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PFL 55 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Hombre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes into the arena with Bell Tolls blaring out of the sound system. Moses Malone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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292 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbert Hombre!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hombre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Malone's guard.
Hombre forces his way into half guard.
Malone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hombre.
Hombre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hombre wants to take a breather but Malone is having none of it.
Malone regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hombre.
Hombre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malone wants to stand but Hombre is controlling the position.
Hombre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hombre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Malone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick from Malone lands but Hombre takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Hombre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malone doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Moses Malone has been cut.
Malone is looking to land body kicks.
Hombre fails with a takedown attempt.
Malone cracks Hombre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malone lands with a kick to the temple. Hombre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malone thumps Hombre with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone lands with a kick to the temple. Hombre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No luck for Hombre with that takedown attempt.
Hombre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moses Malone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herbert Hombre.
Hombre looks gassed!
Malone thuds his shin into the meat of Hombre's side.
Moses Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands a head kick!
Malone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hombre's calf.
Malone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Malone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hombre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Malone lands with a hook. Hombre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Malone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Malone - that will leave a mark!
Malone connects with a solid leg kick.
Malone lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Malone bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hombre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hombre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hombre.
Malone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malone throws a leg kick which misses Hombre's front leg but catches the back leg as Hombre tries to avoid it.
Malone lands a with a good body shot.
Malone misses with a double jab
and Hombre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Malone is trying to stand.
Hombre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Malone wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hombre drops an elbow to the side of Malone's head.
Hombre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone is trying to stand up here but Hombre is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hombre connects with a nice short shot to Malone's temple.
Malone has hold of Hombre's hands but Hombre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hombre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Malone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hombre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Malone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Malone's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hombre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hombre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hombre looking to finish Malone with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malone!
Hombre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hombre landing shots from mount.
Malone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Malone tries to get out of the position.
Malone trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hombre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Malone is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hombre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Malone?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hombre unloading with bombs!
Malone is rocked!
Moses Malone's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hombre loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Malone scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hombre land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hombre stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herbert Hombre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kook Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinobu Morita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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178 lbs
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181 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kook Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinobu Morita!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morita dives in and grabs Killa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Killa pushes down on Morita's head and hops out.
Morita misses with a hook. Killa ducked under it nicely.
Morita fails to land with a series of punches.
Morita scores with a nice right hand.
Morita misses with a hook.
Killa lands a left and a right that send Morita crashing to the mat, dazed. Killa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Morita is rocked!
Killa throws an overhand right that has Morita reeling! Killa follows up with more punches and Morita is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kook Killa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KO Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobba Knat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KO Pain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KO Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobba Knat!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knat avoids it really well and circles away.
Knat scores with a nice right hand.
Pain shoots in looking for a takedown. Knat tries to sprawl out of it but Pain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Knat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pain shoots in but Knat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain looks for a takedown but Knat sprawls well.
Pain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knat swivels and escapes.
Knat lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knat avoids it really well and circles away.
Knat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pain.
Knat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pain circles away quickly and effectively.
Pain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Knat.
Pain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Knat to score with a decent uppercut.
Pain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knat finds it's way round the side to connect with Pain's head.
Knat lands a lovely overhand right.
Pain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Knat lands a jab.
Knat lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knat lands a slapping body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Knat. No joy for Pain on that attempt.
A shot to de liver by Knat. Beautiful body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pain. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knat lands a lovely overhand right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knat, as that shot connected.
Knat scores with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Knat there.
Pain is rocked!
Knat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oh Pain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knat is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Pain hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tobba Knat!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson has chosen Cruel Summer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.
Machida checks a low kick from Thompson.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Machida throws a big shot that misses.
Thompson throws a head kick but Machida moves out of range.
Thompson tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Machida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thompson.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
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!
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Machida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thompson. Thompson obviously looking to wear him down.
Machida looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson connects with a solid leg kick.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Machida sees coming a mile off.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson throws a nice head kick!
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whack! Thompson lands a heavy head kick that drops Machida. The ref tackles Thompson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Machida was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Brock Thompson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aku Desirkui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Sick Puppies-Youre going down. Hugo Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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289 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aku Desirkui!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Desirkui sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Desirkui looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Desirkui's hands, connecting with Desirkui's forehead.
It looks like Aku Desirkui has been cut.
Sanchez wants to pass to mount but Desirkui is defending the position.
