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Valhalla 80: Tokyo PPV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hayato Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Max!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inoue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Max looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Max throws a right and a left that both miss.
Max throws a half hearted mid kick.
Max keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Inoue blocks a head kick by Max.
Inoue dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Inoue clinches.
Max has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Inoue stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Inoue.
Inoue gets control of Max's arms and successfully pulls guard. Inoue will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Inoue has his foot on Max's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Max works his way back into a safe position though.
Max trying to control the position from guard on top but Inoue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inoue lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Max!
Max wants to hold on but Inoue pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inoue unloads with some shots from mount but Max bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue controlling from mount.
Inoue looking to ground and pound but Max is blocking nicely.
Max holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Inoue tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Max throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Max really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Inoue. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Inoue is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Max is looking to get to half guard.
Max wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Inoue.
Inoue controlling the position easily from mount.
Max blocking the ground and pound.
Inoue looking to finish Max with some ground and pound. This is bad for Max!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inoue misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Inoue working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Inoue working Max over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Inoue.
Poor strikes thrown by Inoue there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Inoue sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Max is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Inoue throwing strikes here but Max is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Inoue throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Inoue looking to control and managing it successfully.
Inoue has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Max is trying desperately to improve position.
Inoue throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Max can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Inoue landing punches.
Max is rocked!
Inoue fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Max is still in real trouble! Can Inoue finish him?
Inoue postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Max badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Inoue around the waist but Inoue pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Inoue is the winner by TKO! Inoue jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hayato Inoue!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Funny Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogun Tokugawa looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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162 lbs
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159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Funny Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shogun Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa moves away from the strike by Jobber.
Shogun Tokugawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Tokugawa does no damage.
Tokugawa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jobber on his heels. He'll look to pass Jobber's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tokugawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jobber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tokugawa has managed to get both his arms back between Jobber's legs - danger averted.
Jobber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jobber is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tokugawa has his hands clasped together but Jobber extends an breaks Tokugawa's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jobber.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Funny Jobber!
After the big win, Funny Jobber made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brute and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pornsaneh Sitmonchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Reputation . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pornsaneh Sitmonchai!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitmonchai throws a body punch but Delight moves out of range.
Sitmonchai loads up on a big right hand but Delight slips the punch.
Delight doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitmonchai circles away.
A jab from Sitmonchai misses.
Delight lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitmonchai tries to move into range but Delight moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sitmonchai scores with a push kick.
Delight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitmonchai.
Delight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delight is looking to clinch but Sitmonchai is avoiding it.
Delight closes the distance but Sitmonchai moves to the side
and Sitmonchai counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by Sitmonchai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Delight throws out a leg kick but Sitmonchai moves out of range and Delight only half commits.
A left lands for Sitmonchai.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sitmonchai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sitmonchai swats away the attempt to clinch by Delight.
Sitmonchai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight moves in looking to clinch but Sitmonchai pushes him off.
Delight drives through and clinches with Sitmonchai against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delight is looking to clinch.
Sitmonchai avoids the head kick by Delight.
Sitmonchai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Delight finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A punch combination from Sitmonchai misses.
Delight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delight moves to clinch but Sitmonchai breaks away
and Sitmonchai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitmonchai blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Sitmonchai.
Delight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitmonchai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Sitmonchai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delight connects with a solid leg kick.
Sitmonchai tries to work over Delight's front leg with a kick but Delight checks it.
Delight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sitmonchai counters with a good low kick that Delight was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sitmonchai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitmonchai looks to throw the jab but Delight is out of range.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delight tries to clinch up.
Delight dodges the punch combination from Sitmonchai.
Delight wants to clinch up but Sitmonchai keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands a nice hook to Sitmonchai's body. Sitmonchai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitmonchai takes a swing at Delight's ribcage but misses.
Sitmonchai lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitmonchai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitmonchai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sitmonchai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Delight tries to clinch but Sitmonchai is having none of it.
Delight moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitmonchai blocks a head kick by Delight.
Delight is looking to clinch.
Delight avoids a kick to the body.
Sitmonchai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Delight has time to react.
