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Sick Or Sane PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurley Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Senses Fail-Coming Up Short . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Lenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hurley Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands a jab to Lenny's midsection.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Lenny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hurley Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lenny misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez rushes Lenny with punches - Lenny moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Lenny goes down! Rodriguez follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hurley Rodriguez!
Hurley Rodriguez 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shigeru Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes into the arena with Deftones - Dai the Flu blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Justin Henderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shigeru Miyamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto misses with a takedown attempt
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
Henderson lands with a nice combination. Miyamoto backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Shigeru Miyamoto has been cut.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
Miyamoto is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson lands a nice hook to Miyamoto's body. Miyamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
No luck for Miyamoto with that takedown attempt.
Miyamoto throws a right hand that misses
and Henderson counters with a three punch combo that has Miyamoto backing up. Miyamoto nods at Henderson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson digs a good body shot into Miyamoto's ribs.
Miyamoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miyamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Henderson really wants to buck Miyamoto off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyamoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
Miyamoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henderson is working hard here to advance position.
Miyamoto scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Miyamoto cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miyamoto breaks from Henderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Miyamoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson is desperately trying to improve his position but Miyamoto has a good base and remains in mount.
Miyamoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henderson hang on?
Miyamoto scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Henderson is looking to get to half guard.
Miyamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Miyamoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Miyamoto controlling from the full mount.
Miyamoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Henderson looks a forlorn figure.
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
Henderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henderson tries to get out of the position.
Miyamoto unloading with bombs!
Miyamoto dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyamoto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Henderson is rocked!
Miyamoto postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Henderson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Miyamoto around the waist but Miyamoto pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Miyamoto is the winner by TKO! Miyamoto jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shigeru Miyamoto!
Shigeru Miyamoto is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Shigeru Miyamoto thanked Kustom-D MMA Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Kosaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuki Kosaka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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146 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Kosaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kosaka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Diaz.
Kosaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Kosaka shoots in.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Kosaka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Kosaka's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosaka drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kosaka shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kosaka is rocked!
Kosaka feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Oh Kosaka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Diaz pulls Kosaka in to control the position.
Kosaka seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Kosaka isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosaka drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Kosaka off! Kosaka jumps back into Diaz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosaka wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kosaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Diaz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kosaka misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Kosaka takes one to the chin there.
Diaz gets caught napping as Kosaka dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Kosaka from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is wriggling around but Kosaka manages to pass to half guard.
Kosaka is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Kosaka works his way into full mount!
Kosaka wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
Kosaka connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosaka trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Kosaka looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Kosaka looking to ground and pound but Diaz is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kosaka tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kosaka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diaz works over Kosaka's head and body with a nice combination.
Kosaka dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Kosaka's head and hops out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Diaz.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Kosaka.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kosaka momentarily.
Kosaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz cracks Kosaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kosaka tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Kosaka.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kosaka on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Kosaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Kosaka didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kosaka throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Diaz.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kosaka's head backwards.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kosaka tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Kosaka shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kosaka wants to clinch.
Yuki Kosaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kosaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kosaka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Kosaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kosaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kosaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kosaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kosaka takes one on the button.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Kosaka like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Kosaka from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krisu Leepen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Laniyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leepen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Prodigy - "Warriors Dance". Laniyan has chosen Hot tottie as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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163 lbs
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krisu Leepen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Felix Laniyan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laniyan tries to clinch but Leepen is having none of it.
Krisu Leepen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laniyan tries to clinch up.
Laniyan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Leepen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Laniyan is in Leepen's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leepen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Leepen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Leepen tries for a takedown but Laniyan manages to get underhooks.
Laniyan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Leepen manages to break the clinch.
Leepen with a poor takedown
and Laniyan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leepen won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laniyan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leepen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Leepen sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laniyan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Leepen punching from the bottom.
Laniyan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Leepen to stand up.
Leepen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krisu Leepen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leepen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laniyan.
Laniyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leepen.
Laniyan is looking to clinch.
Leepen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leepen is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Laniyan. No joy for Leepen on that attempt.
Leepen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laniyan.
Leepen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Laniyan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leepen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Laniyan lands with a punch from half guard.
Laniyan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laniyan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laniyan raining down shots from the mount!
Laniyan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Leepen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laniyan cracks Leepen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Leepen tries to hold on but Laniyan postures up.
