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AFC 35 - Puma vs Corpus PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makunouchi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hajime no Ippo - Champion Road Intro kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Pickett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Makunouchi's head.
Pickett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makunouchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pickett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Makunouchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pickett was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pickett manages to avoid it.
Makunouchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Makunouchi misses the target.
A left lands for Pickett.
Pickett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makunouchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickett.
Pickett scores with a jab to the body.
Pickett tries to clinch up.
Makunouchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pickett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pickett misses with a looping left.
Makunouchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pickett slips under a jab from Makunouchi.
No luck for Pickett with that takedown attempt.
Makunouchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pickett manages to avoid it.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pickett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makunouchi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pickett scrambles back to his feet.
Pickett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makunouchi momentarily.
Pickett jabs Makunouchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makunouchi throws an overhand right that lands on Pickett's shoulder, as Pickett tries to avoid the shot.
Pickett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makunouchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickett.
Pickett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makunouchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickett.
Pickett scores with a jab to the body.
Makunouchi misses with a straight right.
Makunouchi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pickett.
Pickett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Makunouchi as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Pickett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pickett misses with a body shot.
Makunouchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makunouchi cracks Pickett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Makunouchi scores with a jab. Pickett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pickett defending well as Makunouchi loads up on a big left hand.
Pickett missing with a left hand there. Makunouchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi thuds his right hand into Pickett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pickett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pickett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Makunouchi scores with a jab.
Makunouchi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pickett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pickett cracks Makunouchi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pickett tries to bum rush Makunouchi with a series of wild strikes but Makunouchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Makunouchi misses.
Pickett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makunouchi.
Pickett misses with a few strikes there.
Pickett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Makunouchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makunouchi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good standup being displayed there by Pickett as he connects with a hook.
Pickett connects with a jab.
Pickett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makunouchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makunouchi misses with a looping right.
Pickett digs a good body shot into Makunouchi's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Pickett.
Pickett slips a jab from Makunouchi.
Pickett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makunouchi ducks under a wild hook from Pickett.
Pickett scores with a decent looking hook.
Makunouchi swings widly with a right hand
and Pickett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pickett scores with a jab.
Pickett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pickett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makunouchi cracks a nice hook into Pickett's ribs.
Pickett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pickett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makunouchi defends it nicely.
Pickett walks into a straight right hand from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi needs to keep his hands up - Pickett had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pickett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pickett drops his hands momentarily and Makunouchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pickett swings for the body but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Pickett doesn't manage to clinch there - Makunouchi circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi. Pickett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makunouchi misses with a shot to the body
and Pickett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pickett jabs Makunouchi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left lands for Pickett.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pickett thows a body shot but no joy.
Makunouchi throws a shot from downtown. Pickett moves away and avoids it.
Makunouchi throws a body punch but Pickett moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pickett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pickett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Pickett throws out a loose jab but Makunouchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunouchi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pickett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pickett throws out a powerful jab.
Pickett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makunouchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pickett to score with a decent uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi lands with a cross.
Pickett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makunouchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickett.
Pickett misses with a straight left.
Pickett throws a big shot that misses.
Pickett stuns Makunouchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Pickett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi.
Pickett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Makunouchi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pickett finds it's way round the side to connect with Makunouchi's head.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Makunouchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pickett counters with a nice uppercut.
Pickett connects with a looping right hand.
Makunouchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pickett.
Pickett scores with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Pickett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pickett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makunouchi moves away.
Nice body punch from Makunouchi.
Pickett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makunouchi.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pickett connects with the punch.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Pickett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Makunouchi defending well as Pickett loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Pickett as he connects with a hook.
Makunouchi slaps away a takedown attempt from Pickett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pickett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makunouchi manages to avoid it.
Pickett thuds his right hand into Makunouchi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Makunouchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Pickett counters with a nice uppercut.
Makunouchi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Makunouchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Pickett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makunouchi slips under a jab from Pickett.
Makunouchi slips under a jab from Pickett.
Pickett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makunouchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pickett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Makunouchi on the side of the head.
Makunouchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pickett moves away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pickett instigates a clinch.
Pickett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makunouchi cracks a nice hook into Pickett's ribs.
Pickett takes a swing at Makunouchi's ribcage but misses.
Makunouchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makunouchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pickett throws a body punch but Makunouchi moves out of range.
