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Valhalla 58: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vas Vas Vas O Paraskeuas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Funny Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Paraskeuas comes to the cage accompanied by Vas Vas Vas o paraskevas . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vas Vas Vas O Paraskeuas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Funny Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Paraskeuas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Paraskeuas throws a good cross that connects.
O Paraskeuas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jobber throws a nice looking combination but O Paraskeuas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Paraskeuas throws a shot from downtown. Jobber moves away and avoids it.
A jab from O Paraskeuas does it's job there.
Jobber misses with a body kick.
Jobber avoids the body shot from O Paraskeuas.
Jobber avoids a punch combination nicely.
O Paraskeuas fails to land with a series of punches.
Vas Vas Vas O Paraskeuas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Paraskeuas avoids a kick to the body.
O Paraskeuas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jobber.
O Paraskeuas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jobber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jobber wants it to stay on the feet.
O Paraskeuas fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Paraskeuas misses with a double jab.
Jobber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Paraskeuas.
Jobber throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. O Paraskeuas was covering up waiting for the punch and Jobber finishes the takedown easily into guard.
O Paraskeuas trying to keep a closed guard but Jobber is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber controls from within his opponent's guard.
O Paraskeuas keeping moving, preventing Jobber from controlling successfully.
O Paraskeuas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jobber controls the pace.
Funny Jobber has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jobber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Paraskeuas throws a right and a left that Jobber avoids nicely.
O Paraskeuas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jobber.
Jobber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jobber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Paraskeuas is keeping the position for now.
Jobber wants to control from the top but O Paraskeuas keeps moving.
Jobber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jobber is looking to advance position but O Paraskeuas has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jobber tries to hold on but O Paraskeuas postures up.
Jobber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from O Paraskeuas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jobber sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funny Jobber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jobber throws a body punch but O Paraskeuas moves out of range.
O Paraskeuas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jobber avoids it really well and circles away.
O Paraskeuas throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Paraskeuas tries to clinch there but Jobber circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jobber shoots in and gets a takedown into O Paraskeuas's guard.
Jobber wants to control from the top but O Paraskeuas keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Funny Jobber was stalling too much, according to the referee.
O Paraskeuas misses with the combination.
Jobber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Paraskeuas shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Paraskeuas misses with a looping right.
O Paraskeuas looks to land a left hand but Jobber moved out of range nicely.
O Paraskeuas misses with a body shot.
Jobber misses with a body kick.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jobber not doing much here.
O Paraskeuas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jobber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jobber frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jobber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Paraskeuas is looking to escape.
Jobber throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for O Paraskeuas because Jobber loaded up on that one.
Funny Jobber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jobber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Paraskeuas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jobber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber goes for an armbar but he's not got it… O Paraskeuas turns into him and now he's in Jobber's guard.
Jobber 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.
O Paraskeuas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jobber looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jobber looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! O Paraskeuas has picked Jobber up and slammed him! Jobber can't keep hold of the triangle and O Paraskeuas manages to pass to side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You can see the frustration on Jobber's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Funny Jobber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
O Paraskeuas throws a hook but Jobber avoids it easily.
O Paraskeuas checks a leg kick.
Jobber looks to score with a jab to the body but O Paraskeuas is just out of range.
O Paraskeuas avoids a kick to the body.
O Paraskeuas ducks under a wild hook from Jobber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Paraskeuas tries to clinch up.
O Paraskeuas gets a takedown into half guard.
Jobber tries to get to full guard but O Paraskeuas has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Paraskeuas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
O Paraskeuas is looking for a kimura but Jobber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for O Paraskeuas to get the leverage.
O Paraskeuas is looking for a kimura but Jobber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for O Paraskeuas to get the leverage.
Jobber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
O Paraskeuas postures up.
Jobber has his feet on O Paraskeuas's thighs here. He's pushed O Paraskeuas off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! O Paraskeuas screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Funny Jobber!
Funny Jobber made sure to mention his sponsor, TITAN in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sakurai Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuki Zaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakurai Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Zaki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaki moves into the clinch.
Sato tries to stall but Zaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zaki prevents Sato from breaking the clinch.
Sato cracks Zaki with a nice body shot.
Sato is trying to break free.
Sato looking to stall.
Zaki pushes Sato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Satos head.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Zaki has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaki.
Sato is trying to force a seperation but Zaki has the dominant position.
Sato tries to stall but Zaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zaki gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zaki scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaki works on Sato's body with a couple of short punches.
