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EFL 21 - Price vs Lord PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Ichigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles St Lickitung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Ichigo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Ichigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles St Lickitung!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lickitung shoots in and bounces Ichigo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
St Lickitung drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Lickitung jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St Lickitung preventing the sweep.
St Lickitung stays in close to Ichigo's body and controls the position.
St Lickitung trying to control but Ichigo is working from the bottom.
St Lickitung sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ichigo trying to keep a closed guard but St Lickitung is proving a slippery customer.
Ichigo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Charles St Lickitung.
Ichigo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ichigo working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lickitung is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ichigo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ichigo, not yet.
St Lickitung wants to pass the guard but Ichigo is keeping the position.
St Lickitung stays in close to Ichigo's body and controls the position.
Ichigo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Lickitung defends it easily.
St Lickitung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lickitung trying to control but Ichigo is working from the bottom.
Ichigo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Lickitung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ichigo is keeping the position for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
St Lickitung is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Lickitung stands up from guard. Let's bang!
St Lickitung shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ichigo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lickitung working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Lickitung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St Lickitung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichigo has momentary wrist control but St Lickitung slips an elbow through the middle.
St Lickitung stands and throws Ichigo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St Lickitung has an Americana. Ichigo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! St Lickitung is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if St Lickitung hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Charles St Lickitung!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ohiru Hultquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by I stand alone - Godsmack. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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163 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ohiru Hultquist!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hultquist swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hultquist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Hultquist moves out of range easily.
Hultquist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andy Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws a sloppy head kick and Hultquist moves out of range easily.
Hultquist swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Hultquist scores with a jab to the body.
Stone lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hultquist misses with a hook
and Stone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
Stone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hultquist.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hultquist misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hultquist bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
A head kick from Stone lands but Hultquist takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ohiru Hultquist has been cut.
Stone clinches.
Stone drags the fight down to the ground.
Stone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hultquist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hultquist is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hultquist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hultquist has managed to get both his arms back between Stone's legs - danger averted.
Stone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hultquist can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hultquist avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hultquist throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Stone's body to avoid the submission. Stone has instead reached around Hultquist's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Stone arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andy Stone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hickson Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickson Tiger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hickson Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Tiger scores with a leg kick.
Nakamura shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakamura's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tiger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Hickson Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuo Nakamura.
Nakamura shoots in but Tiger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut. Tiger saw that one coming.
Nakamura drops his hands momentarily and Tiger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiger tries to clinch there but Nakamura circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiger, right into the meat.
Tiger lands a big head kick that sends Nakamura tumbling to the mat! Tiger takes a step backwards and waves Nakamura back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Nakamura is rocked!
Nakamura shoots in looking for a takedown. Tiger tries to sprawl out of it but Nakamura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tiger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiger finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a right hand that misses
and Tiger counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hickson Tiger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Kiriaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Cordero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gerald Kiriaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Cordero!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordero throws a jab when Kiriaki was well out of range.
Kiriaki misses with a hook. Cordero ducked under it nicely.
Kiriaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kiriaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cordero up against the cage.
Kiriaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cordero tries to break the clinch but Kiriaki is controlling the position.
Kiriaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cordero backwards.
Cordero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cordero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cordero wants to break free but Kiriaki has control.
Cordero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cordero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiriaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cordero's face.
Cordero is trying to break the clinch but Kiriaki has him pressed against the cage.
Kiriaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cordero wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiriaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cordero's efforts to push away.
Kiriaki landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiriaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiriaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Cordero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kiriaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cordero's efforts to push away.
Cordero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kiriaki prevents Cordero from breaking the clinch.
Kiriaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cordero looks gassed!
Kiriaki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cordero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kiriaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kiriaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiriaki lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiriaki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cordero's efforts to push away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Kiriaki - that landed with a thud.
Kiriaki manages to break the clinch.