Pickett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi swings for the body but Pickett moves out of range.
Makunouchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makunouchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pickett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Makunouchi under the eye.
Pickett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pickett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Makunouchi tries to avoid it but Pickett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Makunouchi to the ground. Makunouchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pickett shoots in looking for a takedown. Makunouchi tries to sprawl out of it but Pickett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Makunouchi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pickett throws a shot from downtown. Makunouchi moves away and avoids it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi lands a nice shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Pickett or perhaps it was just good defense by Makunouchi which made him look bad.
Makunouchi throws a jab but it's blocked by Pickett.
Pickett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makunouchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makunouchi misses with a straight right.
Pickett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pickett lands a jab to Makunouchi's midsection.
Pickett shoots in looking for a takedown but Makunouchi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pickett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pickett fails with the takedown.
Pickett is breathing heavily.
Makunouchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pickett was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunouchi.
Good shot there by Makunouchi.
Pickett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pickett looks to land a right hand but Makunouchi moved out of range.
Pickett scores with a body shot.
Pickett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Pickett misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pickett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makunouchi moves out of range of the strikes.
Pickett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Makunouchi tries to avoid it but Pickett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Makunouchi to the ground. Makunouchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Makunouchi misses with a shot to the body
and Pickett counters with a series of strikes. Makunouchi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Makunouchi misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Makunouchi.
Pickett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pickett lands a nice shot that snaps Makunouchi's head back.
Pickett shoots for a takedown but Makunouchi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pickett slips under a jab from Makunouchi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makunouchi misses with a lunging right hand
and Pickett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pickett throws a lazy right hand but Makunouchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pickett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pickett scores with a hook to the body. Makunouchi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Pickett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pickett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pickett throws out a loose jab but Makunouchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pickett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pickett. Makunouchi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pickett clobbers Makunouchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Makunouchi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pickett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makunouchi on the side of the head.
Pickett with a jab.
Pickett throws a looping overhand right but Makunouchi ducks down to avoid it.
Pickett misses with a few strikes there.
Makunouchi misses the shot to the body.
Makunouchi needs to keep his hands up - Pickett had a free shot at his head there.
Pickett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Makunouchi defending well as Pickett loads up on a big left hand.
Pickett slips under a jab.
Makunouchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pickett.
Makunouchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Pickett counters with a nice uppercut.
Makunouchi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pickett manages to avoid it.
Makunouchi throws a body punch but Pickett moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pickett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Makunouchi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makunouchi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pickett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makunouchi.
Makunouchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pickett throws out a loose jab but Makunouchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut. Pickett saw that one coming.
Pickett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makunouchi.
Pickett connects with a looping right hand.
Pickett lands a nice looking body shot.
Pickett misses with an uppercut. Makunouchi saw that one coming.
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut.
Pickett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makunouchi.
A shot to the liver by Pickett. Beautiful body shot.
Pickett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Makunouchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett throws a hook but Makunouchi blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pickett, as that shot connected.
Pickett throws a jab when Makunouchi was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi takes a swing at Pickett's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Makunouchi misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pickett walks into a straight right hand from Makunouchi.
Pickett scores with a nice head shot.
Makunouchi avoids the body shot from Pickett.
Makunouchi walks into a left hand.
Pickett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pickett is looking to clinch but Makunouchi is avoiding it.
Makunouchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pickett was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi connects with a nice looking jab.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Pickett cracks Makunouchi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pickett lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makunouchi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pickett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Makunouchi scores with a jab. Pickett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pickett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makunouchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickett.
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pickett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makunouchi is breathing heavily.
Makunouchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pickett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi.
Pickett looks to score with a jab to the body but Makunouchi is just out of range.
Pickett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makunouchi.
Pickett digs a good hook to Makunouchi's body.
Makunouchi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pickett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pickett moves away from the strike by Makunouchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickett is looking to clinch but Makunouchi is avoiding it.
Pickett lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pickett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Makunouchi on the side of the head.
Pickett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pickett scores with a punch to the head.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Pickett blocks it.
Pickett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makunouchi at a distance.
Pickett drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pickett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pickett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pickett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pickett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pickett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pickett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pickett stands and throws Makunouchi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pickett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Makunouchi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pickett is trying to get an arm triangle but Makunouchi is defending well.
