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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fede Le Grand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamisi McConville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Grand's entrance music is Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name Of. A fine choice. Hamisi McConville has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fede Le Grand's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fede Le Grand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hamisi McConville!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Grand ducks under a wild hook from McConville.
McConville misses with a double jab
letting Le Grand counter with a right hand.
McConville swings for the body but Le Grand moves out of range.
Le Grand really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le Grand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Le Grand takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le Grand tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le Grand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le Grand wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le Grand throws a left and a right that both miss
and McConville makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McConville uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Le Grand has time to react.
Le Grand fakes the leg kick and cracks McConville in the body.
Le Grand scores with a hook to the body. McConville takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Grand defending well as McConville loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Le Grand, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McConville keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Grand.
McConville just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Le Grand.
McConville with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le Grand throws a lazy right hand but McConville sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McConville is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Le Grand rather than just go for the knockout.
Le Grand tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McConville counters with a straight right hand.
Le Grand dodges the punch combination from McConville.
Le Grand tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McConville manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Le Grand.
Le Grand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McConville sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Grand works McConville's body with a nice hook.
McConville swings for the body but Le Grand moves out of range.
Le Grand looks to land a left hand but McConville moved out of range nicely.
McConville pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McConville slips a straight right by Le Grand.
Le Grand avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Le Grand, as that shot connected.
Le Grand fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McConville ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le Grand jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Le Grand throws a head kick that misses.
Le Grand throws a right and a left that both miss.
McConville takes a swing at Le Grand's ribcage but misses.
Le Grand avoids the body shot from McConville.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConville thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Grand looks to land a right hand but McConville moved out of range.
Le Grand lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Grand scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McConville stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Le Grand.
Le Grand throws a head kick but McConville moves out of range.
McConville throws a looping overhand right but Le Grand ducks down to avoid it.
Fede Le Grand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Grand wants to clinch
and McConville counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Le Grand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le Grand tries to close the distance and clinch up but McConville swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McConville throws a nice looking combination but Le Grand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConville moves away from the strike by Le Grand.
Le Grand throws a poor cross that misses
and McConville counters with a left to the body.
Le Grand throws a right and a left that McConville avoids nicely.
Le Grand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Grand throws a hook but McConville avoids it easily.
Le Grand tries to clinch
and McConville counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Le Grand tries to close the distance and clinch up but McConville swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Grand throws a big shot that misses.
Le Grand throws a right and a left that McConville avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Le Grand misses.
Le Grand tries to close the distance and clinch up but McConville swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Grand throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fede Le Grand dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McConville throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Le Grand.
Le Grand chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le Grand lands an overhand right.
McConville takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Le Grand misses with the combination.
Le Grand throws a series of punches but McConville moves out of range.
Le Grand throws a lazy uppercut
and McConville counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le Grand misses the shot to the body.
McConville lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Le Grand doesn't manage to clinch there - McConville circles away.
Le Grand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McConville.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Grand is looking to land body kicks.
McConville takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Grand takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le Grand fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fede Le Grand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from McConville misses.
McConville lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Le Grand as he connects with a hook.
McConville looks to score with a jab to the body but Le Grand is just out of range.
Le Grand misses with a body shot.
Le Grand tests McConville's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McConville slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Le Grand. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le Grand.
McConville keeps the fight on the outside.
Le Grand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McConville was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Grand.
McConville takes a swing at Le Grand's ribcage but misses.
Fede Le Grand is winning the standup battle so far.
Le Grand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Grand throws a series of punches but McConville avoids them all with ease.
McConville keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Grand.
A solid body kick from Le Grand.
No joy there for Le Grand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McConville moves into range and connects with a jab.
Le Grand misses with a body shot.
McConville misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - McConville scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConville slips under a jab.
McConville throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Grand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McConville throws an overhand right that lands on Le Grand's shoulder, as Le Grand tries to avoid the shot.
