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QFCT 54 - Grey vs Giacomucci PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berting Araw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Zee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray Zee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Berting Araw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gray Zee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zee takes a swing at Araw's ribcage but misses.
Araw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Araw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zee moves away.
Zee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Araw on the side of the head.
It looks like Berting Araw has been cut.
Zee throws a body punch but Araw moves out of range.
Araw avoids the head kick by Zee.
Araw misses with a body kick.
Zee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Araw.
Araw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araw moves away.
Araw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zee's head.
Araw really is a fat lump.
A decent looking cross lands there for Araw.
Araw throws a leg kick which misses Zee's front leg but catches the back leg as Zee tries to avoid it.
Zee misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Zee.
Zee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araw moves away.
Zee tries to land a leg kick but Araw saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araw moves forwards but Zee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Zee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Araw manages to avoid it.
Araw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Araw lands a head kick!
Zee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Araw. Zee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Araw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Araw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zee blocks a head kick by Araw.
Zee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Araw.
Zee misses with a wild body shot.
Araw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Araw is breathing heavily.
Araw throws a head kick but Zee moves out of range.
Zee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zee missing with a left hand there. Araw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Araw plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Zee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Araw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zee throws a body punch but Araw moves out of range.
Zee misses the shot to the body.
Zee looks to score with a jab to the body but Araw is just out of range.
Zee misses with a body shot.
Zee scores with a shot to the body.
Zee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araw was well out of range. Poor timing from Zee.
Zee misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zee. Araw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Araw avoids the body shot from Zee.
Zee misses with an uppercut. Araw saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Araw rather than just go for the knockout.
Araw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zee lands a really nice looking cross but Araw seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zee digs a good hook to Araw's body.
Zee scores with a hook to the body. Araw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zee misses with a wild body shot.
Zee avoids the head kick by Araw.
Nice body punch from Zee.
Zee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araw moves away.
Araw takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zee lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zee. Araw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Araw.
Zee throws a low kick but Araw moves out of range easily.
Zee misses with a straight right.
Zee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araw moves away.
Araw moves out of range as Zee throws a body kick.
Araw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Araw misses the jab.
Zee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zee throws a hook but Araw blocks it.
Araw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zee.
A jab from Zee misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Araw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zee was well out of range. Poor timing from Araw.
Zee throws a body punch but Araw moves out of range.
Araw throws a head kick but Zee moves out of range.
Zee lands a nice hook to Araw's body. Araw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Zee.
Zee misses the shot to the body.
Zee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araw was well out of range. Poor timing from Zee.
Nice jab there from Zee.
Araw plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Araw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zee.
Zee swings for the body but Araw moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zee swings for the body but Araw moves out of range.
Araw throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zee.
Zee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Araws jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zee scores with a nice head shot.
Zee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Araw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Araw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zee's head.
Araw throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Araw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Zee there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zee swings for the body but Araw moves out of range.
Zee looks to score with a jab to the body but Araw is just out of range.
Zee throws a body punch but Araw moves out of range.
Araw misses with a head kick.
Zee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Araw avoids the body shot from Zee.
Zee avoids the head kick by Araw.
Zee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araw moves away.
Araw looks to land a right hand but Zee moved out of range.
Zee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araw moves away.
A swing and a miss from Araw.
Araw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zee will feel that in the morning.
Zee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zee misses the shot to the body.
Araw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zee misses the shot to the body.
Zee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Araw manages to avoid it.
Araw takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Araw thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zee if he has to take too many more of those.
Zee cracks Araw with a good jab.
Zee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zee connects with a crisp jab.
Zee misses with a wild body shot.
Araw with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zee looks to score with a jab to the body but Araw is just out of range.
Zee misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zee. Araw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zee slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Araw.
Zee sizes up Araw with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zee just misses with a punch to the body.
Araw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zee.
Zee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zee swings for the body but Araw moves out of range.
Zee blocks a head kick by Araw.
Araw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zee throws a big shot that misses.
Zee avoids the head kick by Araw.