Laniyan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laniyan working for a guillotine from mount but Leepen is in no mood to give up.
Leepen is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laniyan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Laniyan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leepen is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Laniyan lands a heavy elbow.
Leepen tries to reverse the position but Laniyan maintains control.
Leepen is in a horrible position here. Laniyan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Leepen tries to buck Laniyan off but he can't manage it.
Leepen is working to get back to half guard.
Laniyan with a couple of short strikes.
Laniyan with good strikes from the mount here!
Leepen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laniyan working Leepen over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leepen tries to reverse the position but Laniyan maintains control.
Laniyan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Leepen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Leepen and Laniyan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Laniyan working away.
Leepen defending against the ground and pound.
Leepen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Leepen gets back to half guard.
Leepen is not content to let Laniyan control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laniyan passes to full mount!
Laniyan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Laniyan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Laniyan wants to clinch.
Laniyan stuffs the takedown.
Leepen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leepen has his takedown stuffed
and Laniyan counters by clinching up.
Leepen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Laniyan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krisu Leepen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laniyan manages to pull guard.
Leepen lands a couple of elbows.
Laniyan controls Leepen momentarily but Leepen frees himself.
Laniyan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leepen is controlling him.
Laniyan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Leepen manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laniyan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laniyan stopping the sweep attempt from Leepen.
Leepen is working hard here to advance position.
Laniyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Leepen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leepen keeping full guard, as Laniyan tries to pass.
Laniyan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leepen looking for a sweep. Not yet Leepen, not yet.
Leepen wants to stand up but Laniyan is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laniyan stands and steps away. Leepen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laniyan looks to throw the jab but Leepen is out of range.
Laniyan tries to close the distance and clinch but Leepen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leepen fails to land the takedown.
Leepen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Laniyan as he avoids it easily.
Laniyan blocks a jab.
Laniyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Leepen circles away.
Laniyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leepen.
Laniyan shoots in looking for a takedown but Leepen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Laniyan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laniyan looks to land a combination but Leepen avoids it well.
Laniyan shoots in for a double leg but Leepen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laniyan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laniyan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leepen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laniyan is fending him off so far but Leepen persists. Nope, Laniyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Laniyan misses with a takedown attempt - Leepen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leepen fails to land with a series of punches.
Laniyan shoots in but Leepen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leepen shoots in looking for a takedown but Laniyan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leepen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Laniyan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leepen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Laniyan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Laniyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laniyan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leepen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leepen wants to sweep but no luck.
Laniyan wants to pass the guard but Leepen is keeping the position.
Leepen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leepen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Laniyan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Laniyan breaks from the clinch.
Leepen throws a right and a left that Laniyan avoids nicely.
Laniyan closes the distance and clinches up with Leepen, looking for a takedown. Laniyan pushes Leepen against the cage but Leepen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Laniyan looks to land a combination but Leepen avoids it well.
Leepen feints and as Laniyan raises his hands in defense, Leepen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laniyan wants to sweep here but Leepen controlling him for the moment.
Leepen stands up over Laniyan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
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 Krisu Leepen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Leepen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Laniyan swivels and escapes.
Leepen misses with a takedown
and Laniyan counters by moving into the clinch.
Laniyan has clasped his hands together around Leepen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Leepen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laniyan scoring with punches from side control.
Leepen is pushing Laniyan's head away, looking to escape. Laniyan manages to hold on to the position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leepen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Laniyan cracks Leepen with a big right hand but Leepen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laniyan lands a few punches from side control.
Laniyan looks up at the clock and then as Leepen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Laniyan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laniyan tries to move to mount but Leepen blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leepen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Laniyan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leepen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krisu Leepen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laniyan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leepen, pushing him back against the cage.
Laniyan jumps guard.
Laniyan striking from the bottom here.
Leepen postures up.
Laniyan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Laniyan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leepen chips away with some ground and pound.
Laniyan looking to control.
Leepen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leepen landing some decent shots from guard.
Laniyan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leepen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Leepen distracts Laniyan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leepen postures up and lands a big shot to Laniyan's brow.
Leepen postures up and lands a big shot to Laniyan's brow.
Laniyan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Leepen passes into half guard.
Laniyan tries to roll over but Leepen keeps him under control.
Leepen lands strikes from half guard.
Leepen wants to control but Laniyan is keeping him busy.
Leepen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laniyan defending well though.
