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Rivals XX: Son vs. Rude PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Hanayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kazuo Hanayama has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Hanayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matheus Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanayama tests Velasquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanayama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Velasquez.
Velasquez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanayama.
Velasquez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hanayama lands a jab.
Hanayama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Velasquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Hanayama counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanayama as he connects with a hook.
Velasquez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hanayama!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Velasquez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hanayama out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Velasquez goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matheus Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jared Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Zsorats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jared Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emmanuel Zsorats!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsorats gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Curtis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Zsorats has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The referee warns Curtis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zsorats scoring with strikes but Curtis is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zsorats raining down hammerfists from mount.
Curtis is breathing heavily.
Zsorats looking for a guillotine from mount but Curtis is having none of it.
Curtis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zsorats on the ground.
Zsorats looking to control and managing it successfully.
Zsorats is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Curtis is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Curtis flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Zsorats anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Curtis and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Zsorats slips an arm under Curtis chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Zsorats has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Zsorats is squeezing on Curtis like an anaconda would it's prey. Curtis fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Emmanuel Zsorats!
An out of breath Emmanuel Zsorats thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeshi throws a sloppy head kick and Sonnen moves out of range easily.
Takeshi scores with a head kick.
Takeshi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takeshi lands a head kick. Sonnen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Chael Sonnen has been cut.
Chael Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sonnen.
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!
Sonnen shoots in looking for a takedown. Takeshi tries to sprawl out of it but Sonnen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takeshi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonnen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sonnen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sonnen lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sonnen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Takeshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sonnen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takeshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sonnen is one step ahead there.
Sonnen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Takeshi is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takeshi is trying to maintain the position but Sonnen is very close to passing his half guard.
Sonnen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takeshi is just riding it out for now. Sonnen eventually gives up the hold.
Sonnen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takeshi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sonnen is working for a submission of some sort.
Takeshi is trying to get back to full guard.
Sonnen trying to control from half guard but Takeshi is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen trying to control the action but Takeshi is working from the bottom.
Sonnen is pressing down on Takeshi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takeshi is holding on for now.
Sonnen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chael Sonnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chael Sonnen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takeshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sonnen on the side of the head.
Takeshi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sonnen shoots in for a double leg but Takeshi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takeshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takeshi scores with a one two! Sonnen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sonnen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takeshi swivels and escapes.
Sonnen looking to score a takedown here. Takeshi is defending well but Sonnen drives through and ends up in Takeshi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sonnen is controlling him.
Takeshi has Sonnen pulled in close to control his posture.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Takeshi keeps moving.
Sonnen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Takeshi keeping full guard, as Sonnen tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chael Sonnen.
Takeshi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sonnen clinches with his opponent.
Takeshi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Takeshi does no damage.
Sonnen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takeshi avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen dives in and grabs Takeshi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takeshi pushes down on Sonnen's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Takeshi's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sonnen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Takeshi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sonnen seems to be looking for submissions.
Sonnen seems to be looking for submissions.
Sonnen is trying to control. Takeshi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi wants to get back to full guard.
Takeshi trying to control but Sonnen postures up.
Sonnen gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Takeshi darts in and clinches Sonnen up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sonnen throws a head punch that misses.
Takeshi breaks the clinch.
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 Chael Sonnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chael Sonnen's cut.
That's time! Sonnen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Takeshi throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sonnen is defended easily by Takeshi.
Takeshi rushes Sonnen and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takeshi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sonnen momentarily.
Takeshi throws a sloppy head kick and Sonnen moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi slaps away a takedown attempt from Sonnen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Takeshi throws a sloppy head kick and Sonnen moves out of range easily.
Takeshi tries to clinch there but Sonnen circles away.
Ryu Takeshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takeshi misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takeshi. That's going to slow Sonnen down.
Sonnen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chael Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen dives in and grabs Takeshi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Takeshi pushes down on Sonnen's head and hops out.
Takeshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sonnen avoids the head kick by Takeshi.
Takeshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takeshi lands with a slapping head kick.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takeshi as he jumps to the side.