Araw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Araw misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zee looks to score with a jab to the body but Araw is just out of range.
Zee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Araw was well out of range. Poor timing from Zee.
Berting Araw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zee lands a nice hook to Araw's body. Araw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Zee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Gray Zee!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Gray Zee!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Gray Zee!
Gray Zee wins by unanimous decision!
Gray Zee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, QFClothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hezo Krizto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aztrad Barok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hezo Krizto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aztrad Barok!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barok with a jab.
Krizto moves away from the strike by Barok.
Krizto scores with a sloppy right hand. Barok should have avoided that one.
Krizto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barok doesn't seem bothered though.
Krizto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krizto's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Krizto duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krizto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barok.
Krizto with a nice cross.
Barok misses with a body shot.
Krizto takes a swing at Barok's ribcage but misses.
Krizto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krizto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barok avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barok blocks a jab.
Krizto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krizto throws an overhand right that lands on Barok's shoulder, as Barok tries to avoid the shot.
Krizto lands with an overhand left.
Barok misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krizto. Barok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krizto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barok manages to avoid it.
Krizto cracks Barok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krizto was well out of range. Poor timing from Barok.
Barok jabs Krizto right on the nose. Krizto blinks but takes it well.
Krizto's corner calls for a 1-2. Krizto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barok thuds a left hand into Krizto's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krizto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barok looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barok with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krizto to score with a decent uppercut.
Krizto throws a hook but Barok avoids it easily.
Barok throws an overhand right that lands on Krizto's shoulder, as Krizto tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krizto looks to score with a jab to the body but Barok is just out of range.
Barok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krizto misses with a hook. Barok ducked under it nicely.
Krizto looks to land a left hand but Barok moved out of range nicely.
Krizto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barok throws an overhand right that lands on Krizto's shoulder, as Krizto tries to avoid the shot.
Barok lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Krizto takes one on the button.
Barok moves forwards but Krizto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Krizto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barok in his tracks.
No joy there for Krizto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Krizto there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barok. Krizto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krizto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krizto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krizto is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krizto. Barok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barok wants to land a leg kick but Krizto is out of range.
Krizto takes one on the button.
Krizto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Barok. Beautiful body shot.
Krizto scores with a hook.
Krizto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barok moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krizto.
Barok's corner calls for a 1-2. Barok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Barok lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krizto throws a right hand that misses
and Barok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Barok catches Krizto right on the button with a cross.
Krizto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krizto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barok is looking to land body kicks.
Barok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barok lands a nice shot to the body.
Barok shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Krizto eats them both and turns towards Barok to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Krizto throws a shot from downtown. Barok moves away and avoids it.
Barok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krizto.
Barok lands an overhand right.
Barok misses with a hook. Krizto ducked under it nicely.
Krizto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krizto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barok tries a head kick but it misses.
Krizto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barok cracks Krizto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barok takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krizto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krizto throws a low kick, looking for Barok's leg but Barok calmly moves out of range.
Krizto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barok looks to land a combination but Krizto avoids it well.
Barok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krizto throws out the jab.
Barok lands a glancing blow to the side of Krizto's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Krizto lands a jab to the nose.
Krizto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krizto misses with a hook. Barok ducked under it nicely.
Barok blocks a jab.
Barok lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barok takes one to the side of the head.
Krizto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krizto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krizto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barok.
Barok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krizto throws out the jab.
Barok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krizto moves away.
Krizto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barok.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Krizto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krizto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barok is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Krizto with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Barok.
Krizto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barok swings for the body but Krizto moves out of range.
Barok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krizto.
Barok is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Krizto.
Barok lands a jab to the head.
Barok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krizto.
Barok misses with an uppercut. Krizto saw that one coming.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barok ducks under a wild hook from Krizto.
Barok lands a nice shot to the body.
Barok thows a body shot but no joy.
Barok has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barok works over Krizto's head and body with a nice combination.
Krizto clobbers Barok with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krizto connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krizto misses with a combination
and Barok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krizto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krizto misses with a looping left.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barok throws a good cross that connects.