Pickett advances to mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pickett is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Makunouchi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Makunouchi shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickett has hold of Makunouchi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Makunouchi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pickett is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Makunouchi is surviving well by controlling Pickett's body position as best he can.
Pickett manages to capitalize on a mistake by Makunouchi to take his back!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pickett is cranking Makunouchi's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Makunouchi! He's tightened the choke and Makunouchi is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brad Pickett!
Brad Pickett made sure to mention his sponsor, Hopkins Athletics in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Seagal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ander connects with a high kick.
It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut.
Ander shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ander looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Seagal holds on and takes a little breather.
Ander trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Seagal manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Seagal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Seagal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seagal postures up.
Seagal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Seagal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Seagal passes into half guard.
Seagal is looking for a kimura but Ander is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Seagal to get the leverage.
Seagal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ander defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ander looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal is working for a kimura but Ander is defending it quite comfortably.
Ander has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Seagal is working away from the top position though.
Seagal is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Seagal seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Ander is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steven Seagal!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Sparza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, James Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Sparza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparza throws a series of punches but Hetfield avoids them all with ease.
Sparza misses with a left hand
and Hetfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sparza misses with a two punch combination.
Sparza misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sparza.
Sparza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sparza misses with a two punch combination.
Sparza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hetfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hetfield lands a nice hook to Sparza's body. Sparza takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hetfield.
Hetfield digs a good body shot into Sparza's ribs.
Sparza looks gassed!
A shot to the liver by Hetfield. Beautiful body shot.
Oooooh!!! Hetfield has knocked Sparza down with a huge combo! Hetfield steps away and waves a wobbly Sparza back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sparza is rocked!
It looks like Tito Sparza has been cut.
Hetfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hetfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparza takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tito Sparza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BOOM! Hetfield lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sparza. Sparza tries to recover but Hetfield is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sparza lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Hetfield!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Droop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Droop has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, George Droop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Talib Kweli!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Droop slaps away a takedown attempt from Kweli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Droop there.
Droop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Droop misses with a double jab
and Kweli counters with a two punch combo.
Kweli tries a head kick but it misses.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Droop sprawls well. Droop wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kweli gets slowly back to his feet.
Talib Kweli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kweli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Droop swivels and escapes.
George Droop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Kweli tries to keep at a distance but Droop has taken the fight into the clinch.
Droop lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kweli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Droop really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kweli breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kweli misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kweli.
Droop lands the left hand.
Droop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Droop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Droop wants it to stay on the feet.
Kweli fails with a takedown attempt.
Kweli shoots for a takedown but Droop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kweli throws a head kick that misses.
Droop moves into the clinch successfully.
Droop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Droop stalls.
Kweli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli is trying to break the clinch but Droop has him pressed against the cage.
Droop taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Droop misses with a knee strike.
Droop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kweli is trying to break the clinch but Droop is controlling him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kweli working hard to break the clinch.
Kweli blocks an elbow strike.
Droop stalls.
Droop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kweli manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Droop as Kweli shoots in.
Kweli dives in and grabs Droop's left leg, looking for a takedown. Droop pushes down on Kweli's head and hops out.
Kweli misses with a takedown attempt - Droop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Droop throws a series of punches but Kweli moves out of range.
Kweli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Droop throws a jab but it's blocked by Kweli.
Kweli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Droop jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Droop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Droop has Kweli pushed against the cage.
Droop tries to throw a body punch but Kweli avoids it by throwing Droop back against the cage.
Kweli is trying to break the clinch but Droop is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Droop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kweli decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Droop controlling from the top position.
Droop postures up in Kweli's guard and throws a big left but Kweli blocks it.
Droop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Droop wants to control from the top but Kweli keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Droop passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kweli is trying to control Droop's posture but Droop avoids it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Droop is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kweli is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kweli gets back to half guard.
Kweli is looking to escape.
Droop content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Droop not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kweli is trying to maintain the position but Droop is very close to passing his half guard.
Droop misses with a head shot. Kweli uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kweli wants to stand up but Droop is controlling him.
Droop is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Droop stops Kweli from standing up.
Droop postures up in Kweli's guard and throws a big left but Kweli blocks it.
Droop wants to control from the top but Kweli keeps moving.
Droop seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because George Droop just wasn't active enough.