Le Grand tries to clinch up
and McConville counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Le Grand misses with a double jab
enabling McConville to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Grand throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Le Grand cracks a nice hook into McConville's ribs.
McConville lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Grand avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Le Grand stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Le Grand tests McConville's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Grand ducks under a wild hook from McConville.
Le Grand misses with a straight left.
Le Grand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Grand tries to clinch up but McConville circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Grand lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Grand throws a lazy right hand but McConville sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McConville scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McConville throws a hook but Le Grand avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fede Le Grand dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McConville has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McConville there as he acknowledges the shot.
Le Grand throws a series of punches but McConville moves out of range.
McConville misses with a body shot.
McConville takes a swing at Le Grand's ribcage but misses.
Le Grand connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McConville momentarily.
Le Grand misses with a wild combination.
Le Grand throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Le Grand throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Le Grand throws a push kick but McConville slaps the foot to one side.
McConville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Le Grand misses its intended target.
Le Grand throws a lazy uppercut
and McConville counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Grand wants to clinch up but McConville keeps it at a distance.
Le Grand moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Le Grand pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McConville throws a hook but Le Grand blocks it.
McConville swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Grand.
Le Grand is looking to clinch but McConville is avoiding it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice cross by Le Grand.
McConville walks into a left hand.
McConville misses with an uppercut. Le Grand saw that one coming.
Le Grand fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Le Grand fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McConville.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Grand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Grand fails in his attempt to clinch.
McConville swats away the attempt to clinch by Le Grand.
McConville throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Grand.
Le Grand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Grand tests McConville's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Grand just misses with a punch to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McConville might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Le Grand has got the better of the exchanges.
Le Grand throws a right hand that McConville ducks under and follows up with a left that McConville also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Le Grand there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Grand connects with a single shot there.
McConville has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConville rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Grand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Le Grand cracks McConville with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McConville is rocked!
Le Grand works over McConville's head and body with a nice combination.
McConville is still on wobbly legs! Can Le Grand finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from McConville misses the target.
Le Grand throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le Grand connects with a nice looking jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Le Grand.
Le Grand misses with a looping right.
McConville seems to have recovered his senses.
Le Grand with a jab.
Le Grand misses with a jab, cross combination.
McConville tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Grand was well out of range. Poor timing from McConville.
Some wild striking there from McConville.
Hamisi McConville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McConville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McConville slips a jab and a cross from Le Grand.
A combination from McConville does no damage.
Le Grand tries to clinch but McConville moves out of range.
Fede Le Grand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le Grand throws a jab when McConville was well out of range.
McConville moves out of range of the body kick from Le Grand.
Le Grand throws a nice inside leg kick.
McConville misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Grand is looking to clinch but McConville is avoiding it.
McConville avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McConville misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fede Le Grand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le Grand 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fede Le Grand!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DuShayne Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil McKenzie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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147 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DuShayne Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie tries for a takedown but Walters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walters drives through with a takedown into McKenzie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Walters got a little sloppy there for a moment and McKenzie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walters has managed to get both his arms back between McKenzie's legs - danger averted.
Walters working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McKenzie's head.
Walters controls from within his opponent's guard.
McKenzie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McKenzie wants to sweep here but Walters controlling him for the moment.
Walters is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McKenzie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walters defends it easily.
Walters landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Walters's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walters scoring with some ground and pound.
Walters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walters cracks McKenzie with a solid left hand.
Walters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McKenzie has his foot on Walters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walters works his way back into a safe position though.
Walters's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Walters chips away with some ground and pound.
Walters postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Walters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Walters's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Walters engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
McKenzie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walters connects with a couple of short punches.
Walters controlling from the top position.
Walters postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McKenzie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walters gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters controls from within his opponent's guard.
Walters scoring with some ground and pound.
Walters sitting in guard here, content to control.
Walters landing some decent shots from guard.
Walters is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Walters 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.