Leepen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Leepen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laniyan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Laniyan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leepen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leepen controlling the action here.
Leepen trying to control the action but Laniyan is working from the bottom.
Laniyan pushes Leepen off looking to stand but Leepen dives back in and keeps control.
Laniyan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leepen lands a nice short elbow.
Felix Laniyan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leepen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leepen is looking for a kimura but Laniyan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leepen to get the leverage.
Leepen prevents Laniyan from improving his position.
Leepen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leepen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Leepen working Laniyan over with strikes.
Leepen winds up and cracks Laniyan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leepen working over Laniyan with some ground and pound. Laniyan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
Leepen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Laniyan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Laniyan is looking for a sweep. Leepen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leepen is controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laniyan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leepen is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krisu Leepen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leepen 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerzy Kosinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Seven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerzy Kosinski!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seven defending well as Kosinski loads up on a big left hand.
Seven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kosinski was well out of range. Poor timing from Seven.
Seven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kosinski is out of range.
Seven throws a leg kick but Kosinski moved away.
Kosinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seven moves away.
Seven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kosinski misses with a wild body shot.
Seven tried to score with a low kick but Kosinski checks it.
Kosinski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seven's head.
Kosinski misses with a two punch combination.
Seven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seven blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosinski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kosinski throws a right and a left that Seven avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kosinski.
Sloppy strikes from Kosinski. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kosinski. Seven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kosinski misses with a body shot.
Kosinski throws a series of punches but Seven moves out of range.
Seven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kosinski throws a hook but Seven avoids it easily.
Kosinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kosinski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Seven eats them both and turns towards Kosinski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kosinski.
Kosinski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seven.
Kosinski misses with a wild body shot.
Kosinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kosinski cracks Seven with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seven closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Seven lands in his opponent's guard.
Kosinski is looking to stand up but Seven isn't so interested in that idea.
Seven wants to control from the top but Kosinski keeps moving.
Seven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kosinski is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kosinski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosinski looking to control.
Seven advances position into side control!
Seven with the ground and pound but Kosinski regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kosinski is controlling Seven's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Seven is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kosinski is just riding it out for now. Seven eventually gives up the hold.
Seven works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seven landing strikes from the mount and Kosinski is in trouble!
Seven has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Seven dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seven has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kosinski's face.
Kosinski is rocked!
It looks like Jerzy Kosinski has been cut.
Seven drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kosinski! More shots from Seven and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Seven!
Patrick Seven managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daryl Palumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Sweatpants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palumbo comes to the cage accompanied by Glassjaw - Cosmopolitan Blood Loss . Sweatpants has chosen Earl - Earl Sweatshirt as his entrance music. The key to victory for Daryl Palumbo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daryl Palumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earl Sweatpants!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo tries to bum rush Sweatpants with a series of wild strikes but Sweatpants uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palumbo looks to land a combination but Sweatpants avoids it well.
Palumbo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sweatpants, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palumbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palumbo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sweatpants is trying to drag Palumbo to the mat but Palumbo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Palumbo is trying to push Sweatpants away but Sweatpants has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palumbo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sweatpants has Palumbo pressed against the cage, preventing Palumbo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sweatpants blocks a body shot from Palumbo.
Palumbo works on Sweatpants's body with a couple of short punches.
Sweatpants looks gassed!
Palumbo misses with the head strike.
Palumbo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palumbo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sweatpants.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palumbo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palumbo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Palumbo is leaning against Sweatpants and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sweatpants blocking some punches.
Palumbo is trying to break the clinch but Sweatpants has him pressed against the cage.
Palumbo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sweatpants.
A body shot lands from Palumbo.
Sweatpants breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Palumbo!
Palumbo darts in and clinches Sweatpants up against the cage.
Palumbo digs a right hand into Sweatpants's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sweatpants's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Palumbo.
A short right from Palumbo on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palumbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palumbo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sweatpants is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Palumbo.
Sweatpants is still on wobbly legs! Can Palumbo finish him?
Palumbo pushes Sweatpants back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palumbo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palumbo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sweatpantss head.
Palumbo lands a left hand.
Palumbo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palumbo pushes Sweatpants back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Palumbo gets through Sweatpants's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palumbo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palumbo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palumbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palumbo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palumbo closes the distance and clinches.
Palumbo working hard to break the clinch.
Palumbo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palumbo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sweatpants backwards.