Kweli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Droop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kweli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Droop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Droop lands with a nice body punch.
Kweli gets a takedown into half guard.
Droop tries to roll over but Kweli keeps him under control.
Kweli moves nicely into side control.
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!
Droop can't do much from the bottom here.
Kweli is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Droop knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Droop is not content to let Kweli control the position.
Droop is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kweli off and has taken his back!
Droop is looking for the choke from the back position but Kweli is controlling his hands well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Droop avoiding Kweli 's attempts to control his hands.
Droop missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Droop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kweli scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like George Droop has been cut.
Kweli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Droop blocks a head kick by Kweli.
Droop scores with a jab. Kweli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Droop misses.
Droop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kweli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kweli shoots in looking for a takedown. Droop tries to sprawl out of it but Kweli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Droop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Droop leaves Kweli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
George Droop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Talib Kweli.
Kweli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Droop.
Kweli moves away from the strike by Droop.
Droop misses with a head kick.
George Droop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Droop scores with a head kick. Kweli tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Droop but Droop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Droop throws a shot to the body.
Droop is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Droop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kweli closes the distance and clinches up with Droop, looking for a takedown. Kweli pushes Droop against the cage but Droop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kweli is breathing heavily.
Droop scores with the left hand. Kweli knows he should have avoided that one.
Droop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kweli throws a head kick that misses.
Droop digs a good body shot into Kweli's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kweli.
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!
Kweli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Droop shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Droop looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Droop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kweli is looking to escape.
Droop raining down shots from the mount!
Droop throwing strikes here but Kweli is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Droop throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kweli blocking the ground and pound.
Kweli is trying to escape the mount.
Droop throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Droop throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kweli because Droop loaded up on that one.
Kweli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Droop looking to ground and pound but Kweli is blocking nicely.
George Droop overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Droop sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Droop is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kweli has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Droop thowing shots but they're missing.
Kweli is squirming around, avoiding Droop's attempts to control the action.
Kweli is trying to escape the mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kweli holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Droop tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Droop cracks Kweli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Droop looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kweli wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Droop will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Droop landing punches.
Droop looking to finish with strikes here!
Kweli manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Kweli, under a barage of strikes from Droop.
Droop stops Kweli from getting back to his feet.
Droop misses with a head shot. Kweli uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kweli keeping moving, preventing Droop from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Droop throws a big elbow that misses.
Droop postures up in Kweli's guard and throws a big left but Kweli blocks it.
Droop is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Droop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Droop has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Droop prevents Kweli from getting back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Droop trying to control but Kweli is working from the bottom.
Kweli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Droop.
Kweli wants to stand but Droop is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kweli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Droop.
Droop lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Droop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kweli defends it nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Droop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kweli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Droop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Droop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Droop with a jab.
Kweli shoots in looking for a takedown. Droop tries to sprawl out of it but Kweli keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Droop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kweli fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Droop avoids it really well and circles away.
Talib Kweli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Droop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Droop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Droop has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for George Droop!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for George Droop!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for George Droop!
George Droop wins by unanimous decision!
A pretty intense looking George Droop took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamoto has chosen Am I Evil? as his entrance music. Pete Donovan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shuuji Hanamoto's chin.
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202 lbs
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194 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan jabs Hanamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hanamoto drags the fight down to the ground.
Donovan postures up.
Donovan wants to stand but Hanamoto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donovan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donovan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanamoto moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Donovan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanamoto blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanamoto staying out of range there.
Hanamoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donovan.
Pete Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Donovan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donovan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donovan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donovan avoids the head kick by Hanamoto.
Donovan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Donovan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanamoto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Donovan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanamoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Donovan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanamoto moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donovan checks a leg kick.
Donovan cracks a nice hook into Hanamoto's ribs.
Hanamoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Donovan.
Donovan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanamoto.
Hanamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donovan motions for Hanamoto to come forward. Donovan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donovan lands a nice shot that snaps Hanamoto's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Hanamoto drives through with a takedown into Donovan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donovan has his feet on Hanamoto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Donovan throws the kick towards the body but Hanamoto avoids it.
Donovan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hanamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanamoto is just out of range.
Donovan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Donovan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hanamoto is out of range and Donovan settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries a head kick but it misses.