Barok moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krizto.
Barok catches Krizto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barok takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Krizto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barok misses with an uppercut. Krizto saw that one coming.
Barok is looking to land body kicks.
Krizto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barok.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barok looks to score with a jab to the body but Krizto is just out of range.
Barok on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Krizto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barok.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hezo Krizto.
Well Krizto 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hezo Krizto!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Hezo Krizto!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Hezo Krizto!
Hezo Krizto wins by unanimous decision!
Hezo Krizto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ell Bow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santiago Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ell Bow!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago takes a swing at Bow's ribcage but misses.
Bow throws a lazy right hand but Santiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Santiago.
It looks like Ell Bow has been cut.
Bow slips under a jab.
Santiago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santiago swinging wildly here.
Santiago misses with a looping right.
Santiago throws a nice looking combination but Bow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bow moves into range and clinches up with Santiago.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santiago blocks an elbow strike.
Bow blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Bow controls his hands.
Santiago dodges an elbow strike from Bow.
Santiago dodges an elbow strike from Bow.
Santiago tries a body shot but Bow blocks it.
Santiago dodges an elbow strike from Bow.
A left hand lands to the body for Santiago.
Santiago tries to work over Bow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santiago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santiago avoids it.
Bow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Santiago Santiago has been cut.
Santiago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santiago tries a body shot but Bow blocks it.
Bow throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santiago struggles to land a body shot inside as Bow controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Santiago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santiago avoids it.
Santiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santiago avoids the elbow strike from Bow, against the cage.
Bow blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Santiago cracks Bow with a nice body shot.
Bow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santiago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santiago avoids the elbow strike from Bow, against the cage.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Bow.
Bow lands an elbow inside.
Santiago misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bow looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Bow.
Bow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Bow.
Santiago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santiago works on Bow's body with a couple of short punches.
Santiago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bow's elbow.
Bow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bow.
Santiago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santiago, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Santiago.
Santiago drops Bow with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bow looks back up at him and smiles so Santiago waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bow is rocked!
Santiago lands a nice looking body shot.
Bow is still on wobbly legs! Can Santiago finish him?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santiago, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago jabs at Bow's body.
Santiago closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bow! Santiago dives in looking to finish! Bow is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Santiago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Lagerfeldt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saulo Henrique Assun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Lagerfeldt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carl Lagerfeldt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saulo Henrique Assun!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lagerfeldt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Assun - the referee stops the clock and Lagerfeldt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Assun. Lagerfeldt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Assun keeps Lagerfeldt at a distance using the push kick.
Assun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lagerfeldt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Assun.
Lagerfeldt is breathing heavily.
Lagerfeldt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Carl Lagerfeldt has been cut.
Assun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lagerfeldt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assun.
Assun lands a nice looking body kick.
Assun moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Assun cracks a nice hook into Lagerfeldt's ribs.
Lagerfeldt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Assun lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Assun throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick there by Assun.
Assun lands with a nice body punch.
Lagerfeldt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lagerfeldt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Assun lands with a shot to the body.
Assun cracks the inside of Lagerfeldt's front leg.
Lagerfeldt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assun scores with a leg kick.
Assun lands a leg kick that knocks Lagerfeldt off balance momentarily.
A solid body kick from Assun.
Saulo Henrique Assun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assun lands with a shot to the body.
Assun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Assun.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Assun.
Lagerfeldt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lagerfeldt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Assun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lagerfeldt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Assun.
Assun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Assun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Assun scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Assun - that will leave a mark!
Assun thumps Lagerfeldt with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assun lands a nice shot to the body.
Assun is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lagerfeldt rather than just go for the knockout.
Assun with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lagerfeldt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Assun.
Lagerfeldt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Assun lands with a shot to the body.
Assun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for Assun.
Lagerfeldt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Assun under the eye.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Assun - that will leave a mark!
Assun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lagerfeldt on the side of the head.
Lagerfeldt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assun counters with a right hand to the body.