Kiriaki feints a jab promting Cordero to slip. Kiriaki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cordero slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kiriaki throws a leg kick which misses Cordero's front leg but catches the back leg as Cordero tries to avoid it.
Kiriaki moves in looking to clinch but Cordero pushes him off.
Kiriaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiriaki lands with a light punch inside.
Kiriaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kiriaki presses Cordero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Kiriaki.
It looks like Eli Cordero has been cut.
Cordero wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiriaki won't allow it.
Kiriaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cordero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kiriaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kiriaki lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki slowing the pace effectively.
Cordero is trying to break the clinch but Kiriaki has him pressed against the cage.
Kiriaki is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Kiriaki.
A short uppercut from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cordero's efforts to push away.
Kiriaki scores with a knee to the head.
Cordero takes a shot to the head.
Kiriaki works on Cordero's body with a couple of short punches.
Kiriaki landing knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cordero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kiriaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki lands with a kick to the temple. Cordero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiriaki lands a jab to the nose.
Kiriaki wants to clinch.
Cordero misses with a looping right.
Kiriaki ducks under a wild hook from Cordero.
Kiriaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kiriaki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cordero tries to move into range but Kiriaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiriaki!
Kiriaki lands with a good body shot.
Kiriaki lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Kiriaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eli Cordero's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kiriaki has closed the distance and engaged Cordero in a clinch.
Kiriaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiriaki keeps control of Cordero as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cordero tries to break the clinch but Kiriaki is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Kiriaki.
Gerald Kiriaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiriaki stalling against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cordero is trying to force a seperation but Kiriaki has the dominant position.
Kiriaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiriaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kiriaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Cordero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kiriaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corderos head.
Cordero is trying to push Kiriaki away but Kiriaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kiriaki slowing the pace effectively.
Kiriaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Kiriaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiriaki scores with a hook to the body.
Cordero is breathing heavily.
Kiriaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Cordero takes an elbow to the temple.
Kiriaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kiriaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cordero can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kiriaki obliges.
Kiriaki digs a right hand underneath Cordero's ribcage. Cordero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kiriaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Cordero won't want to take too many of those.
Kiriaki manages to break the clinch.
Kiriaki lands a leg kick that knocks Cordero off balance momentarily.
Cordero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cordero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiriaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Kiriaki lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki lands a shoulder strike.
Kiriaki lands a knee to the head.
Kiriaki lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiriaki.
Kiriaki with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kiriaki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kiriaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kiriaki.
Cordero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kiriaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cordero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kiriaki obliges.
Kiriaki breaks the clinch.
Kiriaki sizes up Cordero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kiriaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cordero's sensitive parts.
Kiriaki lands a head kick. Cordero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice combination there by Kiriaki.
Kiriaki tries to clinch up but Cordero circles away and keeps his distance.
Cordero tries to keep at a distance but Kiriaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kiriaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kiriaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiriaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiriaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cordero up against the cage.
Kiriaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cordero backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kiriaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Cordero won't want to take too many of those.
Kiriaki lands with a left to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Kiriaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cordero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiriaki lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Kiriaki.
Cordero wants to break free but Kiriaki has control.
Kiriaki lands a left hand.
Cordero being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Kiriaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eli Cordero's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kiriaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kiriaki throws a head kick but Cordero moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Cordero. Those never looked like landing.
Kiriaki cracks Cordero with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kiriaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cordero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiriaki scores with a jab to the head.
Gerald Kiriaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiriaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kiriaki clinches up with Cordero and pushes him back against the cage.
Kiriaki stalling the fight.
Cordero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cordero has had enough of the clinch but Kiriaki keeps him there for the moment.
Kiriaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kiriaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cordero's defenses.
Cordero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiriaki lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordero tries to circle away but Kiriaki has him pinned against the cage.
Cordero can't break the clinch.
Cordero is trying to force a seperation but Kiriaki has the dominant position.
Kiriaki cracks Cordero with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kiriaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cordero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiriaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cordero's face.
Kiriaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiriaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiriaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cordero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiriaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cordero has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiriaki finds it's way round the side to connect with Cordero's head.
Cordero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiriaki clinches up with Cordero and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kiriaki.
A body shot lands from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki avoiding damage.
Kiriaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cordero throws a right and a left that Kiriaki avoids nicely.
Cordero has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kiriaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cordero.
Kiriaki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiriaki throws a series of punches but Cordero moves out of range.
Kiriaki clinches up against the cage.
Kiriaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiriaki wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Kiriaki misses.
Gerald Kiriaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiriaki throws a series of punches but Cordero moves out of range.
Cordero scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kiriaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cordero.
Kiriaki scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kiriaki lands a high kick!
Kiriaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cordero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cordero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki throws a combination. Cordero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Eli Cordero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiriaki instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cordero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kiriaki crunches a lovely knee into Cordero's ribcage.
Kiriaki effectively controlling the action here.
Cordero tries to break the clinch but Kiriaki is controlling the position.
Kiriaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiriaki landing knees to the body.
Kiriaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cordero's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiriaki scores with a knee to the head.
Cordero tries to circle away but Kiriaki has him pinned against the cage.
Kiriaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gerald Kiriaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiriaki landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Kiriaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiriaki 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Kiriaki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Antorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antorio has chosen I Stand Alone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
219 lbs
7 - 2 - 2 |
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26
203 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Antorio!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahara slaps away a takedown attempt from Antorio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Takahara throws a jab when Antorio was well out of range.
Antorio shoots for a double leg takedown but Takahara sprawls well. He's pushed Antorio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takahara throws a leg kick but Antorio moved away.
Antorio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shinji Takahara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Antorio.
Antorio fails with the takedown.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown but Takahara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takahara slaps away a takedown attempt from Antorio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Antorio stuffs the takedown attempt from Takahara. Takahara gets slowly back to his feet.
Takahara tries to score with a low kick but Antorio moves his leg out of the way.
Antorio is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Takahara's half guard.
Takahara is staying active underneath Antorio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Takahara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Antorio.
Antorio throwing shots but Takahara is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antorio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Antorio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Takahara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Takahara tries to get out of the position.
Antorio is nestled in close to Takahara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Takahara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antorio on the ground.
Antorio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Antorio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takahara has hold of Antorio's hands but Antorio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Antorio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Antorio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takahara defending well though.
Antorio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Takahara is breathing heavily.
Antorio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Antorio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Antorio working over Takahara with some ground and pound. Takahara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antorio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Antorio slips a nice elbow through Takahara's hands, connecting with Takahara's forehead.
Antorio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takahara's head.
Antorio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Antorio throwing shots but Takahara is blocking nicely.
Antorio working the head and body with strikes.
Antorio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Antorio drops an elbow to the side of Takahara's head.
Antorio slips a nice elbow through Takahara's hands, connecting with Takahara's forehead.
Antorio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Antorio seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Antorio is nestled in close to Takahara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Antorio trying to control the action but Takahara is working from the bottom.
Antorio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takahara defending well though.
Antorio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Antorio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Antorio slips a nice elbow through Takahara's hands, connecting with Takahara's forehead.
Takahara is in trouble now - Antorio has advanced to mount!
Antorio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antorio has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Takahara is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Antorio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumi Goro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by his Ram Muay performance. 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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265 lbs
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275 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi Goro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Goro misses the target.
Ellis scores with a spinning back kick!
Ellis throws a series of punches but Goro avoids them all with ease.
Goro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellis connects with a leg kick. Goro looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goro shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ellis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ellis wants to get back to his feet.
Goro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ellis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ellis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis parries the strikes from Goro easily there. Goro is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ellis to escape.
Goro trying to control the action but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Goro throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ellis controls the position for a moment.
Ellis is trying to control Goro's posture but Goro avoids it.