Zaki lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaki.
Zaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sato throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zaki's waist but Zaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sato off to one side.
A punch combination from Zaki misses.
Sato tries to clinch up but Zaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zaki circles away.
Sato throws a sloppy body shot
and Zaki counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zaki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Zaki ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Zaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sato connects with a body shot.
Sato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zaki counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaki slips under a jab from Sato.
Sato shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakurai Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaki fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sato is defended easily by Zaki.
Zaki forces Sato back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Zaki.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
Sato controlling the action here for a moment.
Sato stalling in the clinch but Zaki improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sato tries a body shot but Zaki blocks it.
Sato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zaki is keeping busy.
Zaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Zaki.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaki.
Zaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zaki is pushing Sato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zaki prevents a body shot from Sato.
Zaki prevents a body shot from Sato.
Zaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Zaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Zaki controls the action.
Zaki lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato looking to slow down the pace here.
Sato wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Zaki.
Zaki lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaki.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zaki's elbow.
Zaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zaki lands a nice uppercut.
Sato is rocked!
Sato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oh Sato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sato seems to have got his legs back now.
Sato trying to stall but Zaki improves his position.
Sato can't find room to land a body shot as Zaki controls the action.
Zaki blocks a body shot from Sato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Zaki dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zaki has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Zaki on the inside.
Zaki presses Sato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sato throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaki.
A short uppercut from Zaki.
Sato scores with a hook to the body.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Zaki has him pressed against the cage.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Sato tries to clinch up
and Zaki counters with a right hand to the body.
Zaki rushes Sato and presses him up against the cage.
Zaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato is trying to push Zaki away but Zaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaki stalling.
Zaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sato shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Sato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yuki Zaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sato tries a body shot but Zaki blocks it.
Sato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zaki scores with a hook to the body.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Zaki has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sato wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zaki has him pressed against the cage.
Zaki lands with a left to the head.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato is looking to break free of the clinch but Zaki has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaki is struggling to control the position.
Sato trying to stall but Zaki improves his 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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Zaki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zaki counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaki cracks Sato with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sato closes the distance but Zaki moves to the side
and Zaki counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zaki counters by clinching up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaki.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but Zaki avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.
Zaki lands a left hand.
Sato misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zaki lands with a light punch inside.
Zaki lands an uppercut.
Zaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zaki blocks a body shot from Sato.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Zaki.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sato is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sato trying to stall but Zaki improves his position.
Zaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaki.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaki digs a right hand into Sato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sato's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato tries to work over Zaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato takes a shot to the head.
Zaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaki lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Sato's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zaki digs a right hand underneath Sato's ribcage. Sato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zaki scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Zaki on the inside.
Sato taking a breather.
Zaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaki gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaki.
Zaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaki prevents a body shot from Sato.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaki controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Zaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zaki darts in and clinches Sato up against the cage.
Sato taking a breather.
Come on Zaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaki.
Zaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zaki lands with a light punch inside.
Zaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zaki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
Zaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaki creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sato's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sato drops to his knees and Zaki pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuki Zaki!
Yuki Zaki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Archangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by Pride. Bas Rutten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crash Archangel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten shoots in but Archangel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutten misses the target.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Archangel circles away.
Rutten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Archangel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rutten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Archangel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archangel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rutten defending well though.
Rutten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Archangel.
Rutten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Archangel lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archangel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rutten's head.
Rutten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Archangel.
Archangel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutten preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nice strikes from Archangel there.
Archangel winds up and cracks Rutten with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Archangel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rutten trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Archangel.
Archangel slips a nice elbow through Rutten's hands, connecting with Rutten's forehead.
Archangel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archangel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Archangel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rutten to regain full guard.
Archangel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rutten preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Archangel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rutten trying to keep a closed guard but Archangel is proving a slippery customer.
Rutten preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Archangel from controlling successfully.
Archangel throwing strikes but missing.
Archangel looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archangel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rutten wants to stand up but Archangel is controlling him.
Archangel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Archangel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Archangel throwing strikes but missing.
Archangel throwing strikes from guard but Rutten blocks nicely.
Archangel throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archangel stopping the sweep attempt from Rutten.
Archangel lands a couple of digs.
Archangel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Archangel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Archangel tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutten is retaining full guard.
Archangel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Archangel tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutten is retaining full guard.
Archangel throwing strikes from guard but Rutten blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archangel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crash Archangel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Archangel gets a double leg takedown into Rutten's guard.
