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Valhalla 60: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terry Aunor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeda Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Aunor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeda Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Aunor avoids them all with ease.
Suzuki misses with a hook to the body
and Aunor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Aunor trying to control the position from guard on top but Suzuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Suzuki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Suzuki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Suzuki has a closed guard, preventing Aunor from standing up.
Suzuki looking for a sweep. Not yet Suzuki, not yet.
Aunor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Terry Aunor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Suzuki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aunor's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aunor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suzuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aunor moves away from the strike by Suzuki.
Aunor tries to clinch but Suzuki is having none of it.
Aunor closes the distance and pushes Suzuki back into the cage.
Aunor swings wildly with an uppercut but Suzuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suzuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aunor misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suzuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Aunor has double underhooks.
Suzuki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aunor.
It looks like Takeda Suzuki has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aunor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Suzuki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Suzuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aunor tries for a takedown but Suzuki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Aunor shoots in for a takedown but Suzuki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Aunor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Suzuki misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aunor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suzuki throws an overhand right that lands on Aunor's shoulder, as Aunor tries to avoid the shot.
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Suzuki counters with a straight right hand.
Terry Aunor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aunor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aunor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Suzuki to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Suzuki finds it's way through Aunor's defenses.
Aunor wants to clinch up but Suzuki keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki keeps the fight on the outside.
Suzuki misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aunor wants to clinch up but Suzuki keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Aunor moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Takeda Suzuki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Takeda Suzuki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suzuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aunor.
Suzuki takes a swing at Aunor's ribcage but misses.
Aunor doesn't manage to clinch there - Suzuki circles away.
Aunor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Aunor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Aunor passes into side control, despite Suzuki's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aunor.
Suzuki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Aunor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Suzuki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Aunor is staying tight to Suzuki's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Aunor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Suzuki for as long as he can get away with.
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The referee asks Aunor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Aunor prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aunor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Suzuki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aunor is looking to take a break and control but Suzuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suzuki wants to control but Aunor postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aunor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Suzuki to his feet.
Aunor wants to clinch up but Suzuki keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Suzuki misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aunor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aunor darts in and clinches Suzuki up against the cage.
Suzuki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aunor lands a nice shot to the body.
Aunor lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Aunor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suzuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suzuki as Aunor tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki working aggressively here.
Aunor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Suzuki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Suzuki connects with a nice looking jab.
Terry Aunor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aunor wants to clinch but Suzuki slips to the side
and Suzuki counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suzuki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aunor misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Aunor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takeda Suzuki's cut.
That's time! Aunor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Suzuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aunor wants to clinch but Suzuki slips to the side
and Suzuki counters with a straight right hand.
Aunor is rocked!
Aunor has a takedown stuffed.
Aunor moves into the clinch successfully.
Suzuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Aunor has double underhooks.
Aunor has Suzuki pressed against the cage, preventing Suzuki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Aunor prevents a body shot from Suzuki.
Aunor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Suzuki uses from the top position.
Suzuki with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki postures up in Aunor's guard and throws a big left but Aunor blocks it.
Suzuki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suzuki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aunor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aunor is on top in guard.
Aunor won't allow Suzuki to get back to his feet.
Aunor pushes down on Suzuki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Aunor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aunor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suzuki keeps working.
Aunor thows a huge punch but Suzuki dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aunor thows a huge punch but Suzuki dodges it nicely.
Suzuki wants to get back to his feet.
Aunor prevents Suzuki from improving his position.
Aunor is pressing down on Suzuki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Suzuki is holding on for now.
Suzuki wants to get back to full guard.
Aunor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aunor decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aunor wants to clinch.
Aunor wants to clinch but Suzuki slips to the side
and Suzuki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takeda Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aunor defending well as Suzuki loads up on a big left hand.
Aunor moves into range and clinches up with Suzuki.
Suzuki has a couple of punches blocked by Aunor.
Aunor swings wildly with an uppercut but Suzuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suzuki being controlled against the cage.
Suzuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Aunor controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aunor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Suzuki up against the cage.
A short right from Suzuki.
Aunor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Suzuki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aunor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Suzuki's elbow.
Suzuki misses with the head strike.
Suzuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Aunor.
Suzuki avoids the elbow strike from Aunor, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aunor is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Aunor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aunor is looking to control Suzuki's arms but Suzuki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Aunor has his back to the cage.
Aunor blocking some punches.
Aunor is trying to maintain a safe position but Suzuki gets an underhook and turns Aunor into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Terry Aunor.
I think Aunor 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Terry Aunor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Harunodo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ White 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Harunodo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harunodo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harunodo throws a leg kick which misses Lombard's front leg but catches the back leg as Lombard tries to avoid it.
Lombard missing with a left hand there. Harunodo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harunodo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lombard to score with a decent uppercut.
Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harunodo.
Harunodo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Hector Lombard has been cut.
Lombard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harunodo.
Lombard staying out of range there.
Lombard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harunodo throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombard.
Lombard throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard throws a right and a left that Harunodo avoids nicely.
Lombard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lombard slips under a jab from Harunodo.
Lombard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harunodo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harunodo missing with a left hand there. Lombard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harunodo misses with a head kick.
Harunodo delivers a nice body kick.
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harunodo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harunodo lands with a hook. Lombard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lombard avoids the head kick by Harunodo.
Harunodo misses with a head kick.
Harunodo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harunodo missing with a left hand there. Lombard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miles Harunodo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Harunodo.
Lombard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harunodo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Harunodo.
Lombard avoids the head kick by Harunodo.
Harunodo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lombard throws a body punch but Harunodo moves out of range.
Harunodo lands a brutal head kick. Lombard looks out on his feet and Harunodo throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Miles Harunodo!
Miles Harunodo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Hiramatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Hiramatsu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiramatsu.
Tamad slips a jab and a cross from Hiramatsu.
Tamad slips a straight right by Hiramatsu.
Hiramatsu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hiramatsu feints a jab promting Tamad to slip. Hiramatsu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tamad slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hiramatsu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tamad's head.
Hiramatsu throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
Tamad throws an overhand right that lands on Hiramatsu's shoulder, as Hiramatsu tries to avoid the shot.
Tamad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hiramatsu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hiramatsu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hiramatsu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Patrick Hiramatsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Tamad misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiramatsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tamad throws out the jab.
Hiramatsu misses with a head kick.
Tamad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hiramatsu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hiramatsu misses with a looping left.
Hiramatsu jabs Tamad right on the nose. Tamad blinks but takes it well.
Tamad fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hiramatsu sprawls well initially but Tamad persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tamad lands with a punch from half guard.
Tamad thows a huge punch but Hiramatsu dodges it nicely.
Tamad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tamad misses with a head shot. Hiramatsu uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamad passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad works to advance to full mount. Hiramatsu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad cracks Hiramatsu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tamad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hiramatsu's face.
Tamad controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Tamad.
Tamad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hiramatsu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tamad lands with some strikes.
Tamad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tamad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hiramatsu is squirming around, avoiding Tamad's attempts to control the action.
Tamad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tamad trying to control but Hiramatsu is having none of it.
BOOM! Tamad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Tamad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tamad looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tamad breaks from Hiramatsu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad landing strikes from the mount.
Tamad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hiramatsu's face.
Hiramatsu is desperately trying to improve his position but Tamad has a good base and remains in mount.
Tamad looking to control but Hiramatsu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tamad is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hiramatsu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hiramatsu wants to control but Tamad is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hiramatsu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hiramatsu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiramatsu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tamad checks it well.
Hiramatsu dips to his left and cracks Tamad with an uppercut!
Hiramatsu misses with a head kick.
Hiramatsu tries to clinch but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hiramatsu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hiramatsu tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
Hiramatsu misses with an uppercut.
