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EFL 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ohiru Hultquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rick Ross- The Boss. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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126 lbs
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163 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ohiru Hultquist!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hultquist throws a right hand that Edgar ducks under and follows up with a left that Edgar also avoids with ease.
Edgar throws a head kick that misses.
Hultquist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hultquist takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Hultquist misses the shot to the body.
Hultquist misses with a double jab
and Edgar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hultquist's knee momentarily.
Edgar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hultquist is fending him off so far but Edgar persists. Nope, Hultquist circles away and we're back to standing.
Hultquist scores with a jab to the head.
Edgar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hultquist as he avoids it easily.
Hultquist misses with a double jab.
Hultquist stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar tries to clinch but Hultquist moves out of range.
Hultquist swinging wildly here.
Edgar lands a nice looking body kick.
Edgar lands with a kick to the temple. Hultquist shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hultquist swinging wildly here.
Edgar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hultquist's sensitive parts.
Edgar lands a head kick. Hultquist smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Edgar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hultquist takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Edgar lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edgar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hultquist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hultquist tests Edgar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hultquist lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Edgar backs up against the cage.
Hultquist looks gassed!
Edgar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Edgar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Edgar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hultquist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edgar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lands with a nice body kick.
Edgar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hultquist. That did some damage!
Hultquist keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Edgar with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Edgar.
Edgar lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hultquist will feel that in the morning.
Hultquist takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar has closed the distance and engaged Hultquist in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar is pushing Hultquist up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Edgar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Edgar is struggling to control the position.
Edgar lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar just leaning against Hultquist, taking a breather.
Edgar working Hultquist over with knees to the body.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Edgar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hultquist has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edgar.
Edgar scores with a head kick. Hultquist tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Edgar throws a sloppy head kick and Hultquist moves out of range easily.
Edgar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hultquist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Hultquist both land. Nice combination.
Edgar looks for the body kick but Hultquist saw that one coming.
Hultquist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edgar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hultquist walks forward, straight into a front kick from Edgar.
Edgar forces Hultquist back against the cage and clinches.
Edgar prevents Hultquist from breaking the clinch.
Edgar lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hultquist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hultquist is breathing heavily.
Edgar landing knees to the head.
Edgar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hultquist gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hultquist wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Edgar connects with a knee to the head.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Hultquist wants to get back to striking at distance but Edgar won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Edgar connects with a knee to the head.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hultquist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hultquist wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Edgar.
Hultquist has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edgar.
Edgar pushes off an throws an elbow but Hultquist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hultquist can't break the clinch.
Hultquist blocks an elbow strike from Edgar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hultquist tries to circle away but Edgar has him pinned against the cage.
Edgar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Edgar pulls guard successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Edgar has his feet on Hultquist's thighs here. He's pushed Hultquist off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hultquist screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Edgar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Krauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Screech Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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235 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Krauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Screech Morris!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krauss is fending him off so far but Morris persists. Nope, Krauss circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morris.
Krauss shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Krauss trying to control but Morris is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krauss working Morris over with strikes here.
It looks like Screech Morris has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris regains half guard.
Morris tries to roll over but Krauss keeps him under control.
Morris trying to control from the bottom.
Morris is staying active underneath Krauss, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morris missing with punches from the bottom.
Morris is looking to control Krauss's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morris avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krauss is nestled in close to Morris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morris is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krauss lands a nice short elbow.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Krauss has control of the leg.
Krauss is keen to just control but Morris is a slippery customer.
Krauss trying to work for an americana but Morris has managed to regain full guard.
Morris controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris looking to control.
Krauss controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris wants to sweep but no luck.
Krauss postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morris is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Krauss, into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krauss looking to control.
Morris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krauss looking for a sweep. Not yet Krauss, not yet.
Morris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morris stops Krauss from standing up.
Morris with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krauss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krauss is breathing heavily.
Morris loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krauss looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Krauss wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Morris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krauss as he jumps to the side.
Michael Krauss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Screech Morris.
Morris tries to clinch up.
Krauss scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Morris gets back to full guard.
Morris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morris is trying to keep Krauss in close.
Morris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Krauss to regain full guard.
Krauss wants to get back to his feet but Morris passes into half guard.