Desirkui has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Desirkui knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Desirkui's hands, connecting with Desirkui's forehead.
Desirkui is looking to escape.
Sanchez wants to free his trapped foot but Desirkui is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desirkui blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Desirkui looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Desirkui is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Desirkui lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Hugo Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Desirkui controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Desirkui wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Desirkui pushes Sanchez off looking to stand but Sanchez dives back in and keeps control.
Desirkui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Desirkui gets back to full guard.
Desirkui wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
Desirkui is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Desirkui's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Desirkui pulls Sanchez in to control the position.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Desirkui escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanchez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Desirkui works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Desirkui is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sanchez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Desirkui works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desirkui is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez stops Desirkui from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Desirkui preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sanchez wants to free his trapped foot but Desirkui is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Sanchez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Desirkui shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Desirkui!
Desirkui tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Desirkui is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez landing shots from mount.
Desirkui is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Desirkui takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sanchez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angel Of Death. Cartman has chosen Kyle's Mom a B!^(H as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Eric Cartman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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310 lbs
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300 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Manson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson slips a straight right by Cartman.
Cartman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Charlie Manson has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Manson.
Manson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cartman.
Cartman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manson manages to avoid it.
Manson ducks under a wild hook from Cartman.
Cartman loads up on a big right hand but Manson slips the punch.
Cartman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manson.
Manson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cartman throws an overhand right that lands on Manson's shoulder, as Manson tries to avoid the shot.
Manson avoids the body shot from Cartman.
Cartman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manson shoots for a takedown but Cartman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A slow jab from Manson misses its intended target.
Manson shoots in and bounces Cartman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manson is in close to Cartman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Manson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cartman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cartman trying to strike off his back.
Manson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cartman 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.
Manson throws a big right hand that misses.
Manson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manson wants to control from the top but Cartman keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manson defending well as Cartman loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A big right from Cartman misses.
Cartman misses with a body shot.
Cartman missing with a left hand there. Manson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartman.
Manson avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Manson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cartman lands a nice shot that snaps Manson's head back.
Cartman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Charlie Manson's cut is getting worse.
Cartman moves in looking to clinch but Manson pushes him off.
Cartman throws a lazy right hand but Manson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cartman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manson.
Cartman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cartman scores with a nice right hand.
Eric Cartman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Manson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartman throws out a loose jab but Manson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cartman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Manson somewhat.
Cartman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cartman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cartman looking to control.
Cartman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cartman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manson wants to pass the guard but Cartman is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson trying to control but Cartman is working from the bottom.
Manson pushing down on Cartman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartman keeping control of the position.
Manson wants to control but Cartman is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manson wants to free his trapped foot but Cartman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
That's time! Manson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cartman swinging wildly here.
Manson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cartman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cartman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Manson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Manson tries for a kimura but Cartman is defending well.
The strikes coming from Manson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Manson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson tries to advance to mount but Cartman denies him.
Manson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Manson is looking to take a break and control but Cartman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cartman to see if he's OK.
Manson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Manson trying to control the position but Cartman is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Manson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson working the ground and pound from side control.
Manson throwing strikes but Cartman manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Manson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Manson is looking to improve his position.
Manson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Manson trying to hold on to Cartman's head to control him but Cartman postures up.
Manson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman wanted to stand there but Manson had control of the position.
Manson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cartman has picked Manson up and slammed him! Manson can't keep hold of the triangle and Cartman manages to pass to side control!
Cartman tries to stand but Manson is controlling his head.
Manson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cartman off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Manson 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.
Cartman has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Manson.
Manson is striking well from the back but Cartman escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Manson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cartman's head.
Manson is looking to take a break and control but Cartman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cartman looks to land a left hand but Manson moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Manson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Manson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cartman throws an overhand right that lands on Manson's shoulder, as Manson tries to avoid the shot.
Manson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cartman.
Manson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Manson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Manson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cartman is trying to stand.
Cartman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Manson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cartman!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cartman can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Manson misses with a head shot.
Manson unloading with bombs!
Manson misses with a head shot.
Manson misses with a head shot.
Manson misses with a head shot.
Charlie Manson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manson controlling from mount.
Cartman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Manson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cartman because Manson loaded up on that one.
Manson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cartman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manson has control of Cartman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cartman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Manson landing shots from mount.