Donovan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hanamoto shoots in and bounces Donovan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanamoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donovan is keeping the position for now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hanamoto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pete Donovan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hanamoto blocks the low kick.
Donovan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hanamoto checks it well.
Hanamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanamoto blocks the leg kick.
Donovan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Donovan throws out a leg kick but Hanamoto moves out of range and Donovan only half commits.
Hanamoto wants to clinch.
Crunch! Donovan slams his shin into Hanamoto's torso.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donovan motions for Hanamoto to come forward. Donovan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Donovan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Donovan. That's going to slow Hanamoto down.
Donovan throws a push kick but Hanamoto slaps the foot to one side.
Hanamoto tries to clinch but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanamoto manages to avoid it.
Hanamoto checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanamoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Donovan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Donovan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Donovan pushes Hanamoto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hanamoto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hanamoto stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Donovan thuds a left hand into Hanamoto's body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto slips under a jab from Donovan.
Hanamoto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hanamoto decides to stand back up. Hanamoto steps back and let's Donovan get back to his feet.
Hanamoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donovan throws a jab when Hanamoto was well out of range.
Hanamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Donovan moves out of range easily.
Donovan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanamoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan misses with a hook. Hanamoto ducked under it nicely.
Hanamoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donovan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Donovan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanamoto.
Hanamoto wants to take a breather but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan is controlling Hanamoto's trapped leg to prevent Hanamoto from advancing to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shuuji Hanamoto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hanamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Donovan tries to kick Hanamoto off but Hanamoto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Donovan dominated that round.
That's time! Donovan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donovan.
Hanamoto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hanamoto lands in his opponent's guard.
Hanamoto stands up and waves to Donovan to follow him.
Donovan looks to throw the jab but Hanamoto is out of range.
That kick from Donovan tenderised Hanamoto's leg. Hanamoto is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan thows a body kick. Hanamoto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hanamoto throws the kick towards the body but Donovan avoids it.
Donovan tries to sprawl but Hanamoto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hanamoto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Donovan gets full guard.
Donovan wants to stand and escape but Hanamoto is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shuuji Hanamoto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hanamoto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Donovan pushes Hanamoto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hanamoto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hanamoto stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanamoto scores with a takedown into Donovan's guard.
Donovan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is working an open guard so Hanamoto takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hanamoto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Donovan to the mat! Donovan manages to get full guard.
Hanamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donovan keeping full guard, as Hanamoto tries to pass.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Shuuji Hanamoto.
Hanamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Donovan circles away.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donovan.
Hanamoto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hanamoto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hanamoto scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanamoto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Donovan tries to escape but Hanamoto is in control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto stands up and beckons Donovan to his feet.
Donovan lands a jab to Hanamoto's midsection.
Donovan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hanamoto blocks the body kick.
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanamoto.
Donovan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hanamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanamoto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donovan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hanamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donovan throws out the jab.
Donovan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donovan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donovan scores with a head kick.
Pete Donovan is winning the standup battle so far.
Donovan looks to land a right hand but Hanamoto moved out of range.
Donovan lands with a right hand.
Shuuji Hanamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donovan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donovan throws a wild body kick that Hanamoto sees coming a mile off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donovan thows a body shot but no joy.
Donovan tries a low kick but Hanamoto avoids it.
Hanamoto manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Donovan on his heels. He'll look to pass Donovan's guard now, I'm sure.
Donovan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Donovan tries to get out of the position.
Hanamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shuuji Hanamoto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Donovan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanamoto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donovan doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donovan can pounce on him.
Hanamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto blocks a leg kick.
Hanamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Donovan misses its intended target.
Donovan throws a low kick, looking for Hanamoto's leg but Hanamoto calmly moves out of range.
Hanamoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donovan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanamoto counters with a big head kick but Donovan shrugs it off.
Donovan throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanamoto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hanamoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanamoto jumps guard.
Shuuji Hanamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Donovan won't allow Hanamoto to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hanamoto trying to keep a closed guard but Donovan is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pete Donovan just wasn't active enough.
Hanamoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hanamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Shuuji Hanamoto has been cut.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan trying to stall but Hanamoto improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanamoto pulls guard.
Hanamoto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shuuji Hanamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Shuuji Hanamoto!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Shuuji Hanamoto!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Shuuji Hanamoto!
Shuuji Hanamoto wins by unanimous decision!
