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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neo Joker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atraeu Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neo Joker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neo Joker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atraeu Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson dives in and grabs Joker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joker pushes down on Nelson's head and hops out.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Joker circles away.
Joker shoots for a double leg takedown but Nelson sprawls well. He's pushed Joker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joker fails with a takedown attempt.
Joker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Joker is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nelson actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Joker is tapping! Great win for Nelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Atraeu Nelson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Gregson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beugina Unki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Let The Bodies Hit The Floor by Drowning Pool . Beugina Unki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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144 lbs
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Good takedowns
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carl Gregson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beugina Unki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Unki.
Gregson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Unki napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Unki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Unki keeping his opponent close.
Unki can't do much from the bottom here.
Unki stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gregson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gregson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Unki is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Unki wants to control but Gregson postures up.
Gregson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Unki to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Gregson. No joy for Unki on that attempt.
Unki shoots in and bounces Gregson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Unki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unki wants to control from the top but Gregson keeps moving.
Gregson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gregson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Unki defends it easily.
Gregson is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gregson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregson being controlled here, momentarily.
Unki postures up in Gregson's guard and throws a big left but Gregson blocks it.
Unki is working Gregson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Unki is working Gregson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregson looking for a guillotine here but Unki defends easily.
Unki lands a couple of elbows.
Unki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gregson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unki is working Gregson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gregson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gregson has his foot on Unki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Unki works his way back into a safe position though.
Unki connects with a couple of short punches.
Gregson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Unki defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gregson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Unki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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!
Gregson looking for a sweep. Not yet Gregson, not yet.
Unki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gregson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Unki landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Unki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Oh Gregson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Unki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gregson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Unki trying to control but Gregson is working from the bottom.
Unki connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beugina Unki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Unki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gregson circles away.
Unki scores with a takedown into Gregson's guard.
Unki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Unki works over Gregson with some ground and pound from guard.
Unki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Unki working some strikes from top position.
Gregson looking for a guillotine here but Unki defends easily.
Gregson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Unki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Unki pushing down on Gregson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Beugina Unki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unki lands with a punch from half guard.
Unki sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Gregson! Oh, Gregson is in big trouble! Unki lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Beugina Unki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jun Fan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ringo comes to the cage accompanied by Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy!. Jun Fan Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Solid 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Ringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Fan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Ringo moves away and avoids it.
Ringo throws a series of strikes that have Lee backpedaling.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Ringo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ringo connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Ringo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ringo tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jun Fan Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ringo swinging wildly here.
Ringo scores with a body shot.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Ringo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ringo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Ringo moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Ringo tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee lands a jab-cross combination.
Lee throws a nice head kick!
Ringo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee looks gassed!
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ringo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ringo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ringo cracks a nice hook into Lee's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ringo catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jun Fan Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ringo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee is rocked!
Ringo fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Ringo finish him?
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Ringo connects with a crisp jab.
Ringo throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ringo works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Ringo lands a jab.
Ringo fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Ringo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ringo.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ringo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Ringo scores with a four punch combination!
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ringo misses with a wild combination.
Ringo lands a body shot.
Ringo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ringo misses with a double jab.
Ringo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Ringo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ringo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ringo is chipping away with strikes.
Lee tries to bench press Ringo off him but Ringo keeps the position.
Ringo landing a few strikes.
Ringo is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee trying to remain calm as Ringo controls from the top position.
Ringo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ringo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lee can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ringo controlling the position easily from mount.
Ringo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Ringo 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.
Ringo lands the left hand.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Ringo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ringo connects with the punch.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnny Ringo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ringo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ringo staying calm.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ringo scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee pushes Ringo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ringo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lee is not content to let Ringo control the position.
Lee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo working away.
Ringo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lee tries to buck Ringo off but Ringo is having none of it.
Ringo working the head and body with strikes.
Johnny Ringo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ringo trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Ringo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Ringo cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ringo is chipping away with strikes.
Lee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ringo working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee prevents Ringo from improving position.
Ringo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Ringo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ringo lands some shots froms side control.
Ringo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Ringo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lee's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ringo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ringo lands a nice short elbow.
Lee is pressing down on Ringo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ringo postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Ringo scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ringo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ringo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ringo trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Ringo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ringo wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ringo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ringo trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to control.
Ringo wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Ringo controlling from the top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Ringo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ringo throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Ringo both land. Nice combination.
Lee works over Ringo's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Ringo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ringo avoids the body shot from Lee.
Ringo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ringo moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Nice cross by Ringo.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Ringo.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ringo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ringo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ringo is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ringo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lee in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ringo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ringo throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ringo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Ringo misses with the combination.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ringo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ringo misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Ringo lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Lee sprawling to the canvas. Ringo follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Lee hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ringo slips a nice elbow through Lee's hands, connecting with Lee's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ringo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ringo lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Lee quite badly. Lee pulls Ringo in close trying to recover. Ringo postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Lee on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Lee doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Ringo!
A victorious Johnny Ringo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tengo Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Kunaida (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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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tengo Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kunaida!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray fails with the takedown
and Kunaida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kunaida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kunaida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ray on the side of the head.
Kunaida misses with a series of wild punches.
Ray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kunaida.
Ray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunaida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ray moves away.
Masato Kunaida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kunaida. That's going to slow Ray down.
Kunaida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kunaida pinned against the cage. Kunaida gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tengo Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kunaida counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kunaida connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kunaida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ray takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunaida loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Kunaida misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kunaida turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kunaida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ray takes one to the chin there.
Ray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ray shoots and misses
and Kunaida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Kunaida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida leaves Ray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kunaida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kunaida throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kunaida thumps Ray with a low kick.