Cartman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson punching from mount but Cartman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Manson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cartman turns into him and now he's in Manson's guard.
Manson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Manson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cartman doesn't defend quickly enough and Manson has managed to lock this one up! Can Cartman escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Manson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charlie Manson!
Charlie Manson is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Walkie Talkie - DJ Shadow. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bundy's choice of entrance music: Bad to The Bone. Andrew Carter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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217 lbs
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212 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Bundy leaves Carter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bundy wants to clinch.
Bundy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Bundy feints and as Carter raises his hands in defense, Bundy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bundy trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter working a defensive guard here.
Carter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bundy defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bundy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bundy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bundy is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Bundy is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Bundy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Bundy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bundy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carter is pulling down on Bundy's head. It's preventing any offense from Bundy, at least for the moment.
Carter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bundy is aware though and is defending well.
Bundy scoring with some ground and pound.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bundy throws a sloppy strike and Carter has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Bundy is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Carter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrew Carter!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frito Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Judas Priest - Painkiller. Frito Bandito has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frito Bandito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoth tries to land a leg kick but Bandito saw it coming and moves away.
Bandito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samoth.
Samoth connects with a crisp jab.
Samoth clinches.
Samoth lands with a light punch inside.
Samoth tries to pull guard but Bandito holds him up against the cage and eventually Samoth drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Bandito to work.
Bandito wants to break the clinch but can't.
Samoth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Samoth works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Samoth trying to control but Bandito is working from the bottom.
Samoth is stalling in the full guard.
Bandito keeping full guard, as Samoth tries to pass.
Bandito can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Samoth controls the pace.
Bandito knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samoth on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samoth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bandito is keeping the position for now.
Samoth trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bandito misses the shot to the body.
Samoth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bandito moves out of range of the leg kick from Samoth.
Samoth throws a hook but Bandito blocks it.
Samoth misses with a looping right.
Samoth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bandito connects with a right hand. Samoth shakes it off.
Bandito lands a left and a right that send Samoth crashing to the mat, dazed. Bandito thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Mikael Samoth has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandito lands a big uppercut and Samoth crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Samoth looks OK. Bandito waves Samoth back to his feet!
Samoth is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth walks straight into a right hand from Bandito - that's dropped him! Bandito jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Samoth from any more punishment! Samoth complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frito Bandito!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jew Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rosenthal's choice of entrance music: Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American. Holden Rosenthal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Jew Jitsu !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holden Rosenthal!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jew Jitsu ducks under a wild hook from Rosenthal.
Jew Jitsu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rosenthal lands a glancing blow to the side of Jew Jitsu 's head.
Rosenthal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jew Jitsu throws a sloppy head kick and Rosenthal moves out of range easily.
Jew Jitsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosenthal.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jew Jitsu .
Rosenthal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jew Jitsu is fending him off so far but Rosenthal persists. Nope, Jew Jitsu circles away and we're back to standing.
Jew Jitsu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jew Jitsu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenthal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Jew Jitsu .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big left from Rosenthal misses.
Jew Jitsu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jew Jitsu tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rosenthal misses with a takedown attempt - Jew Jitsu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jack Jew Jitsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holden Rosenthal.
Rosenthal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jew Jitsu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rosenthal.
Jew Jitsu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jew Jitsu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenthal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jew Jitsu . Jew Jitsu obviously looking to wear him down.
Jew Jitsu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rosenthal dives in and grabs Jew Jitsu 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jew Jitsu pushes down on Rosenthal's head and hops out.
Jew Jitsu wants to clinch up but Rosenthal keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal scores with a takedown into Jew Jitsu 's guard.
Rosenthal preventing the sweep.
Jew Jitsu is controlling Rosenthal's posture.
Rosenthal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jew Jitsu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosenthal is one step ahead there.
Jew Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Rosenthal from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rosenthal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jew Jitsu is keeping the position for now.
Jew Jitsu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jew Jitsu is looking to clinch but Rosenthal is avoiding it.
A head kick by Jew Jitsu misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Jew Jitsu 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.
Jew Jitsu throws a head kick that misses.
Jew Jitsu lands a head kick. Rosenthal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown but Jew Jitsu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rosenthal lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Jack Jew Jitsu has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Rosenthal blocks the leg kick.
Rosenthal avoids the body shot from Jew Jitsu .
Rosenthal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jew Jitsu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rosenthal throws a solid leg kick but Jew Jitsu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rosenthal.