Sitmonchai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Delight scores with a head kick. Sitmonchai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delight thuds his shin into the meat of Sitmonchai's side.
Delight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitmonchai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Delight tries to bum rush Sitmonchai with a series of wild strikes but Sitmonchai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delight takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sitmonchai misses with a lunging right hand
and Delight holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Delight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delight tries to break free but Sitmonchai pushes him back against the cage.
Sitmonchai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitmonchai can't find room to land a body shot as Delight controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Sitmonchai fails to land.
Sitmonchai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delight backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight being controlled against the cage.
Sitmonchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pornsaneh Sitmonchai will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Delight doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitmonchai circles away.
Delight clinches with his opponent.
Delight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitmonchai lands a body punch.
Delight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sitmonchai trying to control the position but instead, Delight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sitmonchai into the cage.
Sitmonchai tries to throw a body punch but Delight avoids it by throwing Sitmonchai back against the cage.
Sitmonchai leaning against his opponent.
Sitmonchai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitmonchai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Delight backwards.
Sitmonchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitmonchai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitmonchai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delight.
Delight tries to break free but Sitmonchai pushes him back against the cage.
Sitmonchai leaning against his opponent.
Sitmonchai pushes Delight back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delight has Sitmonchai pressed against the cage.
Sitmonchai keeps control of Delight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sitmonchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delight tries to break the clinch but Sitmonchai is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Sitmonchai.
Delight stalls.
Sitmonchai is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Delight blocks an uppercut.
Delight has had enough of the clinch but Sitmonchai keeps him there for the moment.
Sitmonchai slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Sitmonchai - that landed with a thud.
Sitmonchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delight avoiding damage.
Sitmonchai working aggressively here.
Delight being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitmonchai is leaning against Delight and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight trying to control the position but instead, Sitmonchai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Delight into the cage.
Sitmonchai tries to work over Delight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitmonchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitmonchai leaning his opponent against the cage.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitmonchai is defending well for now.
Sitmonchai misses with the head strike.
Sitmonchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitmonchai throws a push kick but Delight slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitmonchai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sitmonchai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delight doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitmonchai circles away.
Sitmonchai throws a body kick that misses.
Sitmonchai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Delight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitmonchai at a distance.
Sitmonchai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Delight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick from Delight lands but Sitmonchai takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitmonchai throws a looping overhand right but Delight ducks down to avoid it.
Sitmonchai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitmonchai stalks Delight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Delight's face. Delight staggers backwards, shaken.
Delight moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitmonchai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pornsaneh Sitmonchai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sitmonchai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Delight lands with a nice combination. Sitmonchai backs away looking to recover.
Sitmonchai misses with a few strikes there.
Dutch Delight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delight checks a low kick from Sitmonchai.
Sitmonchai throws a jab but it's blocked by Delight.
Delight takes the fight into the clinch.
Delight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sitmonchai backwards.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sitmonchai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitmonchai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delight scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Delight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sitmonchai swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitmonchai is trying to maintain a safe position but Delight gets an underhook and turns Sitmonchai into the cage.
Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sitmonchai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Delight's knee momentarily.
Pornsaneh Sitmonchai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sitmonchai throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitmonchai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Delight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitmonchai.
Delight is looking to clinch but Sitmonchai is avoiding it.
Sitmonchai misses with an uppercut. Delight saw that one coming.
Delight instigates a clinch.
Delight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitmonchai digs a right hand underneath Delight's ribcage. Delight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Delight prevents a body shot from Sitmonchai.
Delight is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sitmonchai misses with a punch to the body.
Delight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sitmonchai leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sitmonchai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Sitmonchai misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sitmonchai misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitmonchai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delight lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitmonchai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Delight circles away quickly and effectively.
Crunch! Delight slams his shin into Sitmonchai's torso.
Sitmonchai avoids the head kick by Delight.
Sitmonchai misses with a low kick.
Dutch Delight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitmonchai is looking to land body kicks.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delight throws a sloppy head kick and Sitmonchai moves out of range easily.
Delight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitmonchai scores with a jab to the head.
Sitmonchai tests Delight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitmonchai misses the target.