Still in the clinch, Palumbo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palumbo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palumbo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Palumbo throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palumbo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palumbo Rushes Sweatpants and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sweatpants is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Palumbo Piles on the pressure and Sweatpants crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daryl Palumbo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Sentipiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Cordo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by UFC Theme Song. 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 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, Ray Sentipiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddy Cordo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sentipiel throws out the jab.
Eddy Cordo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cordo closes the distance but Sentipiel moves to the side
and Sentipiel counters with a stiff right hand.
Sentipiel looks to land a right hand but Cordo moved out of range.
Good leg kick by Sentipiel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sentipiel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cordo.
Cordo is looking to clinch but Sentipiel is avoiding it.
Cordo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sentipiel lands with an overhand left.
Cordo misses with a head kick.
Sentipiel throws a big shot that misses.
Cordo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sentipiel throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Sentipiel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cordo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sentipiel's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordo misses with a head kick.
Sentipiel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cordo sprawls well. Cordo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sentipiel gets slowly back to his feet.
Sentipiel misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sentipiel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cordo.
Cordo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cordo scores with a shot to the body.
Cordo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cordo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sentipiel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cordo staying out of range there.
Cordo lands a head kick. Sentipiel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ray Sentipiel has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cordo throws a head kick that misses.
Cordo misses with a head kick.
Sentipiel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cordo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cordo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sentipiel throws a looping overhand right but Cordo ducks down to avoid it.
Sentipiel lands a jab.
Sentipiel throws a right and a left that Cordo avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sentipiel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sentipiel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cordo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sentipiel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Sentipiel.
Cordo fakes the leg kick and cracks Sentipiel in the body.
Cordo tries to clinch up.
Sentipiel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cordo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sentipiel is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Cordo.
Sentipiel throws a lazy right hand but Cordo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cordo tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sentipiel misses the target.
Sentipiel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice defenses there by Cordo.
Sentipiel shoots in looking for a takedown but Cordo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sentipiel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cordo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sentipiel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sentipiel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cordo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sentipiel.
Nice defenses there by Cordo.
Cordo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cordo tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Cordo.
Sentipiel misses with a low kick as Cordo jumps back.
Sentipiel scores with a sloppy right hand. Cordo should have avoided that one.
Sentipiel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cordo lands a high kick!
Cordo throws a lazy head kick
and Sentipiel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sentipiel lands a nice shot that snaps Cordo's head back.
Sentipiel swings for the body but Cordo moves out of range.
Sentipiel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cordo's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sentipiel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sentipiel trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sentipiel.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sentipiel trying to control from half guard but Cordo is working away.
Sentipiel trying to pass the guard but Cordo defending well.
Cordo is looking for a sweep. Sentipiel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sentipiel is nestled in close to Cordo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sentipiel is trying to control the action in half guard but Cordo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cordo is defending against the submission attempts here by Sentipiel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ray Sentipiel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Sentipiel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Sentipiel does it's job there.
Cordo staying out of range there.
Sentipiel shoots in looking for a takedown. Cordo tries to sprawl out of it but Sentipiel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cordo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sentipiel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cordo is fending him off so far but Sentipiel persists. Nope, Cordo circles away and we're back to standing.
Eddy Cordo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sentipiel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sentipiel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cordo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cordo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cordo tries to clinch but Sentipiel is having none of it.
Sentipiel blocks a head kick by Cordo.
Cordo throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sentipiel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick from Cordo lands but Sentipiel takes it in his stride.
Eddy Cordo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cordo is looking to clinch but Sentipiel is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sentipiel keeps the fight on the outside.
Cordo doesn't manage to clinch there - Sentipiel circles away.
A swing and a miss from Sentipiel.
Sentipiel throws a jab when Cordo was well out of range.
Sentipiel looks for a takedown but Cordo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Sentipiel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cordo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cordo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cordo staying out of range there.
Sentipiel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cordo can pounce on him.
A jab from Sentipiel does it's job there.
Sentipiel throws a shot from downtown. Cordo moves away and avoids it.
Sentipiel blocks a head kick by Cordo.
Sentipiel swings for the body but Cordo moves out of range.
Sentipiel is looking to chop away at Cordo's legs.
Sentipiel swats away the attempt to clinch by Cordo.
Cordo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sentipiel avoids the head kick by Cordo.
Nice shot lands for Sentipiel.