Ryu Takeshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi throws the kick towards the body but Sonnen avoids it.
Takeshi misses with the combination.
Takeshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takeshi throws a head kick but Sonnen moves out of range.
Takeshi forces Sonnen back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi breaks from the clinch.
Sonnen avoids the head kick by Takeshi.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takeshi defends it nicely.
Ryu Takeshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takeshi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Takeshi tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Takeshi. No joy for Sonnen on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Takeshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sonnen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimo Padalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oleg The Beast could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dimo Padalski's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oleg The Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dimo Padalski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from The Beast.
The Beast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Padalski.
A slow jab from Padalski misses its intended target.
The Beast lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Beast closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Padalski closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Beast circles away.
The Beast swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Padalski counters with a three punch combo that has The Beast backing up. The Beast nods at Padalski to acknowledge the strikes.
The Beast tries to clinch up
and Padalski counters with a good, hard body kick but The Beast shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padalski slips a jab and a cross from The Beast.
The Beast lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Padalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Padalski feints and then cracks The Beast's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Beast down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Padalski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and The Beast has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Beast and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Padalski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Beast manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Padalski pushes down on The Beast's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padalski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Padalski controlling the action here.
Padalski is working for a kimura but The Beast is defending it quite comfortably.
Padalski is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Beast knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Padalski on the ground.
The Beast has a hand on Padalski's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Padalski takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The Beast holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Padalski tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast has given up his back. Will we see Padalski going for some submissions?
Padalski is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Padalski is looking for the choke from the back position but The Beast is controlling his hands well.
The Beast could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padalski looking to break The Beast's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. The Beast remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Padalski will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The Beast looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Padalski lands shots from the back.
The Beast holding both Padalski 's hands and preventing any damage.
Padalski has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. The Beast is defending well but eventually Padalski manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! The Beast has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dimo Padalski!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Markus Hessburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus Hessburg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Markus Hessburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hessburg looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Hughes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hessburg's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hessburg keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Hessburg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hughes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hessburg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Hessburg keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessburg is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hughes has his hands clasped together but Hessburg extends an breaks Hughes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hessburg.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Markus Hessburg!
A very excited looking Markus Hessburg made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Schilling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Holmes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Schilling's chin.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Schilling!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a few strikes there.
Holmes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schilling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Schilling. Those never looked like landing.
Schilling misses with an uppercut.
Holmes scores with a sloppy right hand. Schilling should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Schilling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schilling cracks Holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schilling tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schilling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holmes, as that shot connected.
Holmes tests Schilling's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes misses with a jab to the body
and Schilling counters with a body kick that stops Holmes in his tracks momentarily.
Schilling misses with a hook.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Schilling is out of range.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Holmes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schilling has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schilling moves away.
Nice combo by Schilling! Oh, that's hurt him - Holmes falls to the canvas and Schilling follows him into side control.
Holmes is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schilling stands up and beckons Holmes to his feet.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schilling moves in close and cracks Holmes with a massive right hand! Holmes, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Schilling!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ben Schilling!
Ben Schilling made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Mick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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225 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muay Mick!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mick moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Mick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Mick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Johnson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mick moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Mick tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson pushes down on Mick's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mick defending well though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mick trying to control but Johnson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Mick trying to control but Johnson postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mick is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Mick's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mick is rocked!
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mick is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson lands a big elbow - Mick is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akira Maeda has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Adam Falcon's chin.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maeda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Falcon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maeda on the side of the head.
Maeda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Falcon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maeda on the side of the head.
Falcon throws a right hand that Maeda ducks under and follows up with a left that Maeda also avoids with ease.
Maeda lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Maeda.
Maeda throws a leg kick that misses.
Maeda scoring well with a low kick there.
Maeda throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Maeda.
Maeda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maeda throws out a leg kick but Falcon moves out of range and Maeda only half commits.
Maeda throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Maeda.
Maeda throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Falcon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Falcon misses with a jab to the body
and Maeda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Falcon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maeda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcon. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maeda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Falcon scores with a nice strike.