Walters is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walters sitting in guard here, content to control.
McKenzie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walters working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McKenzie's head.
Walters is in close to McKenzie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McKenzie has his foot on Walters's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walters works his way back into a safe position though.
Walters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walters lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DuShayne Walters dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McKenzie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walters sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McKenzie somewhat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Walters.
Walters looks up at the clock and then as McKenzie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Walters smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McKenzie is looking to reverse the position.
Walters is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McKenzie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Walters gets to mount! McKenzie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Walters lands a heavy elbow.
Walters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walters working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Walters lands with some strikes.
Walters landing strikes from the mount and McKenzie is in trouble!
McKenzie is trying desperately to improve position.
Walters raining down shots from the mount!
Walters controlling from mount.
Walters lands a big elbow.
Walters landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKenzie is looking to get to half guard.
Walters controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie working to try and regain half guard.
McKenzie is in a horrible position here. Walters smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Walters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Walters raining down shots from the mount!
Walters is going oldschool here, as he tries to force McKenzie to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so McKenzie shrugs it off.
Walters putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McKenzie takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
DuShayne Walters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walters landing strikes from the mount.
Walters scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McKenzie is rocked!
Walters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McKenzie is still in real trouble! Can Walters finish him?
Walters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKenzie can do to turn this around?
McKenzie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walters punishing his opponent with strikes.
McKenzie is looking to improve his position but Walters isn't that keen on the idea.
McKenzie is breathing heavily.
Walters takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walters pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Walters looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walters 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.
Walters fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Walters lands a big elbow.
McKenzie is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Walters punishing his opponent with strikes.
McKenzie taking shots to the head.
Walters lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Walters landing shots from mount.
Walters drops a big elbow. That's hurt McKenzie! More shots from Walters and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DuShayne Walters!
Post fight, DuShayne Walters stared into the camera and said 'Any man stupid enough to step in the cage with me is gunna regret it the moment I put my fist in his face. I won't stop beating on this fool till the ref pulls me off. I'm out to hurt this bitch, he deserves it for even thinking he could beat me. Ain't nobody gunna recognise this bitch arse punk '.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kulapu Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iron's entrance music is Cool - Remix by Afrojack. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kulapu Saga!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saga sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big left from Iron misses.
Saga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saga wants it to stay on the feet.
Saga clinches up against the cage.
Iron managing to block the knees to the body from Saga.
Iron blocks a body shot from Saga.
Iron lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Iron fails to land.
Saga has had enough of the clinch but Iron keeps him there for the moment.
Iron throws a knee to the head but misses.
Iron working aggressively here.
Iron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iron tries to keep at a distance but Saga has taken the fight into the clinch.
Iron misses with some punches.
Iron tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iron wants to break free but Saga has control.
Iron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saga lands a right hook to the body.
Saga shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Saga showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Saga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saga seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Iron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Iron slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Saga trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Iron is working an open guard so Saga takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iron closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Iron avoids it.
Saga blocking some punches.
Saga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iron avoiding damage as Saga throws knees to the body.
Iron lands with a left to the head.
Iron lands with a short shot to the head.
Iron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saga gets tackled into the cage by Iron. Iron maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron.
Iron breaks the clinch.
Saga takes the fight into the clinch.
Iron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iron manages to break the clinch.
Saga has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga is trying to break free.
Iron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron.
Saga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Iron keeps control of Saga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Iron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saga clinches up with Iron and pushes him back against the cage.
Saga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saga rushes Iron and presses him up against the cage.
Iron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Iron, pushing him back against the cage.
Iron struggles to land a body shot inside as Saga controls his hands.
Saga blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saga.
Iron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Iron throws out a loose jab but Saga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Iron.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Iron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saga blocks a jab.
Saga is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Iron's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saga with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Saga thows a huge punch but Iron dodges it nicely.
Saga tries to stand and escape but Iron is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iron wants to control but Saga is keeping busy.
