Kazama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kazama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marchegiano.
Kazama takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Jin Kazama has been cut.
Marchegiano drops Kazama with a beautiful combination! Kazama stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marchegiano is looking for the KO!
Marchegiano misses with a few strikes there.
Kazama staying out of range there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marchegiano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kazama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marchegiano.
Marchegiano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marchegiano misses with a straight right.
Marchegiano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marchegiano throws an overhand right that lands on Kazama's shoulder, as Kazama tries to avoid the shot.
Marchegiano drops Kazama with a beautiful combination! Kazama stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Marchegiano is looking for the KO!
Kazama is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marchegiano feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kazama sprawling to the canvas! Kazama rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Marchegiano finish him?!
Kazama is still on wobbly legs! Can Marchegiano finish him?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Marchegiano knocks Kazama out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocco Marchegiano!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Susumo Komota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Susumo Komota!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young closes the distance looking to clinch
and Komota counters with a takedown into side control.
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Komota is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Young has escaped the position, nice work there.
Komota has hold of Young's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Young seems comfortable defending it but Komota has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Young is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Young is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Komota couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Susumo Komota!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuta Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki comes to the ring accompanied by Pon di Floor by Major Lazer. Yuta Suzuki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alex Pak's chin.
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245 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuta Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Pak!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak darts in trying to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pak!
Pak avoids a series of strikes thrown by Suzuki.
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.
Suzuki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pak is trying to stand up.
Suzuki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Suzuki 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.
Suzuki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Suzuki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak blocking the ground and pound.
Suzuki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suzuki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We're going to have a standup here because Yuta Suzuki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Suzuki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pak on his heels. He'll look to pass Pak's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Suzuki wants to pass the guard but Pak is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yuta Suzuki.
Suzuki shoots in and gets a takedown into Pak's guard.
Suzuki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Suzuki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yuta Suzuki just wasn't active enough.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Pak avoids them all with ease.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pak counters with a head kick.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that Pak avoids nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pak tries to clinch up
and Suzuki counters with a single leg into guard. Pak didn't expect that.
Suzuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suzuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suzuki controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki passes Pak's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Suzuki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pak pushes Suzuki off looking to stand but Suzuki dives back in and keeps control.
Suzuki trying to control the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yuta Suzuki.
Suzuki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pak has Suzuki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Suzuki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Suzuki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suzuki blocks an uppercut.
Pak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pak looks gassed!
Pak throws a punch but it's blocked by Suzuki.
Suzuki taking a breather.
Suzuki seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Suzuki managing to block the knees to the body from Pak.
Suzuki is working for takedown but Pak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pak throws an elbow that misses.
Suzuki lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Suzuki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Suzuki's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pak!
Suzuki controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuta Suzuki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pak throws a head kick but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki swinging wildly here.
Yuta Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suzuki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pak quickly recovers to half guard.
Suzuki is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak is trying to stand back up but Suzuki is controlling him
Pak is breathing heavily.
Suzuki controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yuta Suzuki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pak looks to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pak's guard now.
Suzuki is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.
Suzuki sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yuta Suzuki just wasn't active enough.
Pak throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Suzuki misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki tries to bum rush Pak with a series of wild strikes but Pak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pak looks to land a combination but Suzuki avoids it well.
Suzuki misses with a left hand
and Pak counters with a big head kick but Suzuki shrugs it off.
Pak throws a head kick that misses.
Suzuki shoots in but Pak avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Suzuki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Suzuki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pak for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yuta Suzuki just wasn't active enough.
Suzuki throws an off balance right hand
and Pak counters with a nice body kick.
Pak throws a chopping leg kick but Suzuki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suzuki scores a takedown into full mount!
Pak is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Suzuki controlling from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pak holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Suzuki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Suzuki controlling from mount.
Pak really wants to buck Suzuki off and get back to his feet.
Suzuki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yuta Suzuki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yuta Suzuki.