Ray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kunaida counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masato Kunaida dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kunaida misses with a hook. Ray ducked under it nicely.
Kunaida scores with a shot to the body.
Kunaida throws a shot from downtown. Ray moves away and avoids it.
Kunaida misses the shot to the body.
Kunaida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ray shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ray was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ray working for a guillotine from mount but Kunaida is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray with shots to the head and body - Kunaida looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ray is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kunaida has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kunaida wants to hold on but Ray pushes him away.
Kunaida can't escape the position.
Ray looking to control but Kunaida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ray working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ray with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ray postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kunaida looks a forlorn figure.
Ray misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ray with shots to the head and body - Kunaida looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kunaida is rocked!
Ray lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kunaida hang on?
Kunaida is still in real trouble! Can Ray finish him?
Kunaida is looking to get to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kunaida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ray postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Kunaida badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ray around the waist but Ray pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ray is the winner by TKO! Ray jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tengo Ray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Tavarius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavarius comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - No Apologies. Foreman has chosen Impaled Nazarene - "Armageddon Death Squad" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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222 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Tavarius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tavarius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Foreman throws a series of punches but Tavarius avoids them all with ease.
Foreman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Foreman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Foreman moves out of range as Tavarius strikes.
Tavarius thows a body shot but no joy.
Tavarius avoids the head kick by Foreman.
Foreman takes one to the side of the head.
Foreman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tavarius displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tavarius scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Foreman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tavarius closes the distance and pushes Foreman back into the cage.
Foreman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tavarius prevents a body shot from Foreman.
Tavarius lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavarius keeps control of Foreman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Tavarius.
A right hand to the body from Tavarius.
Foreman looks gassed!
Tavarius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foreman or not.
Tavarius lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tavarius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Tavarius.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tavarius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Tavarius.
A body shot lands from Tavarius.
Tavarius digs a right hand underneath Foreman's ribcage. Foreman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Tavarius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tavarius lands a body punch.
Tavarius digs a right hand underneath Foreman's ribcage. Foreman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tavarius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tavarius scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tavarius.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Tavarius.
Foreman letting Tavarius take a breather here.
Tavarius presses Foreman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tavarius cracks Foreman with a nice body shot.
Tavarius presses Foreman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Tavarius on the inside.
Good body shot from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tavarius.
Tavarius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tavarius lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Tavarius.
Tavarius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foreman is rocked!
Tavarius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Foreman is still on wobbly legs! Can Tavarius finish him?
Tavarius stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tavarius lands a nice shot to the body.
Tavarius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tavarius lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavarius.
A nice left hand lands by Tavarius.
Tavarius misses with a body punch.
Tavarius lands a shoulder strike.
Tavarius works on Foreman's body with a couple of short punches.
Tavarius lands a big right hand that drops Foreman! The killer instinct kicks in and Tavarius finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tavarius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Tavarius!
In his post fight interview, Richard Tavarius gave a big smile as he said 'No apologies, nah suckers Im not sorry. You can all sue me, yall could be the cause of me. No apologies, not even acknowledging you at all till I get a call that Gods coming. No apologies, laugh fuckers its all funny.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Koyasako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kob Nitaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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8 - 3 - 0 |
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221 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Koyasako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kob Nitaya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Koyasako misses.
Nitaya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koyasako moves away.
Nitaya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nitaya stuns Koyasako with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koyasako throws a big shot that misses.
Koyasako takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Tommy Koyasako has been cut.
Nitaya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koyasako throws a sloppy head kick and Nitaya moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nitaya, right into the meat.
Nitaya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koyasako on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nitaya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koyasako swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nitaya throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koyasako.
Koyasako staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nitaya.
Sloppy strikes from Koyasako. Those never looked like landing.
Nitaya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koyasako has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyasako lands a glancing blow to the side of Nitaya's head.
Nitaya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koyasako on the side of the head.
Koyasako throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nitaya's head.
Nitaya scores with a kick to the midsection.
Koyasako loads up on a big right hand but Nitaya slips the punch.
Nitaya throws a nice head kick!
Koyasako is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitaya thuds his shin into the meat of Koyasako's side.
Oh Koyasako is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koyasako is breathing heavily.
Koyasako leaves his chin hanging out and Nitaya seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Koyasako crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kob Nitaya!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kob Nitaya thanked [WAO]MADE IN GERMANY for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Rubens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walter Rubens!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in and bounces Rubens off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rubens is looking to sinch up a triangle. Jackson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rubens's body to avoid the submission. Rubens has instead reached around Jackson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rubens arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Walter Rubens!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (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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193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe shoots and misses
so Sakuraba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sakuraba passes Watanabe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Watanabe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sakuraba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sakuraba looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sakuraba wants to take a breather but Watanabe is having none of it.
Sakuraba moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Sakuraba.
Watanabe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sakuraba off and has taken his back!
Sakuraba trying to control the hands but Watanabe won't let him.
Sakuraba breaks Watanabe's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sakuraba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watanabe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sakuraba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sakuraba slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Watanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watanabe tries to get out of the position.
Watanabe is trying to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakuraba seems to be looking for submissions.
Watanabe is looking for a sweep. Sakuraba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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!
Watanabe is working hard here to advance position.
Watanabe trying to control here.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but Watanabe defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is trying for a kimura here. Watanabe looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sakuraba wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kazushi Sakuraba!
Our winner, Kazushi Sakuraba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Garrido (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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197 lbs
14 - 2 - 1 |
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195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Garrido!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage lands a head kick. Garrido smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garrido with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cage counters with a big head kick but Garrido shrugs it off.
Garrido fails with the takedown
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cage throws a quick head kick that knocks Garrido silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Cage is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nick Cage!
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