Morris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morris prevents Krauss from standing back up.
Morris is nestled in close to Krauss, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Krauss is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morris scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morris lands a nice short elbow.
Morris working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morris is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Krauss defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Krauss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Screech Morris's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morris shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Screech Morris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krauss wants to hold on but Morris pushes him away.
Morris landing strikes from the mount.
Krauss can't escape the position.
Krauss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morris on the ground.
Morris cracks Krauss with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Morris connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krauss tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morris is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Krauss has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Krauss is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris landing strikes from the mount and Krauss is in trouble!
Morris lands with some strikes.
Morris looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Krauss covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Screech Morris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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194 lbs
6 - 20 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Good kicks
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanji Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yokohama throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diaz was covering up waiting for the punch and Yokohama finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yokohama throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Yokohama has his hands clasped together but Diaz extends an breaks Yokohama's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Coature (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heihachi Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coature comes to the cage accompanied by 8th and Blues. Randy Coature has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Coature!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heihachi Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coature misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakurai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coature counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sakurai!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sakurai really wants to buck Coature off and get back to his feet.
Coature with good strikes from the mount here!
Coature in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakurai gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakurai actively working from the bottom here.
Sakurai is not content to let Coature control the position.
Sakurai kicks off Coature and gets to his feet.
Sakurai fails with the takedown
and Coature counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sakurai won't be happy with that.
Sakurai is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Check out the look on Coature's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Coature gets to mount! Sakurai was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Coature dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coature looking to control but Sakurai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Coature raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Sakurai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sakurai is rocked!
Coature cracks Sakurai with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Coature!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Bel Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Coming. Nacho Bel Grande has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nacho Bel Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavarius!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavarius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bel Grande swivels and escapes.
Bel Grande feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tavariuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bel Grande looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tavarius misses with a body punch
and Bel Grande counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tavarius thinking.
Tavarius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Bel Grande.
Tavarius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tavarius trying to control the position from guard on top but Bel Grande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bel Grande wants to get back to his feet but Tavarius passes into half guard.
Tavarius throwing shots but Bel Grande is blocking nicely.
Tavarius is keen to just control but Bel Grande is a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bel Grande is trying to stand up here but Tavarius is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius controlling the pace.
Tavarius is trying to control. Bel Grande wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tavarius has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bel Grande's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tavarius controlling from the full mount.
Bel Grande is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bel Grande is bucking up trying to escape but Tavarius cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavarius lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bel Grande is trying to stand.
The referee warns Bel Grande that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tavarius throwing strikes here but Bel Grande is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tavarius trying to control but Bel Grande is having none of it.
Tavarius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bel Grande is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bel Grande on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bel Grande tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius punching from mount but Bel Grande doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bel Grande is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bel Grande's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bel Grande holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tavarius tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tavarius tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tavarius trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tavarius is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tavarius lands a big shot there that rocks Bel Grande but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bel Grande really wants to buck Tavarius off and get back to his feet.
Bel Grande somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Tavarius throws a head kick that misses.
Tavarius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bel Grande. Tavarius does a little dance to reset his feet.
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.
Bel Grande fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tavarius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bel Grande misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Bel Grande.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rikki Tavarius dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bel Grande will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bel Grande keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bel Grande swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nacho Bel Grande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bel Grande throws a right hand that Tavarius ducks under and follows up with a left that Tavarius also avoids with ease.
Tavarius lands an overhand right.
Bel Grande ducks under a wild hook from Tavarius.
Tavarius feints and then cracks Bel Grande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bel Grande down.
Tavarius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bel Grande takes a swing at Tavarius's ribcage but misses.
Tavarius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bel Grande pinned against the cage. Bel Grande gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bel Grande avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bel Grande tries to keep at a distance but Tavarius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bel Grande looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bel Grande tries to break free but Tavarius pushes him back against the cage.
Tavarius lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tavarius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bel Grande is trying to force a seperation but Tavarius has the dominant position.
Tavarius tries a body shot but Bel Grande blocks it.
Tavarius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bel Grande or not.
Tavarius is working Bel Grande over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Tavarius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tavarius pushes Bel Grande back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bel Grande wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bel Grande misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tavarius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavarius can't find room to land a body shot as Bel Grande controls the action.