Maeda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcon's calf.
Falcon is breathing heavily.
Maeda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda throws a head kick that misses.
Maeda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maeda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maeda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Adam Falcon has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Falcon.
Maeda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falcon's calf.
Maeda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Falcon on the side of the head.
Falcon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maeda. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Falcon.
Maeda lands a big head kick that sends Falcon tumbling to the mat! Maeda takes a step backwards and waves Falcon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Falcon is rocked!
Maeda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oh Falcon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maeda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maeda throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Falcon crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Akira Maeda!
Akira Maeda seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is theres no easy way out . Milo Talon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy Couture's chin.
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245 lbs
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272 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milo Talon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talon lands a left and a right that send Couture crashing to the mat, dazed. Talon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Couture shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Talon is controlling Couture's posture.
Talon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Couture drops back, looking for a kneebar! Talon looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Talon looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Talon!
A big shot lands for Talon! That's hurt Couture! Will he recover? Talon fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Talon!
A very excited looking Milo Talon rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chang Sun Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Son comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones- Be quiet and drive. Rude has chosen Face fucked by PISSING RAZORS as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chang Sun Son!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Rude!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Son pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Son throws a body punch but Rude moves out of range.
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rude lands with an uppercut that bounces Son off the cage and back into range.
Rude looks to land a combination. Son sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circling - Son throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Son on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Son throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rick Rude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Son avoids the body shot from Rude.
Son looks to land a right hand but Rude moved out of range.
Son is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rude.
Son misses with a few strikes there.
Rude scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Son.
Rude connects with a body shot.
Rude with a jab.
Rude swings for the body but Son moves out of range.
Son tries to bum rush Rude with a series of wild strikes but Rude uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Son uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rude has time to react.
Rude sizes up Son with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Son moves away.
Son misses with a wild combination.
Rude lands a nice shot to the body.
Son displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rude throws out the jab.
Son lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rude lands with a nice combination. Son backs away looking to recover.
Son fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rude manages to avoid it.
Rude fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Rude. That snapped Son's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Son needs to keep his hands up - Rude had a free shot at his head there.
Rude lands a nice shot to the body.
Rude lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rude slips a jab and a cross from Son.
Rude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Son manages to avoid it.
Son ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Son gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rude misses with a wild body shot.
Rude is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Son misses its intended target.
Rude lands a slapping body shot.
Son uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rude.
Rude thuds his right hand into Son's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donk. Rude catches Son right on the button with a cross.
Son throws a nice looking combination but Rude bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rude slips under a jab.
Rude moves away from the strike by Son.
Son throws a hook but Rude avoids it easily.
Rude has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rude fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Son is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Rude misses.
Rude catches Son with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rude works Son's body with a nice hook.
Son is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rude's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Son throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Rude scores with a four punch combination!
Son throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rude takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rude scores with a punch to the head.
Son avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rude slips a straight right by Son.
Rude just misses with a punch to the body.
Rude cracks Son with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Son rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Son misses with a wild body shot.
Son throws an off balance right hand
and Son takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Son throws a hook but Rude blocks it.
Rude scores with a body shot.
Rude moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Son swinging wildly here.
Son swings for the body but Rude moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rude.
Son steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rude.
Son throws a right hand that Rude ducks under and follows up with a left that Rude also avoids with ease.
Rude cracks a nice hook into Son's ribs.
Son thows a body shot but no joy.
Rude throws a combination. Son tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A left lands for Rude.
Rude throws an overhand right that lands on Son's shoulder, as Son tries to avoid the shot.
Son missing with a left hand there. Rude was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Son looks to land a right hand but Rude moved out of range.
Son takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Son throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rude counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Son walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rude sizes up Son with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Son is rocked!
Son swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rude scores with a counter punch that sends Son to the canvas! Rude smells blood - he's punishing Son with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Son has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Rude!
Rick Rude is the new heavyweight champion!
Rick Rude really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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