Assun connects with a body shot.
Lagerfeldt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Assun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lagerfeldt momentarily.
Assun works Lagerfeldt's body with a nice hook.
Assun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lagerfeldt. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assun. Lagerfeldt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lagerfeldt just misses with a punch to the body.
Lagerfeldt looks to land a left hand but Assun moved out of range nicely.
Lagerfeldt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lagerfeldt takes a swing at Assun's ribcage but misses.
Assun lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Assun, right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Assun. Beautiful body shot.
Assun scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Assun finds it's way through Lagerfeldt's defenses.
Assun bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Assun takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lagerfeldt slips a straight right by Assun.
Lagerfeldt misses with a looping left.
Lagerfeldt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lagerfeldt takes a swing at Assun's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lagerfeldt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lagerfeldt misses with a hook.
Assun jabs at Lagerfeldt's body.
Assun scoring well with a low kick there.
Lagerfeldt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Assun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Assun works Lagerfeldt's body with a nice hook.
Assun is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lagerfeldt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Assun ducks under a wild hook from Lagerfeldt.
Assun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Assun lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Assun misses the shot to the body.
Lagerfeldt looks to score with a jab to the body but Assun is just out of range.
Lagerfeldt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Assun defends it nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Assun lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lagerfeldt looks to land a left hand but Assun moved out of range nicely.
Lagerfeldt throws a hook but Assun blocks it.
Assun with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assun takes a swing at Lagerfeldt's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Assun!
Lagerfeldt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Assun counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lagerfeldt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assun with a jab.
Lagerfeldt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lagerfeldt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Assun backs up against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Assun. Lagerfeldt shrugs it off though.
Assun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lagerfeldt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Assun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lagerfeldt scores with a one two! Assun had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Assun slaps away a takedown attempt from Lagerfeldt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Assun scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lagerfeldt in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assun scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lagerfeldt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Lagerfeldt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lagerfeldt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assun circles away quickly and effectively.
Lagerfeldt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lagerfeldt tries to move into range but Assun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lagerfeldt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Assun lands with a good body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lagerfeldt. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lagerfeldt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lagerfeldt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assun.
Assun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assun lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Lagerfeldt misses.
Lagerfeldt thows a body shot but no joy.
Assun lands a nice looking body kick.
A cross from Assun lands.
Lagerfeldt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Lagerfeldt - just one landing.
Lagerfeldt looks to land a right hand but Assun moved out of range.
Lagerfeldt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assun was well out of range. Poor timing from Lagerfeldt.
That kick from Assun tenderised Lagerfeldt's leg. Lagerfeldt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lagerfeldt fails with a takedown attempt.
Carl Lagerfeldt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lagerfeldt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lagerfeldt thuds his right hand into Assun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Assun lands the left hand.
Lagerfeldt looks to land a right hand but Assun moved out of range.
Lagerfeldt throws a shot from downtown. Assun moves away and avoids it.
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!
Assun lands a right hook to the body.
Assun connects with a crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Assun. Lagerfeldt shrugs it off though.
Assun slips under a jab.
Lagerfeldt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lagerfeldt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Assun throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lagerfeldt misses with a looping left.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Assun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lagerfeldt at a distance.
Assun bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lagerfeldt connects with a nice looking jab.
Lagerfeldt sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lagerfeldt throws a lazy uppercut
and Assun counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lagerfeldt shoots in for a double leg but Assun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A big left from Lagerfeldt misses.
Assun lands a nice looking body shot.
Lagerfeldt throws a big shot that misses.
Assun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lagerfeldt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lagerfeldt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assun throws a leg kick which misses Lagerfeldt's front leg but catches the back leg as Lagerfeldt tries to avoid it.
Assun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lagerfeldt thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saulo Henrique Assun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assun has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Saulo Henrique Assun!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Saulo Henrique Assun!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Saulo Henrique Assun!
Saulo Henrique Assun wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Saulo Henrique Assun thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuhiro Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ground Pound is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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130 lbs
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299 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ground Pound!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aoki.