Rutten preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Archangel is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutten has wrist control.
Archangel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Archangel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Archangel wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Archangel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rutten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Archangel.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Archangel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Archangel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Archangel.
Crash Archangel has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archangel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Archangel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Archangel distracts Rutten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Archangel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Archangel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Archangel throws a big right hand that misses.
Archangel pushes down on Rutten's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Archangel is stalling here. Rutten is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Archangel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rutten has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archangel tries to buck Rutten off but Rutten is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archangel sneaks back into half guard.
Rutten lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Archangel kicks off Rutten and gets to his feet.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Archangel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Archangel is fending him off so far but Rutten persists. Nope, Archangel circles away and we're back to standing.
Rutten misses with a combination
and Archangel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Archangel connects with a nice short shot to Rutten's temple.
Archangel is nestled in close to Rutten, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Archangel wants to take a breather but Rutten is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archangel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rutten is rocked!
Archangel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Archangel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rutten is staying active underneath Archangel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Archangel working the head and body with strikes.
Archangel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Rutten is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutten trying to control here.
Archangel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rutten seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Archangel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Archangel lands a nice short elbow.
Archangel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Archangel connects with a nice short shot to Rutten's temple.
Archangel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Archangel is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Rutten is hurt! He's hurt bad - Archangel fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Rutten from any more punishment! Congratulations to Archangel! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crash Archangel!
An out of breath and clearly excited Crash Archangel thanked Valhalla Fight Wear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machivado The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Butcher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. lamb of god-one gun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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19
154 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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25
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machivado The Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Butcher misses with a body shot.
Egardo swings for the body but The Butcher moves out of range.
The Butcher throws a right hand that Egardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Egardo also avoids with ease.
Egardo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Egardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
Egardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Butcher stuns Egardo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Egardo instigates a clinch.
Egardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Egardo swings wildly with an uppercut but The Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Butcher blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egardo.
The Butcher pushes Egardo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Fernando Egardo has been cut.
The Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo lands with a left to the head.
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as The Butcher controls the action.
The Butcher prevents a body shot from Egardo.
Egardo tries to work over The Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egardo prevents a body shot from The Butcher.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Egardo - that landed with a thud.
The Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo has a couple of punches blocked by The Butcher.
Egardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Egardo lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Butcher blocks a body shot from Egardo.
A left hand lands to the body for Egardo.
A right hook to the body lands for The Butcher.
Egardo lands a right hand.
Egardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Butcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Butcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Egardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Egardo - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Egardo as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egardo.
Egardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Egardo presses The Butcher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Butcher looks gassed!
Egardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Butcher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egardo.
A right handed body shot lands from Egardo.
The Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
Egardo works on The Butcher's body with a couple of short punches.
Egardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Butcher's elbow.
Egardo prevents a body shot from The Butcher.
A shot in the inside from Egardo.
The Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egardo's elbow.
Egardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Butchers head.
A right handed body shot lands from Egardo.
Nice body punch from Egardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Egardo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Egardo.
The Butcher prevents a body shot from Egardo.
Egardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Egardo lands a right hand.
Egardo lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Egardo.
A left hand lands to the body for Egardo.
Egardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Butcher backwards.
Egardo lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Egardo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egardo misses with a body punch.
Egardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Egardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Butcher backwards.
Egardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Butcher.
Egardo lands a shoulder strike.
Egardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Egardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Egardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Egardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Egardo tries to throw a body punch but The Butcher avoids it by throwing Egardo back against the cage.
Egardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Egardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Egardo on the inside.
Egardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Butcher blocks a body shot from Egardo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Egardo.
Egardo pushes The Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The Butcher prevents a body shot from Egardo.
Egardo lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Egardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Butcher backwards.
A shot in the inside from Egardo.
A right hand to the body from Egardo.
Egardo lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Egardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Egardo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Egardo works over The Butcher's head and body with a nice combination.
A big right from Egardo misses.
Egardo scores with a three punch combo!
Fernando Egardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Egardo misses with a two punch combination.
The Butcher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Egardo, pushing him back against the cage.
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Egardo.
The Butcher prevents a body shot from Egardo.
Egardo cracks The Butcher with a nice body shot.
Egardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Egardo tries to throw a body punch but The Butcher avoids it by throwing Egardo back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Egardo.
Egardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as The Butcher controls the action.
The Butcher is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Egardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Butcher tries to work over Egardo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Egardo tries to work over The Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Egardo lands a left hand.
Egardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Butcher's elbow.
Egardo prevents a body shot from The Butcher.
Egardo lands with a left to the head.
The Butcher can't find room to land a body shot as Egardo controls the action.
Egardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Egardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Egardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Egardo gets through The Butcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Egardo.
Egardo lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Egardo - that landed with a thud.
The Butcher has a couple of punches blocked by Egardo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Egardo.
Egardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Egardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Butcher.
Egardo lands a hook that snaps the head of The Butcher backwards.
Egardo scores with a hook to the body.
Egardo pushes The Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Egardo lands a left hand.
Fernando Egardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Egardo gets through The Butcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Egardo.
Egardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Egardo pushes The Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Egardo pushes The Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Egardo lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Egardo as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Egardo.
Egardo pushes The Butcher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Egardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo tries a body shot but The Butcher blocks it.
Egardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Butcher.
A right handed body shot lands from Egardo.
Egardo works on The Butcher's body with a couple of short punches.
Egardo is leaning against The Butcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Egardo cracks The Butcher with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egardo.
Egardo tries to throw a body punch but The Butcher avoids it by throwing Egardo back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Egardo.
The Butcher blocks a body shot from Egardo.
Egardo digs a right hand into The Butcher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Butcher's gas tank.
The Butcher blocks a body shot from Egardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Egardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Butcher can do to turn this around?
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
The Butcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as The Butcher controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Egardo.
Egardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egardo lands a right hand.
Egardo lands a hook that snaps the head of The Butcher backwards.
Egardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Egardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Egardo lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egardo.
The Butcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Egardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Butcher is rocked!
Egardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Butcher is still on wobbly legs! Can Egardo finish him?
Egardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Egardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Butcher backwards.
Egardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Egardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Egardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Butcher backwards.
Egardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Butcher backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Egardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Egardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Egardo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Egardo lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Egardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Butcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Egardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egardo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Egardo.
Egardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egardo digs a right hand underneath The Butcher's ribcage. The Butcher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Egardo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Butcher or not.
Egardo lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Egardo.
A short right from Egardo.
The Butcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Egardo presses The Butcher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Egardo.
Egardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Egardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Egardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Egardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Butcher backwards.
Egardo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles The Butcher! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Egardo is unloading with more strikes now! The Butcher drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Egardo!
A very excited looking Fernando Egardo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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28
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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22
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Velazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsumoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velazquez throws a big shot that misses.
Velazquez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Velazquez lands a jab to the nose.
Katsumoto slips a jab and a cross from Velazquez.
Katsumoto drops Velazquez with a left right combo! Katsumoto follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Shane Velazquez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsumoto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Katsumoto tries for a kimura but Velazquez is defending well.
Katsumoto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Katsumoto working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsumoto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Katsumoto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Katsumoto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Velazquez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Katsumoto tries for a kimura but Velazquez is defending well.
Velazquez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Katsumoto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Katsumoto wants to control but Velazquez is keeping him busy.
Katsumoto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Velazquez, who protects the arm well.
Velazquez is trying to get back to half guard.
Katsumoto trying to control the position but Velazquez is working away.
Katsumoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Katsumoto is working to tighten is grip on Velazquez's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Velazquez has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Katsumoto is really squeezing tight and eventually Velazquez passes out! Katsumoto breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Saku Katsumoto!
Saku Katsumoto 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Stark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
175 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orlando Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Stark throws a combination. Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Jab from Stark.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Stark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stark defending well though.
Stark is trying to get back to full guard.
Stark is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stark avoid being mounted?
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stark is looking to escape.
Sanchez is thwarting Stark's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stark wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stark tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stark tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stark knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Stark's hands, connecting with Stark's forehead.
Stark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stark wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sanchez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stark wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stark is pressing down on Sanchez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses. Stark uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Stark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez 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.
Stark sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Stark slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stark is aware though and is defending well.
Stark trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stark stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stark lands a front kick.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stark looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Stark throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Stark misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Stark checks it.
Sanchez throws a hook but Stark avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Stark.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark looks to land a combination. Sanchez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Stark throws a monster overhand right that drops Sanchez! Stark follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Stark!
After the fight, Tony Stark was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kush comes to the cage accompanied by I'M T.N.T. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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255 lbs
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260 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Kush. Beautiful body shot.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones looks gassed!