Hiramatsu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tamad misses the shot to the body.
Hiramatsu misses with an uppercut.
Tamad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiramatsu moves in looking to clinch but Tamad pushes him off.
Tamad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiramatsu.
Hiramatsu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiramatsu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tamad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiramatsu.
Hiramatsu fails to land with a series of punches.
Hiramatsu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tamad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hiramatsu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tamad momentarily.
Hiramatsu throws a right and a left that Tamad avoids nicely.
Hiramatsu throws a hook but Tamad avoids it easily.
Hiramatsu looks to throw the jab but Tamad is out of range.
Tamad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad misses with a wild body shot.
Tamad throws a head kick but Hiramatsu moves out of range.
Hiramatsu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juan Tamad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tamad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hiramatsu.
Tamad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hiramatsu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiramatsu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patrick Hiramatsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamad ducks under a wild hook from Hiramatsu.
Hiramatsu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hiramatsu napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tamad advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiramatsu taking shots to the head.
Tamad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hiramatsu?
Tamad pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tamad landing strikes from the mount and Hiramatsu is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad trying to control but Hiramatsu is having none of it.
Hiramatsu taking shots to the head.
Hiramatsu is breathing heavily.
Tamad trying to control but Hiramatsu is having none of it.
Tamad raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad looking to control but Hiramatsu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tamad with shots to the head and body - Hiramatsu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tamad with the ground and pound from mount.
Tamad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hiramatsu hang on?
Tamad in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hiramatsu is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hiramatsu out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Tamad goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
An out of breath Juan Tamad 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Surge Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surge Kongo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Velazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Surge Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Shane Velazquez has been cut.
Kongo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Surge Kongo has been cut.
Kongo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Velazquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kongo misses the shot to the body.
Velazquez throws an overhand right that lands on Kongo's shoulder, as Kongo tries to avoid the shot.
Kongo misses with a looping left.
Velazquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Velazquez scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Velazquez with a jab.
Velazquez throws an overhand right that lands on Kongo's shoulder, as Kongo tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Velazquez.
Velazquez misses with a hook. Kongo ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Kongo.
Kongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Velazquez.
Kongo clinches with his opponent.
Velazquez can't break the clinch.
Kongo misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Velazquez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kongo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Kongo misses.
Kongo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Velazquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kongo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands a glancing blow to the side of Velazquez's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velazquez cracks Kongo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Velazquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kongo.
Kongo digs a good body shot into Velazquez's ribs.
Velazquez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kongo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Velazquez.
Kongo looks to clinch
and Velazquez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kongo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velazquez.
Velazquez looks to land a right hand but Kongo moved out of range.
Velazquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kongo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Velazquez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo tries to clinch but Velazquez moves out of range.
Kongo scores with a nice head shot.
Kongo slips a jab from Velazquez.
Kongo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Velazquez ducks right into an uppercut from Kongo.
Kongo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Velazquez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Velazquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Velazquez misses with a shot to the body
and Kongo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Velazquez avoids the body shot from Kongo.
Velazquez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kongo is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Velazquez.
Kongo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Velazquez is rocked!
Velazquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Velazquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velazquez is breathing heavily.
Velazquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Velazquez seems to have got his legs back now.
Kongo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Velazquez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fighters circling - Kongo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kongo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Velazquez to the canvas! Velazquez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kongo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Surge Kongo!
Our winner, Surge Kongo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ai Za (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Deniro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Deniro's choice of entrance music: The rage. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ai Za!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Deniro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deniro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Za moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Za looking to score a takedown here. Deniro is defending well but Za drives through and ends up in Deniro's guard.
Za showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Za trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Deniro keeping full guard, as Za tries to pass.
Deniro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Za. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Za passes into half guard.
Za is looking for a kimura but Deniro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Za to get the leverage.
Za is pressing down on Deniro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Deniro is holding on for now.
Za is working for a kimura but Deniro is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Za is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Deniro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Za.
