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NFC 78 - Christainson Vs Jun PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darth Penguin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darth Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs wants to clinch
and Penguin counters with an outside leg kick.
Jacobs doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penguin counters with a right hand to the body.
Penguin closes the distance and clinches.
Penguin pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Penguin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Penguin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Penguin controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penguin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Penguin stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jacobs working for a triangle but Penguin defends it easily.
Penguin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penguin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Penguin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Penguin slows the pace down.
Penguin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jacobs to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs shoots and misses
and Penguin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Penguin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacobs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Penguin stands and steps away. Jacobs gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jacobs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penguin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penguin shoots in and gets a takedown into Jacobs's guard.
Penguin is stalling in the full guard.
Penguin pushing down on Jacobs's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Penguin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jacobs!
Penguin controlling the position easily from mount.
Penguin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Penguin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jacobs is in a horrible position here. Penguin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jacobs wants to control but Penguin is having none of it.
Penguin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jacobs has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Penguin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penguin wants to control the pace but Jacobs is squirming around nicely.
Penguin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jacobs gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penguin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Jacobs is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darth Penguin!
After the big win, Darth Penguin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors L.A. Elite Clothing Co and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Quesada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvatore Lucania has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Quesada!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucania misses with a body kick.
Quesada looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucania is just out of range.
Quesada misses with a double jab
and Lucania makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Quesada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucania moves away.
Miguel Quesada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucania darts in and clinches Quesada up against the cage.
Lucania landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quesada looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lucania breaks the clinch.
Lucania lets loose with a powerful body kick. Quesada will feel that in the morning.
A good leg kick by Lucania.
Lucania scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lucania rushes Quesada and presses him up against the cage.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quesada lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucania lands an elbow that stopped Quesada in his tracks for a moment.
Lucania leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quesada wants a takedown.
Quesada should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lucania has Quesada pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lucania for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Quesada has eaten all the pies!
Lucania lands a damaging elbow.
Lucania's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucania lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucania lands a big head kick that sends Quesada tumbling to the mat! Lucania takes a step backwards and waves Quesada back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Quesada is rocked!
It looks like Miguel Quesada has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lucania and Quesada are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Lucania throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Quesada into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Lucania knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Salvatore Lucania!
After the fight, Salvatore Lucania was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sagat Bossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AnthonyH Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sagat Bossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AnthonyH Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bossman pinned against the cage. Bossman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moreno feints a jab promting Bossman to slip. Moreno then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bossman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bossman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bossman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moreno swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bossman controlling from the top position.
Moreno keeping moving, preventing Bossman from controlling successfully.
Bossman is looking to advance position but Moreno has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bossman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moreno raining down shots from the mount!
Moreno unloading with bombs!
Moreno loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bossman scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Moreno land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Moreno stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AnthonyH Moreno!
After the big win, AnthonyH Moreno made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors L.A. Elite Clothing Co and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adem Jashari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jashari comes to the cage accompanied by Jashari Entrance. LaVey has chosen There Will Be Violence as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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210 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Lethal high kicks
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adem Jashari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton LaVey!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jashari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Anton LaVey has been cut.
LaVey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jashari!
Jashari prevents LaVey from taking his back.
LaVey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
LaVey looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
LaVey trying to control but Jashari is having none of it.
LaVey might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jashari kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Jashari really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaVey landing punches.
LaVey is working for a guillotine from mount but Jashari frees his head quite easily.
Jashari is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jashari is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
LaVey controlling his opponent.
LaVey get's back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jashari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LaVey throws a right and a left that both miss.
LaVey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaVey trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jashari's guard.
Jashari wants to get back to his feet but LaVey is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jashari keeping moving, preventing LaVey from controlling successfully.
LaVey drops back looking for a leg! Jashari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jashari manages to kick LaVey off! LaVey jumps back into Jashari's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jashari wriggles free and stands up.
LaVey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jashari. Jashari obviously looking to wear him down.
LaVey darts in and clinches Jashari up against the cage.
LaVey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jashari scores with a shoulder strike.
LaVey throws an elbow that misses.
LaVey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jashari is defending well.
Jashari lands a shoulder strike.
Jashari lands a left hand.
Jashari managing to block the knees to the body from LaVey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jashari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jashari lands a hook that snaps the head of LaVey backwards.
Jashari taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaVey breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for LaVey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Jashari tenderised LaVey's leg. LaVey is trying to keep his angry face on.
LaVey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
LaVey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jashari counters with a thumping low kick.
LaVey looks gassed!
Jashari drops LaVey with a big left hand! LaVey is injured, injured bad! Jashari jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adem Jashari!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neho Kipei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neho Kipei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kipei looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Galloway!
Galloway looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kipei controlling from mount.
Kipei is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kipei postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Galloway out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kipei goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Neho Kipei!
