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SMMA 49 - Superman Punch PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryuta Godai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Kunaida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masato Kunaida acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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, Ryuta Godai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kunaida!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunaida lands a really nice looking cross but Godai seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Godai. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kunaida.
Godai lands with a right hand.
Godai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godai misses with a body kick.
Kunaida throws a series of punches but Godai avoids them all with ease.
Kunaida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kunaida.
Godai dips to his left and cracks Kunaida with an uppercut!
Kunaida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kunaida throws a nice looking combination but Godai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunaida scores with the left hand. Godai knows he should have avoided that one.
Masato Kunaida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kunaida takes a swing at Godai's ribcage but misses.
Godai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Godai has a takedown stuffed.
Kunaida uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Godai shoots in for a takedown but Kunaida shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuta Godai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Kunaida. Beautiful body shot.
Godai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kunaida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Godai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida connects with a jab.
Kunaida leaves Godai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Godai misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Godai looks to score with a jab to the body but Kunaida is just out of range.
Godai tries for a takedown but Kunaida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunaida swings for the body but Godai moves out of range.
Kunaida misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida looks to land a combination but Godai avoids it well.
Godai misses with an uppercut.
Kunaida tests Godai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Godai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kunaida connects with a body shot that sends Godai's belly button to the back.
Kunaida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godai shoots for a double leg takedown but Kunaida sprawls well. He's pushed Godai's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Godai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida throws a shot to the body.
Kunaida keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Kunaida.
Kunaida avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Godai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kunaida tries to avoid it but Godai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kunaida to the ground. Kunaida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunaida scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godai misses with a takedown attempt - Kunaida sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Godai throws a jab but it's blocked by Kunaida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masato Kunaida dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kunaida connects with a nice looking jab.
Godai falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kunaida to counter with a crisp jab.
Kunaida connects with a looping right hand.
Kunaida fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Godai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Godai. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Godai misses with a double jab
and Kunaida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godai scores with a three punch combo!
Jab, jab by Kunaida - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunaida moves away from the strike by Godai.
Godai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kunaida sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kunaida moves away from the strike by Godai.
Kunaida lands a jab to the nose.
Godai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kunaida but Kunaida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryuta Godai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godai shoots in but no luck this time.
Ryuta Godai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kunaida thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Kunaida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kunaida misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kunaida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Godai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kunaida tries to avoid it but Godai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kunaida to the ground. Kunaida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kunaida ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kunaida lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunaida swinging wildly here.
Godai shoots for a takedown but Kunaida saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida connects with a jab.
Godai shoots in and drives through. Kunaida sprawls well.
Kunaida slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ryuta Godai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kunaida misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Kunaida. No joy for Godai on that attempt.
Kunaida scores with the left hand. Godai knows he should have avoided that one.
Godai is rocked!
Kunaida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Godai counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Oh Godai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kunaida kicks Godai off and gets back to his feet.
Kunaida looks to land a left hand but Godai moved out of range nicely.
Godai seems to have got his legs back now.
Kunaida cracks Godai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godai misses with a hook. Kunaida ducked under it nicely.
Kunaida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Godai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kunaida connects with a looping right hand.
Kunaida throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Godai crashing down! Godai tries to stagger back to his feet but Kunaida just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Godai asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masato Kunaida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Argo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earnie Shavers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Argo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earnie Shavers!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Argo tries to clinch but Shavers moves out of range.
Shavers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shavers scores with a body shot.
Argo tries to clinch up but Shavers circles away and keeps his distance.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shavers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Argo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shavers counters with a series of strikes. Argo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Argo tries to clinch there but Shavers circles away.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch but Shavers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Argo!
The fight stays on the outside here - Argo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shavers throws a series of punches but Argo moves out of range.
Shavers keeps the fight on the outside.
Shavers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Argo moves into range and clinches up with Shavers.
Shavers avoiding damage as Argo throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Argo.
Argo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Argo breaks the clinch.
Shavers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Argo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shavers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch but Shavers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Argo rushes Shavers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shavers avoiding damage as Argo throws knees to the body.
Argo stalling against the cage.
Argo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Argo is looking to clinch but Shavers is avoiding it.
Shavers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Argo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shavers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Argo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argo instigates a clinch.
Argo tries to land knees in the clinch but Shavers avoids the damage to the body.