Za is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Deniro is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ai Za!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ai Za thanked Rebel Pride Clothing. Everything in STOCK $5 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atraeu Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Sail by AWOL Nation as his entrance music. Kazushi Sakuraba had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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183 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atraeu Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nelson misses with a left hand
and Sakuraba counters with a series of strikes. Nelson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nelson defending well as Sakuraba loads up on a big left hand.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nelson won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
You can see the frustration on Nelson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sakuraba trying to control the position but Nelson is working away.
Nelson sneaks back into half guard.
Sakuraba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakuraba is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nelson is just riding it out for now. Sakuraba eventually gives up the hold.
Sakuraba wants to pass to mount but Nelson is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Nelson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba is stalling here. Nelson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sakuraba seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nelson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Sakuraba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba is trying to get back to half guard.
Sakuraba gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sakuraba defends it well.
Nelson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nice strikes from Nelson there.
Sakuraba tries to roll over but Nelson keeps him under control.
Nelson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sakuraba is staying active underneath Nelson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sakuraba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakuraba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba is trying to control but can't.
Sakuraba wants to improve his position but Nelson is controlling well.
Nelson seems to be looking for submissions.
Nelson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sakuraba kicks off Nelson and gets to his feet.
Nelson gets a takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba gets full guard.
Sakuraba has his foot on Nelson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nelson works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nelson has passed into half guard!
Sakuraba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakuraba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nelson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nelson's back!
Nelson turns into Sakuraba and is now in his guard.
Nelson trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Nelson looking to sit in guard and control but Sakuraba gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakuraba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson wants to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sakuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nelson.
Nelson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba lands with a nice body punch.
Nelson shoots in but Sakuraba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a big shot that misses.
Sakuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakuraba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nelson counters with a three punch combo that has Sakuraba backing up. Sakuraba nods at Nelson to acknowledge the strikes.
Nelson with a poor takedown
and Sakuraba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atraeu Nelson.
Nice takedown defense from Sakuraba. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Sakuraba shows good takedown defense.
Nelson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sakuraba swivels and escapes.
Sakuraba throws a looping overhand right but Nelson ducks down to avoid it.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sakuraba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Sakuraba circles away easily
and Sakuraba counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Sakuraba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nelson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakuraba is retaining full guard.
Nelson landing some decent shots from guard.
Nelson is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakuraba has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throwing strikes but missing.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Nelson controlling him for the moment.
Sakuraba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nelson's guard.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson working a defensive guard here.
Nelson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakuraba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sakuraba has passed into half guard!
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nelson keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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 Kazushi Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakuraba counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Sakuraba sprawls well.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown
and Nelson counters by moving into the clinch.
Sakuraba stops a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atraeu Nelson.
Sakuraba is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sakuraba down to the mat. Sakuraba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kazushi Sakuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Nelson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sakuraba shoots in and drives through. Nelson sprawls well.
Sakuraba cracks Nelson with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakuraba misses the target.
Sakuraba misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson fails to land the takedown.
Nelson slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Sakuraba. Those never looked like landing.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nelson as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakuraba. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with Sakuraba, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes Sakuraba against the cage but Sakuraba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sakuraba swivels and escapes.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown but Nelson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nelson clinches up against the cage.
Nelson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sakuraba is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sakuraba tries to circle away but Nelson has him pinned against the cage.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakuraba is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Sakuraba circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakuraba dives in and grabs Nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes down on Sakuraba's head and hops out.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakuraba lands with an uppercut that bounces Nelson off the cage and back into range.
Sakuraba lands a jab to Nelson's midsection.
Sakuraba slaps away a takedown attempt from Nelson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Sakuraba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson dips to his left and cracks Sakuraba with an uppercut!
Sakuraba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sakuraba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nelson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakuraba gets back to full guard.
Sakuraba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
Kazushi Sakuraba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakuraba is trying to control the position but Nelson postures up.
Nelson stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuraba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Atraeu Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sakuraba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Sakuraba!