Shuuji Hanamoto made sure to mention his sponsor, 10th Degree Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spahn has chosen Slap my elbow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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219 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Roads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rik Spahn!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spahn throws a body punch but Roads moves out of range.
Spahn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Roads is just out of range.
Roads misses with an uppercut. Spahn saw that one coming.
Roads takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roads steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spahn.
Roads takes a swing at Spahn's ribcage but misses.
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Roads there.
Spahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roads looks to score with a jab to the body but Spahn is just out of range.
Roads misses with a body shot.
Roads punishes Spahn's body with a nice straight punch.
Damien Roads is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spahn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roads throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spahn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Spahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roads manages to avoid it.
Spahn swings for the body but Roads moves out of range.
Spahn digs a good body shot into Roads's ribs.
Spahn gets a clinch.
Spahn stalling in the clinch.
Spahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Roads taking a breather.
Spahn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roads up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spahn lands a hook that snaps the head of Roads backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spahn lands with a left to the head.
Roads tries to throw a body punch but Spahn avoids it by throwing Roads back against the cage.
Spahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roads misses with a punch to the body.
Spahn swings wildly with an uppercut but Roads uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roads throws a head punch that misses.
Spahn leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roads's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Roads prevents a body shot from Spahn.
Spahn effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Spahn.
Roads lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Roads.
Spahn can't find room to land a body shot as Roads controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spahn can't find room to land a body shot as Roads controls the action.
Roads trying to stall but Spahn improves his position.
Spahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roads leaning his opponent against the cage.
Roads gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Spahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spahn is struggling to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Spahn prevents Roads from breaking the clinch.
Roads misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spahn stalling.
Roads is trying to stall.
Roads's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roads lands a jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roads misses with a wild body shot.
Roads bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spahn's head backwards.
Spahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spahn swings for the body but Roads moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spahn. Roads does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spahn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spahn fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Roads throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roads is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spahn.
Roads lands with a nice body punch.
Roads throws a shot to the body.
Roads is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roads scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spahn doesn't seem bothered though.
Spahn looks gassed!
Nice straight punches there by Roads. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roads.
Spahn walks into a straight right hand from Roads.
Damien Roads seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roads dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roads is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Roads fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spahn manages to avoid it.
Roads scores with a jab to the body.
Roads lands a nice shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roads fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spahn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roads is looking to wear down Spahn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roads lands a jab.
Roads lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Rik Spahn has been cut.
Roads with a jab.
Spahn ducks right into an uppercut from Roads.
Roads drops Spahn with a straight right hand, right on the button! Roads follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Roads!
Our winner, Damien Roads, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papi Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
284 lbs
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30
289 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Papi Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Donovan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Donovan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donovan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chocolate.
Donovan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donovan takes a swing at Chocolate's ribcage but misses.
Donovan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donovan throws a hook but Chocolate blocks it.
Donovan thows a body shot but no joy.
Donovan scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chocolate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chocolate takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chocolate tries to clinch but Donovan is having none of it.
Donovan lands a jab to the head.
Donovan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donovan ducks right into an uppercut from Chocolate.
Chocolate just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Donovan, as that shot connected.
Chocolate thows a body shot but no joy.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chocolate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donovan momentarily.
Donovan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chocolate.
Chocolate takes a swing at Donovan's ribcage but misses.
Donovan throws a body punch but Chocolate moves out of range.
Donovan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chocolate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donovan moves out of range of the strikes.
Chocolate looks to land a right hand but Donovan moved out of range.
Donovan thows a body shot but no joy.
Chocolate avoids the body shot from Donovan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chocolate.
Donovan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chocolate rather than just go for the knockout.
Chocolate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donovan moves away.
Jacob Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chocolate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chocolate moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Donovan lands with a straight right. Chocolate didn't see that one coming.
Chocolate misses with a wild combination.
Donovan connects with a looping right hand.
Chocolate looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
Chocolate with a jab.
A big left from Donovan misses.
Chocolate forces Donovan back against the cage and clinches.
Donovan pushes Chocolate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chocolate trying to stall but Donovan improves his position.
Donovan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate misses with a left hand
and Donovan counters with a series of strikes. Chocolate will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chocolate ducks right into an uppercut from Donovan.