Sentipiel lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cordo tries to clinch but Sentipiel is having none of it.
Cordo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sentipiel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sentipiel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cordo misses with a head kick.
Cordo is breathing heavily.
Sentipiel blocks a head kick by Cordo.
Cordo tries to clinch up but Sentipiel circles away and keeps his distance.
Cordo throws a lazy head kick
and Sentipiel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sentipiel keeps the fight on the outside.
Sentipiel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cordo avoids it really well and circles away.
Cordo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sentipiel throws out a leg kick but Cordo moves out of range and Sentipiel only half commits.
Sentipiel throws a nice looking combination but Cordo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cordo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sentipiel fails with a takedown attempt.
Sentipiel avoids the head kick by Cordo.
Sentipiel fails with the takedown.
Cordo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sentipiel blocks a head kick by Cordo.
Cordo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cordo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sentipiel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sentipiel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cordo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sentipiel's head.
Cordo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cordo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sentipiel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Cordo.
Sentipiel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cordo slips under a jab from Sentipiel.
Sentipiel misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sentipiel jabs Cordo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Cordo.
Cordo needs to keep his hands up - Sentipiel had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddy Cordo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray Sentipiel'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!
Sentipiel throws a shot to the body.
Sentipiel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sentipiel keeps the fight on the outside.
Cordo misses with a head kick.
Crunch! Cordo slams his shin into Sentipiel's torso.
Cordo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sentipiel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cordo tries to close the distance and clinch but Sentipiel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sentipiel avoids the head kick by Cordo.
Sentipiel tries a low kick but Cordo avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cordo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sentipiel misses with a hook.
Cordo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sentipiel lands an overhand right.
Sentipiel misses the shot to the body.
Cordo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sentipiel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sentipiel connects with a nice looking jab.
Cordo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sentipiel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sentipiel misses with a few strikes there.
Cordo misses with a head kick.
Sentipiel connects with a crisp jab.
Sentipiel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sentipiel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cordo is not content to let Sentipiel control the position.
Cordo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sentipiel lands a decent elbow from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cordo is looking for a sweep.
Sentipiel in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sentipiel is looking to take a break and control but Cordo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cordo is trying to buck Sentipiel off.
Sentipiel controlling the position from side mount.
Sentipiel has an Americana. Cordo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sentipiel is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sentipiel hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ray Sentipiel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Alvares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiz comes to the cage accompanied by jukebox hero. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Santiago Alvares enters the cage!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Ruiz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santiago Alvares!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz leaves Alvares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alvares shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruiz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ruiz lands a nice short elbow.
Alvares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ruiz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alvares tries to kick Ruiz off in order to stand up. Ruiz Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Ruiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Alvares tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ruiz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ruiz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvares is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruiz has a good base and remains in mount.
Alvares wants to control but Ruiz is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ruiz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvares is looking to escape.
Alvares regains half guard.
Ruiz winds up and cracks Alvares with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ruiz works his way into side control.
Ruiz trying to control the position but Alvares is working away.
Ruiz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
Ruiz working the body and head with strikes.
Alvares looking for a sweep but Ruiz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Alvares working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvares tries to hold on but Ruiz pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvares taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alvares can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruiz with good strikes from the mount here!
Ruiz landing punches.
Alvares is rocked!
It looks like Santiago Alvares has been cut.
Ruiz postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Alvares bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ruiz and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Ruiz!
Justin Ruiz is the new light heavyweight champion!
Justin Ruiz took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I wanna thank no one but myself.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masato Kunaida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Ribera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masato Kunaida has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kunaida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Ribera!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribera throws a body punch but Kunaida moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Ribera - just one landing.
Ribera lands a nice hook to Kunaida's body. Kunaida takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ribera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kunaida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ribera on the side of the head.
Ribera throws a series of punches but Kunaida avoids them all with ease.
Ribera blocks a jab.
Kunaida lands a nice shot to the body.
Kunaida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kunaida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ribera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ribera feints a jab promting Kunaida to slip. Ribera then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kunaida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Masato Kunaida has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribera moves out of range as Kunaida strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Kunaida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kunaida is rocked!
Manny Ribera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kunaida glances at the clock... BAM! Ribera nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Kunaida crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Kunaida is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Ribera! Manny Ribera retains his welterweight title!
Manny Ribera looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'What, what, in his butt!'.
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