Shavers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Argo walks away with a smile on his face. Shavers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shavers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shavers throws a series of punches but Argo moves out of range.
Argo has Shavers up against the cage in a clinch.
Shavers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Argo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shavers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Shavers.
Argo lands a nice knee to the body.
Shavers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shavers scores with a shoulder strike.
Argo leaning against his opponent.
Shavers misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shavers swings wildly with an uppercut but Argo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Argo lands with a short shot to the head.
Shavers gets control of Argo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shavers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shavers looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Argo is defending well. Shavers quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Argo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Shavers celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Earnie Shavers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Niwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Niwa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Niwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niwa throws a poor cross that misses
so Mouse counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Niwa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mouse defends well.
Mouse looking to pass the guard.
Mouse 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.
Niwa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mouse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niwa is keeping the position for now.
Mouse trying to control but Niwa is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niwa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mouse looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Niwa looking for a guillotine here but Mouse defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niwa is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Mouse frees his head nicely. Oh but Niwa has switched to an armbar! Mouse is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Michael Niwa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nao Sakumichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beugina Unki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nao Sakumichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beugina Unki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakumichi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sakumichi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Unki dodges the ground and pound from Sakumichi.
Unki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sakumichi off and has taken his back!
Sakumichi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Unki's guard. Nice work there by Sakumichi.
Sakumichi 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.
Unki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakumichi looking to pass the guard.
Unki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sakumichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Unki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakumichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Unki is keeping the position for now.
Sakumichi is looking to work some ground and pound but Unki has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakumichi wants to pass the guard but Unki is keeping the position.
Unki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakumichi passes into half guard.
Unki trying to control from the bottom.
Unki is positioning himself well to prevent Sakumichi advancing to mount.
Sakumichi is looking to advance position but Unki won't allow it.
Sakumichi is working hard here to advance position.
Unki tries to roll over but Sakumichi keeps him under control.
Sakumichi passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sakumichi throws a strike aimed at the side of Unki's head but Unki avoids it well.
Unki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sakumichi thows a huge punch but Unki dodges it nicely.
Unki trying to control but Sakumichi postures up.
Unki wants to improve his position but Sakumichi is controlling well.
Sakumichi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakumichi trying to control the action but Unki is working from the bottom.
Unki is trying to control but can't.
Unki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakumichi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi is trying to control. Unki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Unki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakumichi.
Unki is in trouble now - Sakumichi has advanced to mount!
Sakumichi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unki manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Unki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sakumichi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Unki missing with punches from the bottom.
Unki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakumichi.
Sakumichi is thwarting Unki's attempts to control the position.
Sakumichi works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakumichi working the ground and pound.
Sakumichi is looking to take a break and control but Unki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakumichi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sakumichi working the head with strikes.
Unki wants to control but Sakumichi postures up.
Unki parries the strikes from Sakumichi easily there. Sakumichi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Unki to escape.
Unki is looking to regain half guard here but Sakumichi keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unki can't do much from the bottom here.
Sakumichi is trying to ground and pound but Unki uses the momentary lack of control by Sakumichi to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nao Sakumichi dominated that round.
That's time! Sakumichi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sakumichi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nao Sakumichi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sakumichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Unki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Unki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Unki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Unki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Unki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sakumichi landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Unki is on top in guard.
Sakumichi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sakumichi is trying to control. Unki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sakumichi wants to pass to mount but Unki is defending the position.
Unki keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Unki trying to hold on to Sakumichi's head to control him but Sakumichi postures up.
Sakumichi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Unki is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi is trying to control the action in half guard but Unki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sakumichi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakumichi wants to pass to mount but Unki is defending the position.
Sakumichi slips a nice elbow through Unki's hands, connecting with Unki's forehead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Unki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sakumichi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Unki keeps working.
Sakumichi trying to control from Unki's half guard. Unki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Unki keeping full guard, as Sakumichi tries to pass.
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!
Unki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakumichi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi won't allow Unki to sweep him here.
Sakumichi lands a couple of elbows.
Unki controls Sakumichi momentarily but Sakumichi frees himself.
Unki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakumichi wants to pass the guard but Unki is keeping the position.
Sakumichi is stalling in the full guard.
Sakumichi is working Unki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Unki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sakumichi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi controls Unki momentarily but Unki frees himself.
Sakumichi looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakumichi, not yet.
