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Rivals VII: Patel vs. Freak PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carnivore Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deaths gates by Morbid Angel. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carnivore Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matheus Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho thuds his right hand into Velasquez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carvalho lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Velasquez backs up against the cage.
Carvalho works over Velasquez's head and body with a nice combination.
Carvalho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvalho lands a jab to Velasquez's midsection.
Carvalho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velasquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carvalho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carvalho defends it nicely.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Velasquez pinned against the cage. Velasquez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velasquez walks into a jab.
Velasquez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carvalho.
Good standup being displayed there by Carvalho as he connects with a hook.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
Velasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvalho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carvalho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carvalho lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvalho stalks Velasquez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Velasquez's face. Velasquez staggers backwards, shaken.
Carvalho shoots in looking for a takedown. Velasquez tries to sprawl out of it but Carvalho keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Velasquez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carvalho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Velasquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carvalho is fending him off so far but Velasquez persists. Nope, Carvalho circles away and we're back to standing.
Carnivore Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Velasquez.
Velasquez looks gassed!
Carvalho lands with an overhand left.
Carvalho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carvalho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Carvalho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Velasquez is refusing to be controlled, as Carvalho sits in half guard.
Carvalho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Velasquez's head.
Carvalho is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carvalho stands up from half guard.
Carvalho connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Carvalho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carvalho feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
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!
Carvalho throws a strike but Velasquez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Velasquez won't allow Carvalho to sweep him here.
Carvalho is pulling down on Velasquez's head. It's preventing any offense from Velasquez, at least for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carvalho wants to sweep but no luck.
Carvalho is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carnivore Carvalho dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carvalho lands with a good body shot.
Velasquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carvalho is fending him off so far but Velasquez persists. Nope, Carvalho circles away and we're back to standing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carvalho!
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Velasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carvalho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Velasquez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carvalho defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Carvalho finds it's target.
Jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Velasquez moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Velasquez is defended easily by Carvalho.
Carnivore Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Velasquez.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Velasquez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with a wild body shot.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carvalho lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carvalho lands with a nice body punch.
Carnivore Carvalho is winning the standup battle so far.
Velasquez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carvalho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Velasquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Velasquez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carvalho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Velasquez is rocked!
Carvalho gets to his feet - Velasquez follows without any prompting.
Carvalho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Velasquez doesn't seem bothered though.
Carvalho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carvalho feints a jab promting Velasquez to slip. Carvalho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Velasquez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Velasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Carvalho finish him?
Carvalho digs a good hook to Velasquez's body.
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!
Carvalho sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Velasquez's defenses. It connects perfectly with Velasquez's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carnivore Carvalho!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junji Yokota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg - Who Am I. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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139 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junji Yokota!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yokota tries to clinch up.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yokota circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Yokota tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yokota keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Yokota does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Yokota moves out of range.
Lee throws a right and a left that Yokota avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Yokota seems unphased.
Mo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yokota circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yokota is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Yokota circles away and we're back to standing.
Yokota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee looks to land a combination but Yokota avoids it well.
Lee closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yokota's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yokota works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yokota tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee postures up in Yokota's guard and throws a big left but Yokota blocks it.
Yokota pulls Lee in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lee postures up in Yokota's guard and throws a big left but Yokota blocks it.
Lee postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yokota utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Yokota.
Lee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokota utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yokota avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yokota working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lee.
Yokota keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Yokota is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lee throws an elbow but Yokota slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yokota keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee trying to control the position but Yokota is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee tries to score with some ground and pound. Yokota controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yokota wants to clinch.
Lee clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yokota.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yokota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yokota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee tries for a takedown but Yokota manages to get underhooks.
Yokota prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to circle away but Yokota has him pinned against the cage.
Yokota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Yokota.
Yokota lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yokota is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yokota has his back to the cage.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yokota doesn't seem phased though.
Yokota avoids the body shot from Lee.
Yokota is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee is looking to wear down Yokota with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Yokota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Yokota takes the fight into the clinch.
Yokota swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yokota leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lee has Yokota pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yokota manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mo Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yokota's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee tries to work over Yokota's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yokota is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokota scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee is stalling here.
Yokota lands with a short shot to the head.
Yokota is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee just leaning against Yokota, taking a breather.
Yokota swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yokota misses with a punch to the body.
Yokota fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee throws a body punch but Yokota moves out of range.
Yokota has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Yokota's head.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Yokota saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yokota drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yokota lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Yokota misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yokota pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mo Lee will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lee throws a body punch but Yokota moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Yokota is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yokota is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Yokota fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yokota is looking to clinch.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Yokota is just out of range.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yokota's waist but Yokota gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Yokota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Yokota has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yokota.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Yokota breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yokota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Yokota avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Yokota throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yokota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yokota is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lee is keeping busy.
Yokota goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yokota blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokota looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lee avoiding damage.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Yokota is trying to stall.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yokota avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yokota fails to land.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yokota's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yokota moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Mo Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Junji Yokota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yokota fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junji Yokota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee connects with a jab.