Bel Grande wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Tavarius.
Tavarius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bel Grande has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tavarius - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tavarius digs a right hand underneath Bel Grande's ribcage. Bel Grande let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Tavarius as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bel Grande is trying to force a seperation but Tavarius has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavarius scores with a shot to the side of Bel Grande's head.
Bel Grande working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bel Grande's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bel Grande lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tavarius backwards.
Bel Grande takes a shot to the head.
Bel Grande blocks a body shot from Tavarius.
Tavarius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavarius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tavarius lands a hook that snaps the head of Bel Grande backwards.
Bel Grande can't break the clinch.
Bel Grande manages to break the clinch.
Tavarius misses with a hook.
Tavarius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bel Grande walks straight into a right hand from Tavarius - that's dropped him! Tavarius jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bel Grande from any more punishment! Bel Grande complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rikki Tavarius!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine has chosen Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. Jason Dicks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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150 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Dicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicks thuds his right hand into Delphine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dicks rushes Delphine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dicks is looking to break free of the clinch but Delphine has double underhooks.
Dicks is pressed up against the cage. Delphine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dicks down to the mat. Dicks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Delphine shoots in and drives through. Dicks sprawls well.
Delphine gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Delphine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dicks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dicks has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Delphine is proving hard to escape from.
Delphine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Delphine has his feet on Dicks's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
Nice defenses there by Delphine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dicks lands in his opponent's guard.
Delphine wants to stand and escape but Dicks is having none of it.
Delphine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dicks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dicks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dicks cracks Delphine with a solid left hand.
Dicks wants to stand but Delphine is controlling his posture from full guard.
Delphine isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dicks stacks Delphine on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dicks!
Dicks decides to stand back up. Dicks steps back and let's Delphine get back to his feet.
Jason Dicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dicks does no damage.
Dicks darts in and clinches Delphine up against the cage.
Delphine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dicks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jason Dicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Delphine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dicks misses with a straight right.
Dicks misses the shot to the body.
Delphine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dicks as he jumps to the side.
Dicks drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicks wanted to stand there but Delphine had control of the position.
Dicks stopping the sweep attempt from Delphine.
Dicks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dicks stands up and waves to Delphine to follow him.
Dicks is looking to chop away at Delphine's legs.
Dicks motions for Delphine to come forward. Dicks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delphine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delphine, pushing him back against the cage.
Delphine is working for takedown but Dicks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Delphine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dicks is struggling to control the position.
Delphine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dicks walks away with a smile on his face. Delphine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Delphine gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Delphine looking for a guillotine here but Dicks defends easily.
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.
Dicks decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Dicks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Delphine shoots in looking for a takedown. Dicks tries to sprawl out of it but Delphine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dicks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dicks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Delphine checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delphine looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dicks keeping full guard, as Delphine tries to pass.
Dicks can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Delphine controls the pace.
Jason Dicks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Delphine wants to control from the top but Dicks keeps moving.
Dicks is adopting a defensive guard.
Delphine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dicks tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Delphine looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine is looking to work some ground and pound but Dicks has wrist control.
Delphine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delphine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delphine is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dicks keeping moving, preventing Delphine from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dicks throws a body punch but Delphine moves out of range.
Delphine avoids the body shot from Dicks.
Delphine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dicks counters with a nice body shot.
Jason Dicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Delphine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delphine shoots for a double leg takedown but Dicks sprawls well. He's pushed Delphine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dicks clinches.
Delphine is trying to trip Dicks. He has hold of a leg but Dicks is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Delphine persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dicks keeping moving, preventing Delphine from controlling successfully.
Delphine is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Delphine slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dicks keeping moving, preventing Delphine from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danny Delphine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dicks moves into range and clinches up with Delphine.
Dicks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Delphine has hold of one of Dicks's legs. Dicks is fighting the takedown attempt but Delphine gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dicks keeping moving, preventing Delphine from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delphine pushes down on Dicks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Delphine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Delphine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dicks sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dicks misses with an uppercut. Delphine saw that one coming.
Dicks gets a clinch.
Dicks is pressed up against the cage. Delphine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dicks down to the mat. Dicks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dicks moves into the clinch.