Jew Jitsu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Jew Jitsu finds it's way through Rosenthal's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rosenthal was well out of range. Poor timing from Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rosenthal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jew Jitsu .
A slapping body kick lands there for Jew Jitsu .
Jew Jitsu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rosenthal throws a shot to the body.
Jew Jitsu throws a combination that misses
and Rosenthal counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jew Jitsu tries to land a knee to the head but Rosenthal blocks with his arms.
Rosenthal lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rosenthal is thwarting Jew Jitsu 's attempts to control the position.
Rosenthal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jew Jitsu is looking to improve his position.
Jew Jitsu is trying to control but Rosenthal manages to pass to mount!
Rosenthal looking to finish Jew Jitsu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jew Jitsu !
Rosenthal landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A nice elbow there by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rosenthal controlling from mount.
Rosenthal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jew Jitsu is desperately trying to improve his position but Rosenthal has a good base and remains in mount.
Rosenthal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal avoids the attempt from Jew Jitsu to control.
Jew Jitsu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal raining down shots from the mount!
Rosenthal goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jew Jitsu turns into him and now he's in Rosenthal's guard.
Rosenthal keeping moving, preventing Jew Jitsu from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Jew Jitsu 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jew Jitsu misses the body punch
so Rosenthal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rosenthal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jew Jitsu is controlling Rosenthal's posture.
Jew Jitsu looking for a sweep. Not yet Jew Jitsu , not yet.
Rosenthal trying to control the position from guard on top but Jew Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rosenthal preventing the sweep.
Rosenthal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jew Jitsu looking to control.
Rosenthal trying to control but Jew Jitsu is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jew Jitsu has managed to clinch.
Rosenthal is trying to force a seperation but Jew Jitsu has the dominant position.
Rosenthal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rosenthal tightens his grip and picks Jew Jitsu up, before dumping him to the ground. Jew Jitsu manages to land in guard.
Rosenthal with a nice head shot there.
Rosenthal landing some decent shots from guard.
Rosenthal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rosenthal is working Jew Jitsu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jew Jitsu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rosenthal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu controlling the position.
Rosenthal is looking to advance position but Jew Jitsu has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rosenthal tries to lock up and control but Jew Jitsu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jew Jitsu prevents Rosenthal from getting the reversal.
Rosenthal is squirming around, avoiding Jew Jitsu 's attempts to control the action.
Jew Jitsu lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rosenthal is looking to escape.
Jew Jitsu moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rosenthal has worked his arm free - good work by Rosenthal!
Jew Jitsu in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rosenthal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rosenthal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jew Jitsu trying to control the position but Rosenthal is working away.
Jew Jitsu is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rosenthal's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jew Jitsu 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rosenthal misses with a double jab.
Jew Jitsu looks to throw a body kick
and Rosenthal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jew Jitsu misses with a hook.
Jew Jitsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rosenthal.
Jew Jitsu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rosenthal has a takedown stuffed.
Jack Jew Jitsu is winning the standup battle so far.
Rosenthal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jew Jitsu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jew Jitsu tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosenthal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu throws a head kick that misses.
Jew Jitsu throws a wild body kick that Rosenthal sees coming a mile off.
Rosenthal lands with a shot to the body.
Rosenthal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jew Jitsu loads up on a big right hand but Rosenthal slips the punch.
Jew Jitsu throws a front kick aimed at Rosenthal's knee but Rosenthal avoids it well.
A slow jab from Jew Jitsu misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Rosenthal.
A telegraphed right hand from Rosenthal misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jew Jitsu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jew Jitsu tried to score with a low kick but Rosenthal checks it.
Jew Jitsu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosenthal misses with a head kick.
Jew Jitsu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jew Jitsu misses with a looping left.
Jew Jitsu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rosenthal feints and as Jew Jitsu raises his hands in defense, Rosenthal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rosenthal passes Jew Jitsu 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Holden Rosenthal has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu is trying to get back to full guard.
Jew Jitsu keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jew Jitsu is looking to improve his position.
Jew Jitsu trying to control but Rosenthal postures up.
Rosenthal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rosenthal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jew Jitsu is looking to control Rosenthal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jew Jitsu avoid being mounted?
Rosenthal trying to mount his opponent but Jew Jitsu defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big left from Rosenthal misses.