Delight clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitmonchai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sitmonchai keeps control of Delight as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delight is looking to control Sitmonchai's arms but Sitmonchai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Delight has his back to the cage.
The referee calls for Sitmonchai to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delight lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delight.
Delight misses with a knee strike.
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 Dutch Delight.
Well Sitmonchai 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kuusela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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107 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kuusela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riley Davis!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
and Kuusela moves into the clinch.
Davis prevents a body shot from Kuusela.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Kuusela has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Kuusela really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kuusela just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kuusela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuusela misses with a punch to the body.
Kuusela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuusela.
Kuusela digs a right hand into Davis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davis's gas tank.
Davis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kuusela to keep the fight standing.
Mark Kuusela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Davis.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuusela lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis has Kuusela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kuusela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Kuusela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuusela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis jumps guard but Kuusela stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kuusela gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuusela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuusela digs a right hand into Davis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davis's gas tank.
Davis fails to pull guard.
A shot in the inside from Kuusela.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuusela.
A shot in the inside from Kuusela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela misses with a body punch.
Kuusela lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuusela.
Kuusela cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Kuusela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Kuusela lands a body punch.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuusela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
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!
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kuusela avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuusela.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuusela.
Davis trying to stall but Kuusela improves his position.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuusela tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Kuusela back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kuusela is defending well.
Kuusela lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuusela.
A shot in the inside from Kuusela.
Kuusela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuusela lands a body punch.
Kuusela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuusela lands a left hand.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis jumps guard but Kuusela stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuusela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela is working Davis over against the cage.
Kuusela lands with a left to the head.
Kuusela tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Kuusela lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Kuusela on the inside.
Kuusela lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuusela pushes Davis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuusela is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuusela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuusela lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuusela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusela pushes Davis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuusela lands a right hand.
Kuusela lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kuusela dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuusela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Mark Kuusela has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuusela lands a body punch.
Davis prevents a body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a left to the head.
Davis blocks a body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuusela.
Davis manages to pull guard.
Kuusela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Kuusela stands and throws Davis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davis wants to control but Kuusela postures up.
Davis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kuusela is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuusela goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Davis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kuusela's guard! Nice work there by Davis!
Kuusela can't keep his opponent in guard - Davis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kuusela wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking for a kimura but Kuusela is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davis to get the leverage.
Davis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kuusela has one foot on Davis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Davis throws a head kick that misses
and Kuusela counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuusela smiles and moves away.
Kuusela clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Kuusela turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Davis tries to pull guard but Kuusela forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mark Kuusela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Davis.
Kuusela tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuusela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuusela lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuusela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuusela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuusela digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
Davis tries to pull guard but Kuusela won't allow it.
Kuusela misses with a body punch.
Kuusela misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Kuusela digs a right hand into Davis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Davis's gas tank.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Kuusela turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuusela.
Davis prevents a body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Kuusela is working Davis over against the cage.
Kuusela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuusela lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusela misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis has Kuusela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kuusela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davis is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Kuusela.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuusela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kuusela dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis tries for a takedown but Kuusela circles away easily
and Kuusela counters by moving into the clinch.
Kuusela scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuusela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuusela.
Kuusela misses with a punch to the body.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Kuusela turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kuusela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Kuusela lands a right hand.
Kuusela cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Kuusela lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusela lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuusela lands a body shot.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Kuusela.
Davis prevents a body shot from Kuusela.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuusela lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuusela tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing Kuusela back against the cage.
Kuusela goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis tries to pull guard but Kuusela forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mark Kuusela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Davis.
Kuusela lands with a light punch inside.
Kuusela scores with a shot to the side of Davis's head.
Kuusela keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Kuusela.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuusela.
Kuusela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuusela works on Davis's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Kuusela.
Kuusela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuusela digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kuusela.
Kuusela stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body.
Kuusela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuusela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kuusela tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuusela.
Kuusela cracks Davis with a nice body shot.
Kuusela scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuusela misses with a punch to the body.
Davis has Kuusela pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kuusela manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Kuusela as the two fighters clinch.
Kuusela lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuusela.
Kuusela tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Kuusela lands with a light punch inside.
Kuusela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuusela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuusela is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuusela.