Kush plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kush.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Kush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kush changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Kush closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones moves forwards but Kush connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Dutch Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kush darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kush tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kush lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Kush connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kush lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kush lands with a cross.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kush punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Kush scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kush works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.
Nice uppercut lands for Kush. That snapped Jones's head back.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kush!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Kush wants to clinch.
Kush thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Kush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kush punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Kush throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kush!
Kush thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
Kush ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Kush lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kush is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kush's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kush duly obliges.
Kush moves into the clinch.
Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kush moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Kush lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kush lands an uppercut.
Jones wants to break free but Kush has control.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kush.
Jones is rocked!
Kush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Kush takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Kush finish him?
Kush walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Jones drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Kush swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Jones's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dutch Kush!
A victorious Dutch Kush thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hei Jari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hitman has chosen All within My Hands as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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194 lbs
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, hei Jari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky The Hitman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jari throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Hitman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jari's waist but Jari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Hitman off to one side.
Jari with a nice cross.
Jari looks to land a right hand but The Hitman moved out of range.
Jari swings for the body but The Hitman moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Jari. Those never looked like landing.
Jari throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Jari as The Hitman shoots in.
The Hitman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
Jari misses with a hook. The Hitman ducked under it nicely.
Jari jabs The Hitman right on the nose. The Hitman blinks but takes it well.
The Hitman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jari tries to avoid it but The Hitman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jari to the ground. Jari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Hitman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Hitman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jari circles away.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jari throws a hook to the side of The Hitman's head but The Hitman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by The Hitman.
The Hitman fails with the takedown.
The Hitman dives in and grabs Jari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jari pushes down on The Hitman's head and hops out.
Jari misses with the combination.
A big right from Jari misses.
The Hitman shoots in looking for a takedown but Jari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Hitman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Hitman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jari as he jumps to the side.
Jari thows a body shot but no joy.
Jari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jari throws a big shot that misses.
Jari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Hitman circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jari throws a series of punches but The Hitman avoids them all with ease.
The Hitman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jari is fending him off so far but The Hitman persists. Nope, Jari circles away and we're back to standing.
Jari with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Jari.
Jari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck for The Hitman with that takedown attempt.
Jari really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice defenses there by The Hitman.
The Hitman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt.
Jari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Hitman.
Jari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Hitman on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jari misses.
Jari lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jari.
The Hitman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jari is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Hitman.
Jari scores with a nice strike.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Hitman.
A jab from Jari misses.
The Hitman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocky The Hitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Hitman avoids the body shot from Jari.
The Hitman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
hei Jari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Hitman.
The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt.
Jari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Jari misses.
Jari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jari misses the target.
The Hitman shoots in looking for a takedown. Jari tries to sprawl out of it but The Hitman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Hitman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jari takes a swing at The Hitman's ribcage but misses.
The Hitman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jari lands a head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Jari as The Hitman shoots in.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jari throws a jab but it's blocked by The Hitman.
Jari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jari throws a head kick but The Hitman moves out of range.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown but Jari shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hei Jari dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jari misses with a straight right.
The Hitman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Hitman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jari throws a hook to the side of The Hitman's head but The Hitman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jari throws a big shot that misses.
Jari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jari lands a jab-cross combination.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jari here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice sprawl there from Jari as The Hitman shoots in.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
Jari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jari misses with a hook. The Hitman ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Jari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Hitman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jari defends it nicely.
The Hitman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jari pinned against the cage. Jari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jari throws a body punch but The Hitman moves out of range.
The Hitman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jari is trying to control The Hitman's posture but The Hitman avoids it.
Jari regains half guard, as The Hitman was trying to land strikes.
Jari regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from The Hitman.
The Hitman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jari holds on and takes a little breather.
The Hitman is looking to advance position but Jari has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jari controlling his opponent.
The Hitman is desperately trying to improve his position but Jari has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jari trying to keep a closed guard but The Hitman is proving a slippery customer.
Jari has control of The Hitman's left arm, preventing The Hitman from doing any damage.
hei Jari has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The Hitman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jari lands with an uppercut that bounces The Hitman off the cage and back into range.
The Hitman shoots for a double leg takedown but Jari sprawls well. He's pushed The Hitman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to the liver by Jari. Beautiful body shot.
Jari lands with a shot to the body.
The Hitman fails with the takedown
and Jari counters with a stiff right hand.
The Hitman is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Hitman dives in and grabs Jari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jari pushes down on The Hitman's head and hops out.
Jari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jari throws a head kick that misses.