Pound misses with a straight right.
Pound gets a clinch.
Aoki wants a takedown.
Aoki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuhiro Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki tries to circle away but Pound has him pinned against the cage.
Pound creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aoki's defenses.
It looks like Kazuhiro Aoki has been cut.
Aoki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kazuhiro Aoki's cut is getting worse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pound just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aoki's brow.
Pound is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
Aoki avoiding damage as Pound throws knees to the body.
Pound tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Aoki blocks the elbow strike.
Pound missing with knees to the body.
Pound is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aoki is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound lands an elbow inside that Aoki shrugs off.
Pound lands an elbow just above Aoki 's eye.
Jeez, Kazuhiro Aoki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kazuhiro Aoki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ground Pound!
After winning the bout, Ground Pound thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avelino Salonoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Satillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Avelino Salonoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Satillo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Salonoy.
Salonoy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Satillo throws a nice looking combination but Salonoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salonoy, as that shot connected.
Salonoy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Satillo is able to avoid easily.
Salonoy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Avelino Salonoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salonoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salonoy throws a good cross that connects.
Salonoy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Salonoy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Satillo is out of range and Salonoy settles back down.
Satillo scores with a hook to the body. Salonoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Satillo staying out of range there.
Salonoy misses with a left hand
and Satillo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salonoy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonoy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Satillo throws a low kick but Salonoy moves out of range easily.
Salonoy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salonoy misses with a head kick.
Salonoy throws a head kick that misses.
Salonoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salonoy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Satillo has closed the distance and engaged Salonoy in a clinch.
Satillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salonoy's elbow.
Satillo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satillo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salonoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salonoy is breathing heavily.
Satillo lands with a left to the head.
Salonoy is trying to push Satillo away but Satillo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Satillo.
Satillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salonoy backwards.
A short right from Satillo on the inside.
Satillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satillo tries a body shot but Salonoy blocks it.
Satillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salonoy backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Satillo.
Nice body punch from Satillo.
Satillo lands with a short shot to the head.
Satillo lands a hook that snaps the head of Salonoy backwards.
Satillo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salonoys head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satillo lands a body punch.
Satillo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salonoy backwards.
Satillo works on Salonoy's body with a couple of short punches.
Satillo lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Satillo on the inside.
Satillo digs a right hand into Salonoy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salonoy's gas tank.
Satillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Satillo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Satillo pushes Salonoy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Satillo.
Satillo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Satillo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Satillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satillo lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Satillo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Satillo.
Satillo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salonoys head.
Satillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Satillo lands with a short shot to the head.
Satillo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Satillo lands with a left to the head.
Satillo is leaning against Salonoy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Satillo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Satillo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satillo gets through Salonoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salonoy is rocked!
Satillo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Salonoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Satillo dips a shoulder and cracks Salonoy with a mighty uppercut! Salonoy falls back against the cage and Satillo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Salonoy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Satillo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Satillo!
After winning the bout, Vitor Satillo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucuis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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295 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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292 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucuis Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leon Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hightower punishes Black's body with a nice straight punch.
Hightower throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Hightower.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Hightower circles away.
Hightower ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hightower lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Black is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Hightower.
Hightower fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Black glances at the clock... BAM! Hightower nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Black crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Black is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leon Hightower!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Funkyama (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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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama moves away from the strike by Gracie.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Funkyama throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Funkyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Funkyama circles away.
Funkyama connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Funkyama misses the shot to the body.
Funkyama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Funkyama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie really is a fat lump.
Funkyama connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Funkyama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Funkyama tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Funkyama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie switches off momentarily and Funkyama cracks him with a monster right hand! Gracie topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Funkyama dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Funkyama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fedor Funkyama!
An out of breath Fedor Funkyama 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Giacomucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giacomucci is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive. The key to victory for Sasha Grey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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290 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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190 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasha Grey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giuseppe Giacomucci!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Giacomucci drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Grey follows Giacomucci to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Grey!
Sasha Grey is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Sasha Grey, 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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