Ellis dodges the ground and pound from Goro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goro cracks Ellis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ellis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goro trying to control the action but Ellis is working from the bottom.
Goro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ellis to see if he's OK.
The strikes coming from Goro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ellis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ellis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goro stands up and beckons Ellis to his feet.
Ellis tries to bum rush Goro with a series of wild strikes but Goro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goro lands a jab to Ellis's midsection.
Shane Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellis takes a swing at Goro's ribcage but misses.
Ellis feints and then cracks Goro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goro down.
Goro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ellis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goro checks the leg kick.
Ellis lands a jab-cross combination.
Ellis lands a nice hook to Goro's body. Goro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Ellis throws a nice looking combination but Goro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ellis throws a lazy head kick
and Goro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ellis's knee momentarily.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Ellis looks for the body kick but Goro saw that one coming.
Goro has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goro lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Shane Ellis has been cut.
Ellis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Goro keeps Ellis at a distance using the push kick.
Goro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ellis has time to react.
Goro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ellis is trying to defend but Goro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Goro is trying to control the action in half guard but Ellis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goro working Ellis over with strikes.
Ellis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ellis's head.
Goro works his way into full mount!
Goro lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yumi Goro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Ellis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Goro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shane Ellis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goro passes Ellis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ellis is refusing to be controlled, as Goro sits in half guard.
Goro wants to pass to mount but Ellis is defending the position.
Yumi Goro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goro is nestled in close to Ellis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goro throwing shots but Ellis is blocking nicely.
Goro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ellis!
Ellis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goro landing shots from mount.
Jeez, Shane Ellis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Ellis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yumi Goro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ander throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Watanabe keeps the fight on the outside.
Watanabe avoids the head kick by Ander.
Watanabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ander moves away.
Ander misses with an attempted mid kick.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Ander's leg. Ander is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ander pushes Watanabe up against the cage in a clinch.
Watanabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ander manages to break the clinch.
Ander thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Watanabe if he has to take too many more of those.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Watanabe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ander - the referee stops the clock and Watanabe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ander. Watanabe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Watanabe looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ander throws a head kick that half lands.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Psil Ander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ander slips a straight right by Watanabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander tries to clinch up but Watanabe circles away and keeps his distance.
Watanabe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ander.
Ander throws a head kick that half lands.
Ander scores with a leg kick.
Ander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ander throws a sloppy head kick and Watanabe moves out of range easily.
Watanabe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ander tries to clinch up.
Ander scores with a head kick.
Watanabe avoids the head kick by Ander.
Ander bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ander.
Ander connects with a solid leg kick.
Watanabe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Watanabe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ander.
Ander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ander lands a high kick!
Ander tries a head kick but it misses.
Ander lands a leg kick that knocks Watanabe off balance momentarily.
Ander lands with a slapping head kick.
Watanabe swats away the attempt to clinch by Ander.
Ander clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ander.
It looks like Ken Watanabe has been cut.
Ander manages to break the clinch.
Ander lands a head kick!
Watanabe is rocked!
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watanabe is still on wobbly legs! Can Ander finish him?
Ander circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Watanabe drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Ander follows Watanabe to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Psil Ander!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumble Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Price has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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260 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Price!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumble Lord!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lord is defended easily by Price.
Price misses with a straight right.
Lord with a poor takedown
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lord moves out of range of the strikes.
Price bobs and weaves and unloads with a good 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!
Lord on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Price throws a hook but Lord avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Lord.
Jab from Price.
Lord shoots in for a double leg but Price sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trevor Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumble Lord.
Lord takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lord looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Price.
Lord staying out of range there.
Trevor Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price connects with a leg kick. Lord looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lord is trying desperately to land a takedown but Price is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lord.
Lord gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Price.
Lord with a lazy takedown attempt
and Price cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Price throws an overhand right that drops Lord like a sack of potatoes! Price dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Price!
Trevor Price is the new heavyweight champion!
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