Dicks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jason Dicks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Delphine.
Dicks has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Delphine clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dicks is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Dicks gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Dicks gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Dicks apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicks throws a low kick but Delphine moves out of range easily.
Delphine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dicks is fending him off so far but Delphine persists. Nope, Dicks circles away and we're back to standing.
Delphine looks for a takedown but Dicks sprawls well.
Delphine needs to keep his hands up - Dicks had a free shot at his head there.
Dicks moves into the clinch.
Delphine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dicks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danny Delphine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dicks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dicks throws out a leg kick but Delphine moves out of range and Dicks only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicks has managed to clinch.
Delphine has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dicks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dicks slows down the pace here.
Dicks breaks the clinch.
Dicks forces Delphine back against the cage and clinches.
Dicks breaks the clinch.
Delphine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicks shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Delphine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Delphine working for submissions but it's allowed Dicks to get to half guard.
Dicks is thwarting Delphine's attempts to control the position.
Delphine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Delphine manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Delphine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dicks throws a leg kick but Delphine moved away.
Dicks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delphine was well out of range. Poor timing from Dicks.
Delphine shoots in looking for a takedown. Dicks tries to sprawl out of it but Delphine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dicks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dicks dives in and scores a takedown into Delphine's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delphine trying to control the position.
Dicks wanted to stand there but Delphine had control of the position.
Dicks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dicks throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Dicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dicks 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 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Dicks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Black Betty. Frank Lin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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20
260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lin sprawls well. Lin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
Hart is looking to score with low kicks.
Hart throws a jab when Lin was well out of range.
Hart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lin scores with a decent looking hook.
Hart scores with a head kick. Lin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hart pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lin misses with a two punch combination.
Lin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Michael Hart has been cut.
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!
Lin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hart.
Some bone on bone action there as Lin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A right-left combo lands from Lin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hart - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lin misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hart.
Frank Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lin scores with a hook.
Lin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lin throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Lin lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart dives in and grabs Lin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lin pushes down on Hart's head and hops out.
Hart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lin sprawls well. Lin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hart gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lin moves out of range as Hart throws a body kick.
Lin swinging wildly here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Lin has knocked Hart down with a huge combo! Lin steps away and waves a wobbly Hart back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hart is breathing heavily.
Lin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hart is rocked!
Lin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frank Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin drops Hart with a huge uppercut! Hart drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lin is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Lin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomura Krakakos (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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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203 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomura Krakakos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Antorio!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antorio fails with a takedown attempt.
Antorio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krakakos tries to avoid it but Antorio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krakakos to the ground. Krakakos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Antorio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krakakos is fending him off so far but Antorio persists. Nope, Krakakos circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomura Krakakos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Antorio.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krakakos sprawls well. Krakakos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Antorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Krakakos gets caught flat footed, as Antorio shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Antorio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Antorio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Antorio is looking to work some ground and pound but Krakakos has wrist control.
Antorio postures up and lands a big shot to Krakakos's brow.
Antorio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Antorio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Antorio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krakakos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Antorio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakakos has Antorio pulled in close to control his posture.
Krakakos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Antorio!
Krakakos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Antorio is desperately trying to improve his position but Krakakos has a good base and remains in mount.
Krakakos wants to control the pace but Antorio is squirming around nicely.
Krakakos controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos looking to control but Antorio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tomura Krakakos just wasn't active enough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krakakos. Antorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antorio closes the distance and clinches up with Krakakos, looking for a takedown. Antorio pushes Krakakos against the cage but Krakakos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown but Krakakos shows good takedown defense.
Antorio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Antorio looks for a takedown but Krakakos sprawls well.
Anton Antorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown but Krakakos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Antorio has a takedown stuffed.
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!
Krakakos digs a good hook to Antorio's body.
Antorio looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Antorio.
Krakakos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Antorio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krakakos closes the distance and pushes Antorio back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Krakakos.
Krakakos stalling against the cage.
Krakakos cracks Antorio with a nice body shot.
Krakakos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krakakos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krakakos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krakakos digs a right hand into Antorio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antorio's gas tank.
Antorio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Krakakos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krakakos is working Antorio over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krakakos.