Donovan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chocolate tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Donovan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chocolate doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Donovan misses.
Chocolate misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chocolate in his tracks.
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!
Donovan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donovan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donovan throws a shot from downtown. Chocolate moves away and avoids it.
Chocolate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chocolate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donovan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chocolate had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chocolate looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Donovan to score with a decent uppercut.
Chocolate misses the shot to the body.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chocolate was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Chocolate jabs Donovan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donovan thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Donovan.
Chocolate misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Chocolate looks to land a combination but Donovan avoids it well.
Donovan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chocolate counters with a straight right hand.
Donovan misses the jab.
Donovan throws a big shot that misses.
Donovan cracks Chocolate with an open hand slap.
Chocolate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate lands the left hand.
Donovan misses the jab.
Chocolate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donovan.
Donovan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donovan swings widly with a right hand
letting Chocolate counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jacob Donovan has been cut.
Donovan misses with a looping right.
Donovan takes a swing at Chocolate's ribcage but misses.
Donovan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Donovan misses.
Donovan takes one to the chin there.
Chocolate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donovan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Donovan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chocolate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Donovan slips a jab and a cross from Chocolate.
Donovan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chocolate.
Chocolate tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chocolate. Donovan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Donovan.
Donovan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Chocolate misses its intended target.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chocolate manages to avoid it.
Chocolate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Chocolate's shoulder, as Chocolate tries to avoid the shot.
Donovan takes a swing at Chocolate's ribcage but misses.
Donovan ducks under a wild hook from Chocolate.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Chocolate is just out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chocolate misses with an uppercut
and Donovan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chocolate blocks a jab.
Chocolate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chocolate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chocolate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donovan digs a good body shot into Chocolate's ribs.
Donovan walks into a left hand.
Donovan throws a lazy right hand but Chocolate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donovan misses with a hook
letting Chocolate counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chocolate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Donovan.
Chocolate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donovan.
Donovan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Chocolate misses.
Donovan throws out a loose jab but Chocolate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chocolate misses the jab.
Donovan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chocolate.
Donovan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donovan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donovan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donovan misses with a hook. Chocolate ducked under it nicely.
Donovan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chocolate.
Chocolate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donovan slips under a jab.
Chocolate misses the shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a hook.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chocolate moves away.
Donovan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chocolate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left and a right from Chocolate both land. Nice combination.
Chocolate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donovan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chocolate.
Donovan misses with an uppercut.
Chocolate cracks Donovan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chocolate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donovan moves away.
Chocolate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donovan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chocolate counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chocolate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donovan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chocolate throws a jab when Donovan was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Donovan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Donovan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice defenses there by Chocolate.
Good shot there by Donovan.
Donovan with a hook.
Donovan misses the shot to the body.
Donovan throws an off balance right hand
and Chocolate counters with a straight right hand.
Donovan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chocolate throws a jab but it's blocked by Donovan.
Chocolate has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Donovan misses with an uppercut.
Donovan looks to land a left hand but Chocolate moved out of range nicely.
Chocolate misses with a wild body shot.
Chocolate misses with a few strikes there.
Chocolate throws a hook to the side of Donovan's head but Donovan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chocolate clinches up with Donovan and pushes him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocolate misses with a punch to the body.
Chocolate misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donovan.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chocolate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chocolate working aggressively here.
Chocolate scores with a shot to the side of Donovan's head.
Donovan throws a punch but it's blocked by Chocolate.
Donovan scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chocolate blocks a body shot from Donovan.
Donovan misses with a body punch.
Donovan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chocolates head.
Chocolate throws a head punch that misses.
Chocolate scores with a shoulder strike.
Chocolate cracks Donovan with a nice body shot.
Donovan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan tries to throw a body punch but Chocolate avoids it by throwing Donovan back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chocolate - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Chocolate.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Donovan working aggressively here.
Chocolate taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Donovan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Donovan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donovan blocking some punches.
Chocolate prevents a body shot from Donovan.
Chocolate has a couple of punches blocked by Donovan.
Donovan takes a shot to the head.
Chocolate throws a head punch that misses.
Chocolate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chocolate looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chocolate lands with a short shot to the head.
Chocolate misses with some punches.
Chocolate prevents a body shot from Donovan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a punch to the body.
Chocolate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maybe Chocolate would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Donovan misses with a body punch.