Sakumichi managing to control the position.
Unki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakumichi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sakumichi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Unki!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nao Sakumichi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Unki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sakumichi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sakumichi lands in his opponent's guard.
Sakumichi tries to free his leg and advance position but Unki is retaining full guard.
Unki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sakumichi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sakumichi working some strikes from top position.
Unki is trying to control the position but Sakumichi postures up.
Sakumichi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Unki is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakumichi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakumichi pushes down on Unki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sakumichi is trying to control. Unki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sakumichi thows a huge punch but Unki dodges it nicely.
Sakumichi lands with a punch from half guard.
Sakumichi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakumichi trying to mount his opponent but Unki defends it.
Sakumichi frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Unki is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi with the ground and pound from mount.
Sakumichi raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sakumichi with good strikes from the mount here!
Sakumichi working the ground and pound effectively.
Sakumichi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sakumichi unloading with bombs!
Unki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sakumichi is trying to control the action in half guard but Unki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakumichi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Sakumichi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unki can do to turn this around?
Sakumichi wants to pass the guard but Unki is keeping the position.
Unki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Unki pulls Sakumichi in close to his closed guard and prevents Sakumichi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sakumichi thows a big elbow that misses.
Sakumichi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Unki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Unki lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Sakumichi trying to control the position from guard on top but Unki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakumichi looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sakumichi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sakumichi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Unki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unki trying to control but Sakumichi postures up.
Sakumichi working Unki over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nao Sakumichi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakumichi 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nao Sakumichi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piero Panzanaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Ripken Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cal Ripken Jr is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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214 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Panzanaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cal Ripken Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripken Jr drops his hands momentarily and Panzanaro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ripken Jr dodges the punch combination from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ripken Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Panzanaro working hard to break the clinch.
Panzanaro tries to circle away but Ripken Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panzanaro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Panzanaro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ripken Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ripken Jr has managed to clinch.
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!
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Panzanaro does no damage.
A combination from Ripken Jr does no damage.
Panzanaro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ripken Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Panzanaro is breathing heavily.
Ripken Jr clinches up with Panzanaro and pushes him back against the cage.
Ripken Jr breaks from the clinch.
Ripken Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Panzanaro throws a series of punches but Ripken Jr moves out of range.
Panzanaro gets tackled into the cage by Ripken Jr. Ripken Jr maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzanaro has had enough of the clinch but Ripken Jr keeps him there for the moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ripken Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ripken Jr has Panzanaro pressed against the cage, preventing Panzanaro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ripken Jr stalling against the cage.
Panzanaro can't break the clinch.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Panzanaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panzanaro steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ripken Jr. That one must have hurt.
Ripken Jr lands a big head kick that sends Panzanaro tumbling to the mat! Ripken Jr takes a step backwards and waves Panzanaro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Piero Panzanaro has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panzanaro tries to keep at a distance but Ripken Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ripken Jr stalling.
Panzanaro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ripken Jr manages to break the clinch.
Ripken Jr clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripken Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panzanaro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ripken Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Ripken Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Ripken Jr breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Panzanaro. Those never looked like landing.
Ripken Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Panzanaro misses with a right hand
and Ripken Jr counters with a left right combination that sends Panzanaro crashing to the mat - Ripken Jr wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Panzanaro out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cal Ripken Jr!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathanial Hornblower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Theme Song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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31
164 lbs
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166 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathanial Hornblower!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fredric closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hornblower counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fredric's guard now.
Fredric keeping full guard, as Hornblower tries to pass.
Hornblower wants to control from the top but Fredric keeps moving.
Fredric on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fredric tries to get out of the position.
Hornblower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fredric is keeping the position for now.
Hornblower drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fredric manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hornblower has Fredric in his guard.
Hornblower is looking to sinch up a triangle. Fredric throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hornblower's body to avoid the submission. Hornblower has instead reached around Fredric's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hornblower arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nathanial Hornblower!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreman has chosen Impaled Nazarene - "Armageddon Death Squad" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aiden Mitchell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiden Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman blocks a jab.
Foreman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Foreman or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitchell which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Foreman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Foreman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foreman momentarily.
Mitchell misses the jab.
George Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Foreman looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Foreman doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
Foreman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aiden Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foreman.
Foreman wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Foreman.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foreman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foreman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Foreman throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Foreman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitchell sprawls well. Mitchell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foreman gets slowly back to his feet.