Krakakos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krakakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Krakakos.
Krakakos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krakakos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krakakos lands with a light punch inside.
Krakakos has Antorio pushed against the cage.
Krakakos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krakakos misses with a body punch.
Krakakos lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krakakos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomura Krakakos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krakakos lands a nice hook to Antorio's body. Antorio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krakakos but Krakakos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krakakos clinches.
Krakakos tries a body shot but Antorio blocks it.
Krakakos stops a takedown attempt from Antorio.
Antorio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Krakakos as the two fighters clinch.
Tomura Krakakos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krakakos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antorios head.
Nice body punch from Krakakos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krakakos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antorio backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Krakakos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Antorio is breathing heavily.
Krakakos scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakakos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Antorio is rocked!
It looks like Anton Antorio has been cut.
Krakakos creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Antorio's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Antorio drops to his knees and Krakakos pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomura Krakakos!
Tomura Krakakos is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bitoy Bellfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kapakapa Lukapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellfoot comes to the cage accompanied by Gugmang giatay. Lukapa has chosen Butsekek as his entrance music. Bitoy Bellfoot could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kapakapa Lukapa's chin.
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215 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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bitoy Bellfoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kapakapa Lukapa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellfoot shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lukapa's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bellfoot won't allow Lukapa to get back to his feet.
Bellfoot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bellfoot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bellfoot missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lukapa can't keep his opponent in guard - Bellfoot advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Bellfoot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukapa is defending against the submission attempts here by Bellfoot.
Bellfoot is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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!
Bellfoot working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellfoot is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lukapa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lukapa wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bellfoot unloading with bombs!
Lukapa squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukapa is bucking up trying to escape but Bellfoot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lukapa is rocked!
Bellfoot connects with a bit shot that sees Lukapa covering up! More strikes from Bellfoot and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bellfoot is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bitoy Bellfoot!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay comes into the arena with Atari Teenage Riot - Revolution Action blaring out of the sound system. Harvey Prince will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Curtis Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Harvey Prince!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince tries to bum rush Clay with a series of wild strikes but Clay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prince moves out of range of the strikes.
Prince throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clay prevents Prince from breaking the clinch.
Clay struggles to land a body shot inside as Prince controls his hands.
Clay misses with a body punch.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clay leaning against his opponent.
Clay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Prince softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clay blocking some punches.
Prince blocks a body shot from Clay.
Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clay presses Prince against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay blocks a body shot from Prince.
Prince is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Prince prevents a body shot from Clay.
Prince cracks Clay with a nice body shot.
Prince misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prince being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clay has him pressed against the cage.
Prince lands a shoulder strike.
Clay misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prince.
Prince lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prince wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Prince breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prince throws a series of strikes that have Clay backpedaling.
Prince's corner calls for a 1-2. Prince obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Prince displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Clay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Prince throws a shot from downtown. Clay moves away and avoids it.
Prince thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clay circles away quickly and effectively.
Clay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Prince tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay was well out of range. Poor timing from Prince.
Prince stuns Clay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prince pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clay back to the cage. Prince follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Prince is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Clay misses the target.
A jab from Prince misses.
Clay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prince scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clay has closed the distance and engaged Prince in a clinch.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Clay has hold of one of Prince's legs. Prince is fighting the takedown attempt but Clay gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Prince keeping full guard, as Clay tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince wants to stand up but Clay is controlling him.
Clay wants to pass the guard but Prince is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Curtis Clay has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Prince rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Prince both land. Nice combination.
Clay looks to throw the jab but Prince is out of range.
Clay throws a right hand that Prince ducks under and follows up with a left that Prince also avoids with ease.
Clay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harvey Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Clay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Prince has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Prince and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Prince scores with a jab to the body.
Clay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clay moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clay has him pressed against the cage.
Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
Prince prevents a body shot from Clay.
Clay has hold of one of Prince's legs. Prince is fighting the takedown attempt but Clay gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harvey Prince will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Prince connects with a single shot there.
Prince lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Prince lands with a hook. Clay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harvey Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prince lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Prince.
Prince works over Clay's head and body with a nice combination.
Clay is rocked!
Prince drops Clay with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Clay! Prince dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvey Prince!
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