Chocolate misses with a body punch.
Chocolate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donovan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Donovan lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Donovan.
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!
Donovan misses with a body punch.
Donovan blocks an uppercut.
Donovan prevents a body shot from Chocolate.
Donovan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donovan.
Papi Chocolate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Donovan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chocolate backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Donovan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chocolate.
Donovan gets through Chocolate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Donovan pushes Chocolate back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chocolate is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oh Chocolate is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Donovan.
Donovan throws a big uppercut that drops Chocolate! More strikes from Donovan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Chocolate lies dazed against the cage as Donovan celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Donovan!
Jacob Donovan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In The Morning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
179 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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22
182 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brayden Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greco Roman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Roman avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee tries a low kick but Roman avoids it.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roman.
Lee jabs Roman right on the nose. Roman blinks but takes it well.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roman misses with a straight right.
Lee darts in and clinches Roman up against the cage.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Roman shrugs off.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Roman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Roman looking for a takedown.
Roman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brayden Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greco Roman.
A frustrated look appears on Roman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee stalling.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roman looks gassed!
Roman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee jabs at Roman's body.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee lands a head kick!
Roman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brayden Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee connects with a jab.
Nice body kick from Lee.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Roman shrugs off.
Lee tries to stall but Roman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee prevents Roman from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roman backwards.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roman's defenses.
Roman blocks the elbow strike.
Roman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roman wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Roman shrugs off.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roman manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries to work over Roman's front leg with a kick but Roman checks it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Lee tries to clinch there but Roman circles away.
Roman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roman off to one side.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Roman tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Roman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Roman is rocked!
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roman is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Roman! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Brayden Lee!
Brayden Lee retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Brayden Lee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokkalis has chosen Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vangelis Kokkalis!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokkalis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kokkalis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Price stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Price tries to bum rush Kokkalis with a series of wild strikes but Kokkalis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kokkalis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Trevor Price has been cut.
Kokkalis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Price on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vangelis Kokkalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokkalis slips under a jab from Price.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokkalis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Price moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kokkalis.
A jab from Kokkalis misses.
Kokkalis fails with a takedown attempt.
Kokkalis is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kokkalis lands a front kick.
Kokkalis thuds his shin into the meat of Price's side.
Kokkalis lands a jab.
Price takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Price is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kokkalis can pounce on him.
Kokkalis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Price takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Price is rocked!
Price circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Kokkalis. Price falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Kokkalis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vangelis Kokkalis!
A victorious Vangelis Kokkalis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Corpus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Puma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Corpus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corpus cracks the inside of Puma's front leg.
Corpus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Corpus misses with a two punch combination.
Corpus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puma.
Corpus throws an overhand right that lands on Puma's shoulder, as Puma tries to avoid the shot.
Puma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puma throws a shot from downtown. Corpus moves away and avoids it.
Corpus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corpus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Puma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Puma checks a low kick from Corpus.
Puma blocks a low kick nicely.
Corpus throws a poor cross that misses
and Puma makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Corpus moves in looking to clinch but Puma pushes him off.
Corpus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Johnny Puma has been cut.
Puma throws the left hand but Corpus avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puma misses with a straight right.
Corpus thows a body kick. Puma tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corpus.
Puma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Puma ducks under a wild hook from Corpus.
Puma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Corpus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Corpus throws a series of punches but Puma moves out of range.
Corpus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puma.
A low kick from Corpus misses
enabling Puma to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corpus lands a high kick to the side of Puma's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Corpus dives into guard, looking to finish.
Corpus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Corpus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Puma lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Corpus!
Corpus is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puma avoids the attempt from Corpus to control.
Corpus is desperately trying to improve his position but Puma has a good base and remains in mount.
Corpus'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.
Corpus tries to hold on but Puma postures up.
Puma gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corpus.
John Corpus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corpus instigates a clinch.
Puma lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puma lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corpus backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corpus.
Corpus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corpus.
Johnny Puma's cut is getting worse.
Puma scores with a hook to the body.
Corpus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Puma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Puma avoids a wild elbow strike from Corpus.
Puma lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corpus takes a shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Puma as Corpus tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corpus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corpus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Corpus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnny Puma's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Corpus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Puma's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Puma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Corpus!
John Corpus very nearly forgot to thank ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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