Saga trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Saga tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kulapu Saga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck for Iron with that takedown attempt.
Saga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iron.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Iron.
Nice sprawl there from Saga as Iron shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Iron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saga looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron is just out of range.
Iron misses with a hook. Saga ducked under it nicely.
Saga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saga is fending him off so far but Iron persists. Nope, Saga circles away and we're back to standing.
Saga shoots in and bounces Iron off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Iron is working an open guard so Saga takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Saga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron pushes Saga off looking to stand but Saga dives back in and keeps control.
Saga wants to pass the guard but Iron is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga is looking for a kimura here.
Saga escapes and gets back to his feet.
Iron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Iron.
Saga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Iron connects with a leg kick. Saga looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saga. Iron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saga.
Iron tries to clinch up but Saga circles away and keeps his distance.
Saga shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Saga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga stops Iron from getting back to his feet.
Saga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Iron is trying to control but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Saga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Saga's back!
Saga wants to control his opponent's hands but Iron gets his hands free.
Iron missing with strikes from the back.
Iron struggling to land strikes to the head as Saga covers up.
Iron throws strikes from the back but Saga rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Saga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron stopping the sweep attempt from Saga.
Saga is working an open guard so Iron takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Saga moves into the clinch.
Iron swings wildly with an uppercut but Saga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron tries to work over Saga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iron struggles to land a body shot inside as Saga controls his hands.
Iron misses with a knee to the head.
Saga tries to circle away but Iron has him pinned against the cage.
Iron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Iron scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saga doesn't seem bothered though.
Iron dives in and grabs Saga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saga pushes down on Iron's head and hops out.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saga was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
Saga shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Saga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Iron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saga has hold of Iron's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Iron manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Iron is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kulapu Saga has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saga tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kulapu Saga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Iron throws a right and a left that Saga avoids nicely.
Saga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron tries to clinch up but Saga circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Iron does no damage.
Saga thows a body shot but no joy.
Saga closes the distance and clinches.
Saga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saga can't find room to land a body shot as Iron controls the action.
Iron struggles to land a body shot inside as Saga controls his hands.
Saga working hard to break the clinch.
Iron tries to work over Saga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Saga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Saga is looking to control Iron's arms but Iron gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saga has his back to the cage.
Iron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Iron lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga tries to throw a body punch but Iron avoids it by throwing Saga back against the cage.
Iron is looking to break free of the clinch but Saga has double underhooks.
Saga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Iron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iron wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Iron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Iron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saga has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Iron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iron lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Iron.
Iron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saga's elbow.
Iron escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron misses with a body shot.
Kulapu Saga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saga clinches up with Iron and pushes him back against the cage.
Saga is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iron.
Saga prevents a body shot from Iron.
Iron with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iron manages to break the clinch.
Saga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Iron rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saga slips a jab from Iron.
Saga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iron manages to avoid it.
Saga clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Iron scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saga is trying to break the clinch but Iron has him pressed against the cage.
Iron tries to throw a body punch but Saga avoids it by throwing Iron back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Iron.
Iron stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saga wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Iron has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Iron fails to land.
Iron breaks from the clinch.
Saga scores with a takedown into Iron's guard.
Saga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Iron wants to sweep here but Saga controlling him for the moment.
Iron is trying to keep Saga in close.
Saga controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mike Iron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Iron wants to stand but Saga is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Iron napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee asks Saga politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Saga prefers to stall for the moment though.
Iron tries to improve position but can't.
Saga decides to stand up, so the ref orders Iron to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Iron.
Kulapu Saga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Iron has closed the distance and engaged Saga in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Iron.
I think Saga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kulapu Saga!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Euthanasia Atheist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Redfield (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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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Euthanasia Atheist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atheist drops his hands momentarily and Redfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atheist is rocked!
Redfield misses with a few strikes there.