Jari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Hitman's hands.
The Hitman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Jari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Hitman walks into a left hand.
The Hitman shoots for a double leg takedown but Jari sprawls well. He's pushed The Hitman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Hitman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Hitman shoots for a double leg takedown but Jari sprawls well. He's pushed The Hitman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Hitman shoots in looking for a takedown. Jari tries to sprawl out of it but The Hitman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jari stuffs the takedown attempt from The Hitman. The Hitman gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hei Jari dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Hitman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The Hitman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Hitman slips under a jab.
The Hitman fails with the takedown.
Jari lands with a straight right. The Hitman didn't see that one coming.
Jari gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Hitman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jari is adopting a defensive guard.
Jari is trying to keep The Hitman in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jari has control of The Hitman's left arm, preventing The Hitman from doing any damage.
The Hitman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jari's head.
Jari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Hitman can do to turn this around?
hei Jari has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jari.
Jari scores with a hook.
Jari stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by The Hitman or perhaps it was just good defense by Jari which made him look bad.
hei Jari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky The Hitman.
Jari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Hitman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jari sizes up The Hitman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman ducks under a wild hook from Jari.
The Hitman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hitman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jari avoids it really well and circles away.
Jari scores with a jab to the body.
Jari is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Hitman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Hitman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
hei Jari is winning the standup battle so far.
Jari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Hitman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Hitman is rocked!
Jari moves in close and cracks The Hitman with a massive right hand! The Hitman, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Jari!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). hei Jari!
hei Jari retains his light heavyweight title!
hei Jari bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laurent might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tropa de Elite. Samuel Dance has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederic Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Dance!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dance.
Dance tries to bum rush Laurent with a series of wild strikes but Laurent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laurent connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Laurent tenderised Dance's leg. Dance is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laurent throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dance connects with a looping right hand.
Dance misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laurent!
Dance throws a shot from downtown. Laurent moves away and avoids it.
Dance throws a right and a left that Laurent avoids nicely.
Laurent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dance.
Laurent moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dance is looking to break free of the clinch but Laurent has double underhooks.
Laurent slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laurent.
Dance takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance letting Laurent take a breather here.
Dance blocking some punches.
Laurent working aggressively here.
Dance has had enough of the clinch but Laurent keeps him there for the moment.
Dance manages to break the clinch.
Dance misses with a hook.
Dance scores with a nice strike.
Laurent throws a leg kick but Dance sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dance throws a big shot that misses.
Dance lunges at Laurent with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laurent's hand.
Laurent scores with a leg kick.
Dance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laurent darts in and clinches Dance up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Laurent lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laurent tries a knee to the head but Dance blocks it.
Dance wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laurent has him pressed against the cage.
Dance breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dance on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dance throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laurent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dance.
Dance pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laurent moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dance looks gassed!
Laurent buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dance on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laurent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dance's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance thows a body shot but no joy.
Laurent ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laurent feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dance's calf.
Laurent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laurent lands a big head kick that sends Dance tumbling to the mat! Laurent takes a step backwards and waves Dance back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dance is rocked!
It looks like Samuel Dance 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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laurent, right into the meat.
Dance is still on wobbly legs! Can Laurent finish him?
Laurent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dance seems to have recovered his senses.
Laurent plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Dance to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Dance just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frederic Laurent!
A very excited looking Frederic Laurent 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Hernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernando's entrance music is HaunTed . A fine choice. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne Feat. Mike Tyson - American Dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Hernando!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bigfoot Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernando keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Hernando walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hernando tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hernando lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hernando.
It looks like Bigfoot Silva has been cut.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernando throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Hernando catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernando swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva lands with a straight right. Hernando didn't see that one coming.
Hernando ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Hernando scores with a jab.
Hernando moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hernando moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernando connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Hernando pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernando doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hernando walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hernando drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Roberto Hernando has been cut.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Hernando's head but Hernando sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Hernando lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Hernando misses with a low kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernando takes one on the button.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hernando takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hernando is breathing heavily.
Silva digs a good hook to Hernando's body.
Silva tests Hernando's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva thuds his right hand into Hernando's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Hernando down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Hernando back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hernando is rocked!
Roberto Hernando's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Hernando's belly button to the back.
Oh Hernando is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hernando ducks into an uppercut from Silva and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bigfoot Silva!
Bigfoot Silva is the new heavyweight champion!
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