A victorious Kazushi Sakuraba 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kush has chosen I'M T.N.T as his entrance music. 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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28
260 lbs
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255 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Kush!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Kush lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Nice jab there from Kush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Kush keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Kush closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Kush is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kush lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kush taking a breather.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Kush breaks from the clinch.
Kush lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Kush closes the distance and clinches.
Kush taking a breather.
Kush prevents a body shot from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Kush.
Kush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kush with a nice cross.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Kush scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush cracks Jones with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kush has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jones to stand back up!
Jones is rocked!
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kush.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kush feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Jones collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dutch Kush!
During a confident post fight interview, Dutch Kush thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joel Singapore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze has chosen John Blaze - Fat Joe Ft. Nas, Big Pun, Raekwon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Singapore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singapore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaze.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Singapore.
A thudding body kick lands there by Singapore!
Blaze walks into a jab.
Singapore blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Singapore tries to land a front kick but Blaze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blaze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Singapore can pounce on him.
Singapore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Singapore lands a head kick!
Blaze slips a straight right by Singapore.
Singapore throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Singapore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singapore scores with a head kick. Blaze tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Singapore. That one must have hurt.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Singapore.
Singapore connects with a crisp jab.
Singapore slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Singapore scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blaze avoids the head kick by Singapore.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaze takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Singapore.
Blaze thows a body shot but no joy.
Singapore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Singapore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaze.
Singapore throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body.
Singapore throws a wild body kick that Blaze sees coming a mile off.
Singapore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaze throws out the jab.
Blaze sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singapore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Blaze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Singapore lands a front kick.
Singapore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Singapore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Singapore blocks a jab.
Blaze throws a leg kick which misses Singapore's front leg but catches the back leg as Singapore tries to avoid it.
Blaze throws an overhand right that lands on Singapore's shoulder, as Singapore tries to avoid the shot.
Singapore misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Singapore.
Blaze has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Singapore.
Singapore misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singapore has Blaze up against the cage in a clinch.
Blaze working hard to break the clinch.
Singapore breaks the clinch.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singapore throws a head kick that Blaze semi-blocks.
Blaze thuds a left hand into Singapore's body.
Singapore lands a high kick!
Nice body punch from Blaze.
Blaze lands with a nice combination. Singapore backs away looking to recover.
Blaze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Singapore counters with a good, hard body kick but Blaze shrugs it off.
A big left from Blaze misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze misses with an uppercut
and Singapore counters with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Singapore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singapore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blaze throws a hook but Singapore avoids it easily.
Singapore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singapore tries a head kick but it misses.
Singapore lands a jab to the head.
Blaze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singapore. Singapore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A good leg kick by Singapore.
Blaze checks the leg kick.
Blaze lands with a straight right. Singapore didn't see that one coming.
Singapore is rocked!
Singapore lands with a thumping leg kick.
Singapore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Singapore 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!
Blaze swinging wildly here.
Singapore lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Singapore dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Singapore.
Singapore seems to have got his legs back now.
Blaze sizes up Singapore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Singapore lands a high kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Singapore checks a leg kick.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Singapore avoids it well.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but Singapore is out of range.
Singapore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Singapore throws a nice looking combination but Blaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Singapore lunges at Blaze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blaze's hand.
Singapore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Singapore throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze throws a low kick but it's checked well by Singapore.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Singapore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze wants to break the clinch but can't.
Singapore manages to break the clinch.
Blaze throws out a loose jab but Singapore uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singapore. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singapore shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blaze manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Singapore content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Singapore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Singapore drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blaze manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Singapore has Blaze in his guard.
Blaze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singapore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Singapore has a closed guard, preventing Blaze from standing up.
Singapore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blaze is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singapore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blaze works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Singapore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blaze is trying for a kimura here. Singapore looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Blaze wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Blaze!