Redfield throws a nice looking combination but Atheist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Redfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atheist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redfield tries to bum rush Atheist with a series of wild strikes but Atheist uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Redfield dips to his left and cracks Atheist with an uppercut!
Redfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atheist moves away.
Redfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atheist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atheist shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfield is wriggling around trying to escape.
Atheist connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Redfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Atheist controlling the pace for now.
Atheist unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atheist prevents Redfield from getting the reversal.
Atheist controlling from mount.
Atheist looking to control but Redfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Atheist sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Redfield is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atheist lands a heavy elbow.
Atheist throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Redfield really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atheist unloading with bombs!
Redfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Atheist lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Redfield is trying desperately to improve position.
Atheist breaks from Redfield's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atheist sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Redfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Atheist fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Redfield is in a horrible position here. Atheist smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Atheist fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Atheist punishing his opponent with strikes.
Atheist trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Atheist looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redfield wants to hold on but Atheist pushes him away.
Atheist 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.
Redfield is squirming around, avoiding Atheist's attempts to control the action.
Atheist goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Redfield is on top in guard.
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.
Redfield wants to control from the top but Atheist keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Euthanasia Atheist dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Atheist tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Redfield swivels and escapes.
Euthanasia Atheist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Redfield.
Redfield throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atheist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Atheist throws a low kick, looking for Redfield's leg but Redfield calmly moves out of range.
No joy there for Redfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab from Redfield.
Redfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redfield lands a right hook to the body.
Redfield lands a body shot.
Redfield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Redfield closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Atheist! Redfield dives in looking to finish! Atheist is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Redfield!
After winning the bout, Chris Redfield thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Susumo Komota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Dir (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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Susumo Komota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Dir!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komota misses with a hook.
Dir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Komota throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dir.
Dir stuffs the takedown.
Dir works Komota's body with a nice hook.
Komota drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Komota with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dir being controlled here, momentarily.
Dir keeping full guard, as Komota tries to pass.
Komota pushes down on Dir's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Komota not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komota not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Komota is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dir wants to get back to full guard.
Komota with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susumo Komota has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Komota throws a hook to the side of Dir's head but Dir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dir throws a jab when Komota was well out of range.
Dir thows a body shot but no joy.
Komota blocks a jab.
Komota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Susumo Komota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Komota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Komota drops his hands momentarily and Dir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shawn Dir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Komota misses.
Dir slips under a jab.
Komota falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Komota. Komota obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komota lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dir circles away quickly and effectively.
Dir stuns Komota with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Komota avoids the body shot from Dir.
A jab from Dir misses.
Dir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dir ducks under a wild hook from Komota.
Dir lands a jab to Komota's midsection.
Dir misses with a body shot.
Komota misses with a hook
and Dir counters with a nice uppercut.
Komota throws a jab when Dir was well out of range.
Dir just misses with a punch to the body.
Dir throws a right and a left that Komota avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dir scores with a body shot.
Komota throws a hook but Dir avoids it easily.
Komota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dir checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Komota.
Komota is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dir's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Komota waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dir.
Komota misses with a right hand
and Dir counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Komota thows a body shot but no joy.
Komota drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Susumo Komota 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.
Dir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Komota takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Komota just misses with a punch to the body.
Komota is looking to chop away at Dir's legs.
Komota avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dir looks to score with a jab to the body but Komota is just out of range.
Komota scores with a kick to the body.
Komota staying out of range there.
Susumo Komota is winning the standup battle so far.
Komota throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dir looks to score with a jab to the body but Komota is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Komota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Komota in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dir is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Susumo Komota!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giliath Gotty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giliath Gotty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronald McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald is looking to land body kicks.
McDonald gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gotty to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gotty content to stall in guard here.
Gotty landing with the ground and pound.
It looks like Ronald McDonald has been cut.
McDonald looks gassed!
Gotty works over McDonald with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gotty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McDonald is rocked!
That has opened up Ronald McDonald's cut even more.