Pak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pak wants to clinch but Suzuki slips to the side
and Suzuki counters with a single leg into guard. Pak didn't expect that.
Suzuki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuta Suzuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suzuki 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Yuta Suzuki!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yuta Suzuki!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Yuta Suzuki!
Yuta Suzuki wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rogelio Manlikbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Gonchar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Rogelio Manlikbot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aleksey Gonchar's chin.
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147 lbs
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200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogelio Manlikbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksey Gonchar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manlikbot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonchar.
Manlikbot is breathing heavily.
Gonchar throws a right hand that misses
and Manlikbot counters with a left to the body.
Gonchar misses with a body shot
and Manlikbot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manlikbot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonchar manages to avoid it.
Gonchar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Manlikbot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonchar swings widly with a right hand
letting Manlikbot counter with a right hand.
Good work by Gonchar as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonchar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manlikbot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manlikbot lands the left hand.
Gonchar misses with an uppercut
and Manlikbot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonchar swings widly with a right hand
and Manlikbot counters with a straight right hand.
Manlikbot throws a hook but Gonchar avoids it easily.
Manlikbot looks to land a left hand but Gonchar moved out of range nicely.
Gonchar throws a lazy uppercut
and Manlikbot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonchar throws a lazy uppercut
and Manlikbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manlikbot tests Gonchar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonchar throws a right hand that misses
and Manlikbot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Gonchar misses.
Manlikbot connects with a jab.
Gonchar misses with a right hand
enabling Manlikbot to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two 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.
Manlikbot swings for the body but Gonchar moves out of range.
Manlikbot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gonchar misses with a hook to the body
and Manlikbot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gonchar's knee momentarily.
Manlikbot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gonchar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manlikbot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manlikbot looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonchar misses the shot to the body.
Gonchar throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Manlikbot to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonchar throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Manlikbot counter with a right hand.
Gonchar throws an off balance right hand
and Manlikbot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonchar misses the body punch
and Manlikbot counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonchar misses with a body shot.
Manlikbot is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gonchar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manlikbot with a hook.
Gonchar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gonchar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manlikbot thuds his right hand into Gonchar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Manlikbot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Manlikbot does it's job there.
Manlikbot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonchar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonchar thows a body shot but no joy.
Gonchar throws a poor cross that misses
and Manlikbot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonchar throws an off balance right hand
and Manlikbot counters with a series of strikes. Gonchar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gonchar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manlikbot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Manlikbot finds it's way through Gonchar's defenses.
Gonchar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manlikbot counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonchar misses with an uppercut
and Manlikbot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonchar lands with a straight right. Manlikbot didn't see that one coming.
Manlikbot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Manlikbot wants to clinch.
Gonchar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonchar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manlikbot counters with a two punch combo.
Gonchar lands a slapping body shot.
Gonchar misses with an uppercut
and Manlikbot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manlikbot connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gonchar. Gonchar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gonchar looks to land a left hand but Manlikbot moved out of range nicely.
Manlikbot scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Manlikbot takes a swing at Gonchar's ribcage but misses.
Manlikbot is looking to chop away at Gonchar's legs.
Manlikbot digs a good hook to Gonchar's body.
Gonchar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Manlikbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manlikbot throws a big shot that misses.
Gonchar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manlikbot's head.
Gonchar misses with an uppercut
and Manlikbot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gonchar misses with an uppercut
and Manlikbot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonchar throws a sloppy body shot
letting Manlikbot counter with a right hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gonchar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonchar misses with a jab to the body
and Manlikbot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonchar misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Manlikbot to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonchar throws an off balance right hand
and Manlikbot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonchar throws a sloppy body shot
and Manlikbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonchar swings widly with a right hand
and Manlikbot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gonchar cracks a nice hook into Manlikbot's ribs.
Manlikbot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gonchar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manlikbot throws out the jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonchar misses with a left hand
and Manlikbot counters with a leg kick.