Mo Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Yokota throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yokota takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mo Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mo Lee!
Mo Lee thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hwang Yang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reggie Watkins acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hwang Yang Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reggie Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watkins lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Watkins takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Hwang Yang Lee has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watkins. Watkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Watkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee is rocked!
A head kick misses from Watkins.
Watkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hwang Yang Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watkins misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee blocks a head kick by Watkins.
Watkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watkins misses with a head kick.
Crack! A monster head kick from Watkins and Lee falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Watkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Reggie Watkins!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hindu Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hindu Kush!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Kush ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
Kush scores with a hook to the body.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Kush stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Kush's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels trying to stall but Kush improves his position.
Nice body punch from Kush.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kush trying to control the position but instead, Daniels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kush into the cage.
Kush is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kush misses with a body shot.
Daniels throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daniels misses the jab.
Kush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tom Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels throws a right and a left that Kush avoids nicely.
Daniels throws the left hand but Kush avoids the punch easily.
Daniels lunges at Kush with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kush's hand.
Kush fails with the takedown.
Tom Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels wants to slow Kush down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels lands an overhand right.
Daniels throws an off balance right hand
and Kush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Daniels has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Daniels there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kush fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels slips under a jab from Kush.
Daniels cracks Kush with an open hand slap.
Daniels fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kush on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels tries to bum rush Kush with a series of wild strikes but Kush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kush gets a clinch.
Daniels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Kush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kush dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Daniels.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Kush working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daniels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kush looking to throw knees to the head but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Kush lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daniels scores with a shot to the side of Kush's head.
Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Kush misses.
Kush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tom Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hindu Kush.
Kush throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kush is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
Kush checks a leg kick.
Donk. Kush catches Daniels right on the button with a cross.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kush slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kush shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniels misses with a low kick as Kush jumps back.
No joy there for Daniels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hindu Kush 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.
Daniels scores with a three punch combo!
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniels scores with a sloppy right hand. Kush should have avoided that one.
Kush swinging wildly here.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Tom Daniels has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Daniels.
Kush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels swings for the body but Kush moves out of range.
Daniels scores with a nice strike.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tom Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
Kush lands with a straight right. Daniels didn't see that one coming.
Daniels connects with a crisp jab.
Kush looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kush is just content to waste time from the top position. Daniels takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Kush from controlling successfully.
Kush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now.
Daniels trying to control the position here.
Kush trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Kush tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Kush tries to pass.
Daniels looking to control.
Kush wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daniels tries to get out of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kush lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daniels backs up against the cage.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Kush.
Kush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kush throws a wild body kick that Daniels sees coming a mile off.
Daniels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kush counters with a stiff right hand.
Daniels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kush moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kush looking to score a takedown here. Daniels is defending well but Kush drives through and ends up in Daniels's guard.
Kush stands and throws Daniels's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daniels keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to improve position but can't.
Kush wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Daniels, who protects the arm well.
Kush trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hindu Kush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Daniels's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Daniels does it's job there.
Daniels gets tackled into the cage by Kush. Kush maintains the clinch.
Kush wants to stall.
Kush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but Kush gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kush has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Daniels is pushing Kush up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Daniels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to work over Kush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kush pushes Daniels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kush breaks from the clinch.
Kush throws a series of punches but Daniels moves out of range.
A left and a right from Kush both land. Nice combination.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Kush is just out of range.
Kush drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kush.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels scores with a one two! Kush had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Daniels slips under a jab from Kush.
Kush might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kush tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kush.
Kush throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Kush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Kush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a decent looking hook.
Daniels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush shoots in and gets a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Kush controlling from the top position.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daniels is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hindu Kush.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kush.
Daniels slips a straight right by Kush.
Kush tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Daniels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kush misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kush checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Kush misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Kush throws the left hand but Daniels avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daniels.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Kush jabs Daniels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniels lands with an overhand left.
Daniels is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kush shoots in and drives through. Daniels sprawls well.
Daniels lands with a nice combination. Kush backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kush jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand.
Kush scores with a nice head shot.
Tom Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hindu Kush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kush gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hindu Kush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hindu Kush!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hindu Kush thanked Zynergy Nutrition 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 Kyler Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siegfried Freak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patel's entrance music is Lupe Fiasco - The Champ Is Here. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyler Patel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siegfried Freak!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Freak as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Freak finds it's way through Patel's defenses.
Freak lands a nice shot that snaps Patel's head back.
Freak stuffs the takedown.
Freak sizes up Patel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Freak misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Freak throws an overhand right that lands on Patel's shoulder, as Patel tries to avoid the shot.
Freak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Freak wants it to stay on the feet.
Freak swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patel.
Freak leaves Patel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyler Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freak connects with the punch.
Freak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Patel.
Freak Throws a clean left jab. Freak Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Patel's chin! Patel crumbles to the ground and Freak follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Freak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Siegfried Freak!
Siegfried Freak is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Siegfried Freak thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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