Gotty postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces McDonald's head off the mat! McDonald is out! He's out! Gotty jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Giliath Gotty!
After winning the bout, Giliath Gotty thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Lioncourte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Lioncourte!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lioncourte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruz doesn't seem bothered though.
Lioncourte throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cruz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cruz moves into full mount! Lioncourte won't be happy about that!
Lioncourte takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cruz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lioncourte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cruz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cruz looking to secure an arm triangle but Lioncourte defends it well.
Lioncourte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cruz has control of Lioncourte's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lioncourte regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cruz breaks from Lioncourte's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lioncourte can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cruz looking to control but Lioncourte is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a head shot.
Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cruz working for a submission but Lioncourte is keeping him at bay.
Cruz throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lioncourte because Cruz loaded up on that one.
Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cruz looking to ground and pound but Lioncourte is blocking nicely.
Cruz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz content just to control the position here.
Lioncourte takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lioncourte wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cruz.
Cruz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lioncourte jabs Cruz right on the nose. Cruz blinks but takes it well.
Lioncourte throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Jab by Lioncourte.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cruz dives in and grabs Lioncourte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lioncourte pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lioncourte scores with a jab to the body.
Cruz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lioncourte.
Jab by Lioncourte.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lioncourte - that will leave a mark!
Marcus Lioncourte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lioncourte thumps Cruz with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Oooooh!!! Lioncourte has knocked Cruz down with a huge combo! Lioncourte steps away and waves a wobbly Cruz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cruz is rocked!
It looks like Nate Cruz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lioncourte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lioncourte drops Cruz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cruz looks back up at him and smiles so Lioncourte waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lioncourte batters Cruz with a massive right followed by a huge left! Cruz is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Lioncourte lands a final crushing right hand to drop Cruz to the mat with a gruesome thud! Lioncourte is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcus Lioncourte!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Smierdzielowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Enzo Inoue has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Enzo Inoue seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enzo Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pawel Smierdzielowski!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smierdzielowski shoots in and drives through. Inoue sprawls well.
Inoue closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smierdzielowski to the mat! Smierdzielowski manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smierdzielowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Inoue has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smierdzielowski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Inoue controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smierdzielowski has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Inoue can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Inoue is sitting in close to Smierdzielowski's body. Smierdzielowski has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Inoue is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Inoue is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Smierdzielowski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pawel Smierdzielowski!
Pawel Smierdzielowski got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mari Huana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huana's entrance music is Candyshop. A fine choice. Mills has chosen LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Carl Mills enters the cage!
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265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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26
256 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mari Huana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carl Mills!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Huana misses.
Huana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mills.
Mills avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Huana thuds his right hand into Mills's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mills throws a body punch but Huana moves out of range.
Mills stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Huana wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Mills keeps the fight on the outside.
Mills scores with a punch to the head.
Mills thows a body shot but no joy.
Huana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huana throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huana throws out a powerful jab.
Huana blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws a shot to the body.
Mills throws a body punch but Huana moves out of range.
Huana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mills to score with a decent uppercut.
Mills misses with an uppercut
and Huana counters with a stiff right hand.
Mills comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huana circles away quickly and effectively.
Mills uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mills uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mills looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mills looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mills fails to land with a series of punches.
Huana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mills manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mills stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Huana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huana misses with the combination.
Huana moves in looking to clinch but Mills pushes him off.
Mills circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mills. Huana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huana wants to clinch up but Mills keeps it at a distance.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Huana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mills misses with a body shot.
Mills swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mills swings for the body but Huana moves out of range.
Mills is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Huana rather than just go for the knockout.
Huana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mills jabs Huana right on the nose. Huana blinks but takes it well.
Mills lands a left and a right that send Huana crashing to the mat, dazed. Mills thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Huana is rocked!
It looks like Mari Huana has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mills ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Huana out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carl Mills! Carl Mills retains his heavyweight title!
Carl Mills gave a mention to [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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