Gonchar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gonchar throws a poor cross that misses
and Manlikbot moves into the clinch.
Gonchar tries to circle away but Manlikbot has him pinned against the ropes.
Manlikbot tries a body shot but Gonchar blocks it.
Gonchar blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Manlikbot fails to land.
Gonchar lands a shot to the body.
Gonchar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonchar slips a straight right by Manlikbot.
Gonchar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manlikbot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Manlikbot missing with a left hand there. Gonchar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manlikbot takes one on the button.
Manlikbot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonchar.
Manlikbot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonchar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gonchar misses with a body punch
and Manlikbot counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Gonchar misses
and Manlikbot counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonchar misses with a looping left.
Gonchar tests Manlikbot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonchar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Manlikbot 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. This is the final round!
Gonchar throws a right hand that misses
enabling Manlikbot to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonchar throws a lazy uppercut
and Manlikbot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonchar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gonchar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonchar misses the body punch
and Manlikbot counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonchar misses with a double jab.
Manlikbot takes one on the button.
Manlikbot tries to clinch there but Gonchar circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonchar misses with a lunging right hand
and Manlikbot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonchar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gonchar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonchar misses with an uppercut
and Manlikbot counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonchar misses with a body shot
enabling Manlikbot to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonchar throws a right hand that misses
and Manlikbot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gonchar misses with a left hand
and Manlikbot counters with a right hand to the body.
Manlikbot tries to clinch but Gonchar is having none of it.
No joy there for Gonchar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonchar cracks Manlikbot with a good jab.
Manlikbot lands with a nice body punch.
Gonchar looks to score with a jab to the body but Manlikbot is just out of range.
Gonchar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manlikbot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Manlikbot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gonchar throws a right hand that misses
and Manlikbot counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonchar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manlikbot was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonchar.
Gonchar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manlikbot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manlikbot working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manlikbot.
Manlikbot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonchar manages to break the clinch.
Gonchar misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonchar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonchar looks to score with a jab to the body but Manlikbot is just out of range.
Gonchar digs a good body shot into Manlikbot's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonchar misses with a hook
and Manlikbot counters with a straight right hand.
Gonchar throws an overhand right that lands on Manlikbot's shoulder, as Manlikbot tries to avoid the shot.
Gonchar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonchar misses with a right hand
and Manlikbot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonchar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonchar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manlikbot counters with a two punch combo.
Gonchar swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Manlikbot to counter with a crisp jab.
Manlikbot avoids the body shot from Gonchar.
Gonchar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Manlikbot was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonchar.
That's four 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.
Gonchar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Manlikbot.
Manlikbot lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Manlikbot slips a straight right by Gonchar.
Manlikbot lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonchar's head.
Manlikbot dodges the punch combination from Gonchar.
Gonchar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Manlikbot counters with a nice body shot.
Gonchar misses with a right hand
and Manlikbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonchar misses with an uppercut
and Manlikbot counters with a nice uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonchar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Gonchar. Beautiful body shot.
Manlikbot ducks under a wild hook from Gonchar.
Manlikbot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gonchar throws an off balance right hand
and Manlikbot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonchar throws a right hand that misses
and Manlikbot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonchar misses with a lunging right hand
and Manlikbot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonchar cracks Manlikbot with an open hand slap.
Gonchar throws a sloppy body shot
and Manlikbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's six 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.
Gonchar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonchar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonchar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonchar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonchar misses with a jab to the body
and Manlikbot counters with a low kick, right behind Gonchar 's knee.
Jab, jab by Gonchar - just one landing.
Gonchar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gonchar counters with a nice uppercut.
Manlikbot throws a jab when Gonchar was well out of range.
Manlikbot wants to clinch up but Gonchar keeps it at a distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manlikbot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonchar.
Gonchar throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Manlikbot counter with a right hand.
Manlikbot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gonchar takes a swing at Manlikbot's ribcage but misses.
Aleksey Gonchar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonchar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manlikbot counters by clinching up.