Jew Jitsu throws a head kick but Rosenthal moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Holden Rosenthal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Jew Jitsu 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jew Jitsu misses with the body kick
and Rosenthal counters with a takedown into side control.
Jew Jitsu is looking for a sweep.
Jew Jitsu is working hard here to advance position.
Check out the look on Rosenthal's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rosenthal working the head and body with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Rosenthal stalls from top position.
Jew Jitsu wants to control but Rosenthal postures up.
Rosenthal trying to control the position but Jew Jitsu is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal working the ground and pound.
Jew Jitsu can't do much from the bottom here.
Jew Jitsu is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rosenthal is trying to get an arm triangle but Jew Jitsu is defending well.
Jew Jitsu is looking to reverse the position.
Rosenthal connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jew Jitsu some visible discomfort.
Jew Jitsu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jack Jew Jitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jew Jitsu tries to improve position but can't.
Jew Jitsu wants to control but Rosenthal postures up.
Rosenthal scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jew Jitsu tries to buck Rosenthal off but Rosenthal is having none of it.
Jew Jitsu can't do much from the bottom here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rosenthal throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rosenthal grinds an elbow into Jew Jitsu 's temple.
Jew Jitsu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rosenthal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rosenthal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rosenthal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rosenthal in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rosenthal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jew Jitsu defending against the ground and pound.
Jew Jitsu is not content to let Rosenthal control the position.
Holden Rosenthal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rosenthal scoring with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Rosenthal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rosenthal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Rosenthal!
Holden Rosenthal is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khun Rayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Manupbr (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 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khun Rayn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mini Manupbr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manupbr missing with a left hand there. Rayn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manupbr throws a jab but it's blocked by Rayn.
Rayn throws a push kick but Manupbr slaps the foot to one side.
Manupbr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rayn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rayn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manupbr misses with a body shot.
Rayn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manupbr.
Manupbr misses with a double jab.
Manupbr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rayn counters with a nice body shot.
Manupbr misses with a two punch combination.
Rayn scores with a leg kick.
Rayn thumps Manupbr with a low kick.
Rayn ducks under a wild hook from Manupbr.
Rayn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Mini Manupbr has been cut.
Rayn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manupbr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice jab there from Rayn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rayn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manupbr.
Rayn misses the jab.
Mini Manupbr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manupbr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rayn.
Rayn fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rayn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manupbr's head.
Rayn slips under a jab.
Rayn scores with a jab to the head.
Rayn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manupbr looks gassed!
Manupbr takes one to the chin there.
Rayn throws a one two combo.
Manupbr throws a jab when Rayn was well out of range.
Rayn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manupbr.
Manupbr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rayn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rayn tests Manupbr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rayn throws a series of punches but Manupbr avoids them all with ease.
Rayn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rayn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manupbr. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn lands a high kick!
Manupbr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rayn counters with a straight right hand.
Rayn lands a big head kick that sends Manupbr tumbling to the mat! Rayn takes a step backwards and waves Manupbr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Manupbr is rocked!
Manupbr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rayn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manupbr is still on wobbly legs! Can Rayn finish him?
Rayn thuds a left hand into Manupbr's body.
Manupbr seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice uppercut there from Rayn.
Rayn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That has opened up Mini Manupbr's cut even more.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rayn!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rayn.
Rayn with a hook.
Rayn lands a big head kick that sends Manupbr tumbling to the mat! Rayn takes a step backwards and waves Manupbr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rayn pushes Manupbr away with a front kick.
Rayn feints and then cracks Manupbr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manupbr down.
Manupbr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rayn finds it's way round the side to connect with Manupbr's head.
Rayn works the jab nicely.
Rayn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manupbr's sensitive parts.
Rayn cracks Manupbr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rayn has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Manupbr to stand back up!
The cut above Mini Manupbr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayn lands with a straight right. Manupbr didn't see that one coming.
A good leg kick by Rayn.
Rayn scores with a leg kick.
Manupbr throws a shot from downtown. Rayn moves away and avoids it.
Rayn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Manupbr's hands.
Rayn lands with an uppercut that bounces Manupbr off the cage and back into rage.
Rayn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manupbr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rayn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mini Manupbr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Manupbr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rayn misses with the combination.
Rayn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rayn circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Manupbr to the canvas! Manupbr doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rayn keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khun Rayn!
Khun Rayn retains his light heavyweight title!
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