Johnny Blaze decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by Boom. Torres is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Old Way's. Samuel Stone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Torres's chin.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Torres throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
Stone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Stone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres staying out of range there.
Stone misses with the combination.
Torres gets a clinch.
Stone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torres fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Torres defends it nicely.
Stone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torres as he jumps to the side.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Stone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Torres closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Torres lands in his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Torres works over Stone with some ground and pound from guard.
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torres landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres postures up in Stone's guard and throws a big left but Stone blocks it.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Torres defends it easily.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Torres defends easily.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Torres slips an elbow through the middle.
Stone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Torres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torres scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torres controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Torres scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
Torres working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Stone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Torres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Torres dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stone moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Torres swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stone is defended easily by Torres.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Torres wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Torres lands a couple of elbows.
Torres distracts Stone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Torres pushing down on Stone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Torres frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Torres looking to finish Stone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stone!
Stone is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stone looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Stone is bucking up trying to escape but Torres cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Torres putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torres avoids the attempt from Stone to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres lands a big shot there that rocks Stone but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Torres wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Stone can't escape the position.
Torres working Stone over with strikes here.
Stone sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Stone is not content to let Torres control the position.
Torres seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands with a punch from half guard.
Torres keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Stone is trying to get back to full guard.
Stone trying to control but Torres postures up.
Miguel Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stone has hold of Torres's hands but Torres slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stone actively working from the bottom here.
Stone tries to get to full guard but Torres has control of the leg.
Torres slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Torres has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stone has managed to free his arm - good work.
Torres stalling.
Stone is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Torres's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Torres's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres manages to reverse the position and now he's in Stone's guard. Nice work there by Torres.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres lands a couple of elbows.
Stone is looking for a triangle but Torres pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Torres lands an overhand right.
Torres leaves Stone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torres scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torres missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Torres trying to control the pace.
Torres wants to take a breather but Stone is having none of it.
Stone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Torres wants to free his trapped foot but Stone is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stone actively working from the bottom here.
Torres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torres pulls his head out easily.
Stone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stone is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Torres stalling.
Torres winds up and cracks Stone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Torres wants to work for an arm triangle but Stone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Torres trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stone with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stone moves into full guard.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Samuel Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres is in close to Stone's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miguel Torres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torres trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torres trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Torres defends it easily.
Stone looking for a guillotine here but Torres defends easily.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone trying to control the position.
Stone is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Stone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torres doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torres manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres stays in close to Stone's body and controls the position.
Torres wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone trying to strike off his back.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
Stone working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
Torres wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Torres!
Miguel Torres got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Hernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernando comes to the cage accompanied by HaunTed . Silva has chosen Lil Wayne Feat. Mike Tyson - American Dream as his entrance music. Bigfoot Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roberto Hernando's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Hernando!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bigfoot Silva!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a jab when Hernando was well out of range.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Hernando's head back.
It looks like Roberto Hernando has been cut.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Hernando was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Hernando sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernando slips a jab from Silva.
Silva catches Hernando with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernando.
Hernando pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hernando just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hernando tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva cracks Hernando with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hernando throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Hernando misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hernando tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Hernando slips under a jab.
Silva misses with a hook.
Hernando takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernando motions for Silva to come forward. Hernando throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Hernando counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hernando throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Hernando.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernando counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hernando closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva cracks Hernando with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hernando throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernando moves away from the strike by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hernando missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva jabs Hernando right on the nose. Hernando blinks but takes it well.
Hernando feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Bigfoot Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernando. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Hernando counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
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!
Silva throws a hook but Hernando blocks it.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hernando had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Hernando blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Hernando avoids it well.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernando lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernando.
Hernando tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Hernando counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hernando fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Hernando pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Hernando throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Silva crashing down! Silva tries to stagger back to his feet but Hernando just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Silva asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Hernando!
Roberto Hernando is the new heavyweight champion!
Roberto Hernando managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Valhalla Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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