Neho Kipei got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jabara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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222 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex De Paiva Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Jabara!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Paiva Santos tries to keep at a distance but Jabara has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Paiva Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jabara blocking some punches.
Jabara has De Paiva Santos pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jabara pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending De Paiva Santos tumbling to the mat - Jabara dives into De Paiva Santos's guard.
Jabara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Paiva Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jabara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabara postures up in De Paiva Santos's guard and throws a big left but De Paiva Santos blocks it.
Jabara throws a strike but De Paiva Santos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jabara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Paiva Santos postures up.
Jabara is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
De Paiva Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Paiva Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Jabara is retaining full guard.
Jabara seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jimmy Jabara has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jabara is looking to clinch.
Jabara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Paiva Santos did well to prevent Jabara getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jabara looking to pass the guard.
De Paiva Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jabara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
De Paiva Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jabara passes into side control.
De Paiva Santos is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos is working hard here to advance position.
Jabara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
De Paiva Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos is being controlled here.
Jabara is trying to ground and pound but De Paiva Santos uses the momentary lack of control by Jabara to regain half guard.
De Paiva Santos is trying to control but Jabara passes into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabara content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
De Paiva Santos gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jabara dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Paiva Santos misses with an uppercut. Jabara saw that one coming.
Jabara shoots in for a double leg but De Paiva Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jabara looks to score with a jab to the body but De Paiva Santos is just out of range.
Jabara fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Paiva Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jabara.
Jabara shoots in for a double leg but De Paiva Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Paiva Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Paiva Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jabara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Paiva Santos is looking to improve his position.
Jabara slows the pace down in half guard.
De Paiva Santos desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jabara.
De Paiva Santos is staying active underneath Jabara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jimmy Jabara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
De Paiva Santos misses with a straight left.
De Paiva Santos throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jabara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jimmy Jabara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Paiva Santos as he avoids it easily.
Alex De Paiva Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jabara.
Jabara gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Paiva Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
De Paiva Santos gets underhooks to prevent Jabara's takedown attempt.
De Paiva Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jabara pulls De Paiva Santos into guard.
De Paiva Santos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jabara is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jabara has escaped and now he's on top!
De Paiva Santos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jabara passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Paiva Santos regains half guard.
Jabara is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Paiva Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jabara content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Paiva Santos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Paiva Santos is working to get back to half guard.
Jabara looking to control but De Paiva Santos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Paiva Santos regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jimmy Jabara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Paiva Santos misses with a hook
and Jabara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Paiva Santos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jabara trying to control from De Paiva Santos's half guard. De Paiva Santos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
De Paiva Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet De Paiva Santos, not yet.
De Paiva Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Paiva Santos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jabara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jabara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabara won't allow De Paiva Santos to sweep him here.
De Paiva Santos looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jabara has picked De Paiva Santos up and slammed him! De Paiva Santos can't keep hold of the triangle and Jabara manages to pass to side control!
Jabara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
De Paiva Santos tries to improve position but can't.
Alex De Paiva Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabara has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for De Paiva Santos!
De Paiva Santos is trying to escape the mount.
Jabara lands a big shot there that rocks De Paiva Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jabara looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Alex De Paiva Santos has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabara swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and De Paiva Santos is now in Jabara's guard. A big mistake from Jabara there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabara pulls De Paiva Santos in close to prevent any damage.
De Paiva Santos preventing the sweep.
De Paiva Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Paiva Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Jabara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Paiva Santos controls Jabara momentarily but Jabara frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Paiva Santos is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jabara is on top in guard.
Jimmy Jabara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jabara stopping the sweep attempt from De Paiva Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Paiva Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jabara defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jabara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jabara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jabara!
Jimmy Jabara gave a mention to L.A. Elite Clothing Co in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anastazy Kojras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Notorious B.I.G - Victory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anastazy Kojras!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Kojras is looking to clinch.
Kojras looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kojras misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Kojras.
Kojras does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Kojras.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Kojras.
Kojras connects with a high kick.
Kojras throws a lazy head kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kojras takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kojras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Kojras tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kojras.
Kojras is looking to clinch.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Kojras goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kojras throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kojras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kojras takes the fight into the clinch.
Kojras with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to pull guard but Kojras won't allow it.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Kojras has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kojras.
It looks like Alexio Silva has been cut.
Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kojras uses from the top position.
Silva is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kojras rolls with it to try and escape but Silva cranks on the arm and Kojras is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexio Silva!
After the big win, Alexio Silva made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors L.A. Elite Clothing Co and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makao Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lange might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fire - Bruce Springsteen. Matsumoto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sepultura - Territory . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makao Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makao Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lange jabs at Matsumoto's body.
Lange slips under a jab.
Matsumoto misses with a wild combination.
Matsumoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lange circles away.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matsumoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Matsumoto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Matsumoto lands in his opponent's guard.
Lange looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matsumoto trying to control but Lange is working from the bottom.
Matsumoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matsumoto won't allow Lange to sweep him here.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Lange keeps moving.
Lange tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Matsumoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lange is keeping the position for now.
Matsumoto is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Lange keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Makao Matsumoto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lange is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lange manages to avoid it.
Lange swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lange takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lange with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lange stuns Matsumoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lange just misses with a punch to the body.
Lange with a jab.
Matsumoto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matsumoto throws a right hand that Lange ducks under and follows up with a left that Lange also avoids with ease.
Lange lands with an uppercut that bounces Matsumoto off the cage and back into range.
Lange's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matsumoto connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lange scrambles back to his feet.
Matsumoto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lange.
Matsumoto connects with a right hand. Lange shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto misses with a body punch
and Lange counters with a right hand to the body.
Matsumoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lange on the side of the head.
Matsumoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lange's waist but Lange gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matsumoto off to one side.
Artie Lange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Makao Matsumoto.
Matsumoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lange sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsumoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Lange swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matsumoto.
Lange punishes Matsumoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Matsumoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lange counters with a nice uppercut.
Matsumoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lange avoids it really well and circles away.
Lange scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matsumoto doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Lange connects with a body shot that sends Matsumoto's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto misses with a shot to the body
and Lange counters with a crisp right hand that drops Matsumoto! Lange lets Matsumoto back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Matsumoto is rocked!
It looks like Makao Matsumoto has been cut.
Lange misses with an uppercut.
Matsumoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Lange finish him?
Lange loads up on a big right hand but Matsumoto slips the punch.
Matsumoto misses with a body shot.
Lange avoids the body shot from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Matsumoto misses with a straight left.
Lange stuffs the takedown attempt from Matsumoto. Matsumoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Lange punishes Matsumoto's body with a nice straight punch.
Lange missing with a left hand there. Matsumoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lange lands with a right hand.
Lange uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matsumoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsumoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Lange makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lange thows a body shot but no joy.
Lange misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie Lange dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Makao Matsumoto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Matsumoto takes one to the chin there.
Lange has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lange there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lange ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsumoto moves away.
Lange's corner calls for a 1-2. Lange obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lange throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matsumoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matsumoto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
BOOM! Lange lands a beautiful left hook that drops Matsumoto. Matsumoto tries to recover but Lange is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Matsumoto lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artie Lange!
A very excited looking Artie Lange made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luger comes to the cage accompanied by Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim. Kyle has chosen Wasted as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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248 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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284 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Luger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luger takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Shane Luger has been cut.
Luger misses with an uppercut. Kyle saw that one coming.
Kyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luger to score with a decent uppercut.
Luger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luger needs to keep his hands up - Kyle had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Kyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kyle fails with a takedown attempt.
Kyle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Luger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luger manages to avoid it.
Kyle throws a leg kick but Luger moved away.
Luger thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle misses with a low kick as Luger jumps back.
Shane Luger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyle looks for a takedown but Luger sprawls well.
Kyle shoots in but Luger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shane Luger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Kyle.
Kyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slow jab from Kyle misses its intended target.
Kyle cracks the inside of Luger's front leg.
Kyle throws a jab when Luger was well out of range.
Luger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Luger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kyle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luger gets caught flat footed, as Kyle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Luger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kyle.
Luger managing to control the position.
Kyle landing some decent shots from guard.
Luger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kyle.
Kyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Luger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Luger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Luger's head.
Luger is looking to stand up but Kyle isn't so interested in that idea.
Luger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Luger is trying to control the position but Kyle postures up.
Shane Luger has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kyle scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luger is breathing heavily.
Kyle connects with a jab.
Luger throws a jab when Kyle was well out of range.
Kyle scoring well with a low kick there.
Kyle clinches up with Luger and pushes him back against the cage.
Luger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shane Luger's cut is getting worse.
Kyle drops Luger with a big knee straight up the middle! Luger is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Luger is rocked!
Shane Luger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kyle connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh Luger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kyle fakes the leg kick and cracks Luger in the body.
Luger seems to have got his legs back now.
Kyle misses with a kick to the body.
Kyle ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Luger out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Kyle!
Mark Kyle is the new heavyweight champion!
Mark Kyle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keio Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christianson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Like a Boss. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
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209 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keio Jun!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun moves out of range as Christianson strikes.
Christianson drops Jun with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jun looks back up at him and smiles so Christianson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christianson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Christianson thumps Jun with a low kick.
Jun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Christianson cracks the inside of Jun's front leg.
Jun looks gassed!
Christianson throws a push kick but Jun slaps the foot to one side.
Christianson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jun's half guard.
Jun is rocked!
Christianson stands up from half guard.
Jun is still on wobbly legs! Can Christianson finish him?
Christianson misses with a straight right.
Christianson wobbles Jun with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Christianson dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Jun to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gabe Christianson!
Gabe Christianson retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Gabe Christianson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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