Foreman looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell darts in and clinches Foreman up against the cage.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foreman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Foreman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mitchell pinned against the cage. Mitchell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Foreman takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws a lazy head kick
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foreman keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Foreman.
Mitchell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Foreman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mitchell prevents Foreman from getting back to his feet.
Mitchell trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Mitchell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Foreman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Foreman slips under a jab.
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!
Foreman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mitchell defends it nicely.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman misses with the combination.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foreman dominated that round.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mitchell lands a nice shot that snaps Foreman's head back.
Foreman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell lunges at Foreman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Foreman's hand.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foreman as he jumps to the side.
Foreman clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Foreman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Foreman jumps into guard, dragging Mitchell to the mat.
Mitchell wants to get up but he can't break Foreman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mitchell stands and steps away. Foreman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Foreman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foreman swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell works over Foreman's head and body with a nice combination.
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Foreman moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foreman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foreman is looking to chop away at Mitchell's legs.
Foreman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell.
Foreman shoots in for a double leg but Mitchell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foreman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Foreman moves out of range of the strikes.
Foreman throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Foreman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with Foreman.
Mitchell is trying to force a seperation but Foreman has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to stall but Foreman improves his position.
Mitchell lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Foreman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Foreman prevents Mitchell from breaking the clinch.
Foreman gets underhooks to prevent Mitchell's takedown attempt.
Foreman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Mitchell as Foreman shoots in.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foreman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Foreman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
Mitchell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman wants to clinch.
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mitchell looking to pass the guard.
Mitchell wants to stand but Foreman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Mitchell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mitchell lands a jab to Foreman's midsection.
George Foreman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Foreman's shoulder, as Foreman tries to avoid the shot.
Foreman throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell is looking to clinch.
Foreman shoots in looking for a takedown but Mitchell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Foreman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mitchell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foreman.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Foreman avoids it well.
Foreman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foreman wants to land a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Foreman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Mitchell looks for the body kick but Foreman saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Foreman.
Mitchell cracks Foreman with a good jab.
Foreman shoots for a double leg takedown but Mitchell sprawls well. He's pushed Foreman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Foreman.
Foreman is rocked!
Foreman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aiden Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Foreman moves out of range.
Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with Foreman.
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!
Foreman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Foreman lands an uppercut.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Foreman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foreman moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown attempt from Foreman. Foreman gets slowly back to his feet.
Aiden Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foreman.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Foreman.
Foreman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foreman.
No luck for Mitchell with that takedown attempt.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Foreman ducks under and follows up with a left that Foreman also avoids with ease.
Foreman drives through and clinches with Mitchell against the cage.
Mitchell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foreman keeps control of Mitchell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mitchell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foreman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman drags the fight down to the ground.
Mitchell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Foreman wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Foreman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Foreman off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foreman looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell wants to clinch up but Foreman keeps it at a distance.
Foreman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Mitchell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rigan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius has chosen Eminem Ft. Royce Da 5'9 - Living Proof as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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20
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rigan Machado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tavarius.
Tavarius is looking to clinch but Machado is avoiding it.
Tavarius just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Tavarius.
Tavarius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Machado napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Machado manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Machado wants to get back to full guard.
Machado trying to hold on to Tavarius's head to control him but Tavarius postures up.
Machado wants to improve his position but Tavarius is controlling well.
Machado wants to control but Tavarius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Machado looking for submissions off his back.
Machado is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tavarius pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado wants to control but Tavarius is keeping busy.
Machado is pressing down on Tavarius's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tavarius is posturing up here but Machado has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Tavarius tries to roll out but it's too tight and Tavarius has to tap! Slick submission there by Machado!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rigan Machado!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Steptoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Steptoe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
287 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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27
280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Steptoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beam lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Beam does no damage.
A punch combination from Beam misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steptoe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Steptoe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steptoe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Steptoe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Beam manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Steptoe drops back looking for a leg! Beam is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Beam manages to kick Steptoe off! Steptoe jumps back into Beam's guard.
Steptoe is breathing heavily.
Steptoe is looking to advance position but Beam has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Beam breaks from Steptoe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steptoe tries to hold on but Beam pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam with shots to the head and body - Steptoe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Steptoe is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Beam! Steptoe is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jim Beam!
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C
A |
G |
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B |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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