Gonchar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manlikbot thows a body shot but no joy.
Manlikbot tries to clinch up but Gonchar circles away and keeps his distance.
Gonchar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonchar misses with a right hand
enabling Manlikbot to counter with a crisp jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonchar misses the body punch
and Manlikbot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gonchar misses with a wild body shot.
Gonchar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonchar throws a sloppy body shot
and Manlikbot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonchar. Manlikbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonchar misses the body punch
and Manlikbot counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonchar throws an off balance right hand
and Manlikbot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonchar. Manlikbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonchar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manlikbot manages to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gonchar blocks a low kick nicely.
Gonchar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manlikbot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonchar.
Manlikbot looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonchar is just out of range.
Gonchar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manlikbot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonchar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manlikbot counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonchar thows a body shot but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonchar misses with a right hand
and Manlikbot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Manlikbot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonchar swings for the body but Manlikbot moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rogelio Manlikbot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manlikbot 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Rogelio Manlikbot!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Rogelio Manlikbot!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rogelio Manlikbot!
Rogelio Manlikbot wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erik Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for White!
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Garcia has a good base and remains in mount.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White can't escape the position.
White tries to buck Garcia off but he can't manage it.
Garcia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia with a couple of short strikes.
White is squirming around, avoiding Garcia's attempts to control the action.
White can't escape the position.
Garcia trying to control but White is having none of it.
White wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garcia on the ground.
Garcia missing with strikes.
Garcia gets his hands free as White looks to control.
Garcia looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! White taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Erik Garcia!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojo Mfaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jojo Mfaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Mfaki misses
and Babcock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfaki throws a sloppy head kick
and Babcock counters with a stiff right hand.
Babcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babcock fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mfaki to the ground. Babcock is now in Mfaki's guard.
Babcock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mfaki is keeping the position for now.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Mfaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock trying to mount his opponent but Mfaki defends it.
Mfaki wants to get back to full guard.
Babcock content to control rather than advance.
Babcock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Babcock is landing with some decent strikes but Mfaki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mfaki can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock lands with some strikes.
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Babcock scoring with strikes but Mfaki is staying in there.
Babcock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babcock looking to finish Mfaki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mfaki!
Babcock lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mfaki is rocked!
Babcock looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mfaki covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Babcock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Charillos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Souza comes to the ring accompanied by Dry County. Thiago de Souza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Charillos!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Charillos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de Souza moves forwards but Charillos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Charillos misses with an uppercut
and de Souza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Charillos misses with a right hand
and de Souza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
de Souza misses with a body shot.
de Souza misses the jab.
Charillos lands a nice shot that snaps de Souza's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza looks to clinch
and de Souza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
de Souza fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charillos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab by de Souza.
de Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charillos.
Charillos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Charillos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and de Souza counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza misses with the body kick
and Charillos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
de Souza misses with a hook. Charillos ducked under it nicely.
Charillos misses with a right hand
and de Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Charillos throws a right hand that misses
and de Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Alex Charillos has been cut.
de Souza loads up on a big right hand but Charillos slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charillos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
de Souza tries a low kick but Charillos avoids it.
Charillos throws a big shot that misses.
de Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Charillos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Charillos misses with an uppercut.
That's four 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.
Charillos scores with a takedown into de Souza's guard.
Charillos drops back looking for a leg! de Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and de Souza manages to kick Charillos off! Charillos jumps back into de Souza's guard.
de Souza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Charillos!
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.
de Souza has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Charillos's face.
de Souza looking to control but Charillos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Charillos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That has opened up Alex Charillos's cut even more.
de Souza scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Charillos?
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Charillos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Charillos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
de Souza dominating with strikes here.
Charillos is rocked!
de Souza landing punches.
Charillos is still in real trouble! Can de Souza finish him?
de Souza loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Charillos scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from de Souza land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. de Souza stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago de Souza!
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FIGHT
RATING
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