Riley Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuusela can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuusela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuusela is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuusela works on Davis's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuusela lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Kuusela scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kuusela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuusela, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kuusela!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio comes into the arena with Muay Thai blaring out of the sound system. 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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287 lbs
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260 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Vengrio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Steel!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengrio looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel staying out of range there.
Vengrio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Vengrio misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steel closes the distance and pushes Vengrio back into the cage.
Vengrio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vengrio is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Vengrio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vengrio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vengrio tries a knee to the head but Steel blocks it.
Vengrio drops Steel with a big knee straight up the middle! Steel is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Jim Steel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vengrio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio throws an overhand right that lands on Steel's shoulder, as Steel tries to avoid the shot.
Vengrio scores with a nice head shot.
Vengrio pounces like a tiger and cracks Steel with a vicious hook! Steel is down but not out! Vengrio follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arthur Vengrio!
Arthur Vengrio very nearly forgot to thank SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Stark 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 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakuraba looks to land a right hand but Stark moved out of range.
Stark cracks Sakuraba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sakuraba throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakuraba fails to land the takedown.
Stark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sakuraba drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sakuraba won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Sakuraba is looking to advance position but Stark has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sakuraba tries to hold on but Stark pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Stark has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sakuraba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakuraba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakuraba is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
Stark content just to control the position here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tony Stark hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a push kick but Sakuraba slaps the foot to one side.
Stark throws a hook but Sakuraba avoids it easily.
Sakuraba slips under a jab.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark.
Sakuraba shoots in but Stark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stark works the jab nicely.
Stark fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sakuraba checks it well.
Stark lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Sakuraba blocks the leg kick.
Stark throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakurabas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tony Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark throws a series of strikes that have Sakuraba backpedaling.
Stark misses with the combination.
Stark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Stark trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba slips nicely into half guard.
Stark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to advance position but Stark won't allow it.
Sakuraba lands with a punch from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but Stark is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakuraba to get the leverage.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Stark is defending well.
Sakuraba is working for a kimura but Stark is defending it quite comfortably.
Stark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stark has managed to free his arm - good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Stark will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sakuraba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark connects with a leg kick. Sakuraba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuraba is just out of range.
Sakuraba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stark lands with a right hand.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sakuraba blocks a leg kick.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sakuraba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
Sakuraba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stark circles away.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sakuraba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark with a hook.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
Stark getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sakurabas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stark wants to land a leg kick but Sakuraba is out of range.
Sakuraba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stark. Stark obviously looking to wear him down.
Stark pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sakuraba back to the cage. Stark follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tony Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left and a right from Stark both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark connects with a solid leg kick.
Stark throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sakuraba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stark stuns Sakuraba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stark.
A shot to the body from Sakuraba misses
and Stark counters with a series of strikes. Sakuraba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stark lands a head shot.
Stark lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stark lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sakuraba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakuraba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stark misses with a double jab
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Stark has wrist control.
Sakuraba passes Stark's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sakuraba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark is trying to maintain the position but Sakuraba is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark moves into full guard.
Stark trying to control the position.
Stark has his hands on Sakuraba's head, controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stark looking for a sweep. Not yet Stark, not yet.
Sakuraba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stark is trying to keep Sakuraba in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stark throws a leg kick but Sakuraba moved away.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a takedown. Stark tries to sprawl out of it but Sakuraba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stark looks to land a combination but Sakuraba avoids it well.
Stark scores with a one two! Sakuraba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stark napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stark has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Stark's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakuraba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark is looking for a sweep.
Sakuraba goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Stark rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sakuraba's guard! Nice work there by Stark!
Stark sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sakuraba pushes a forearm under Stark's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Stark is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Sakuraba!
After the big win, Kazushi Sakuraba made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Valhalla Q160 Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gektor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes into the arena with John Blaze - Fat Joe Ft. Nas, Big Pun, Raekwon blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gektor Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Lombard.
Blaze scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lombard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
Lombard moves out of range as Blaze strikes.
Blaze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lombard throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Blaze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Blaze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Lombard.
Blaze takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lombard looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Blaze takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Lombard cracks Blaze with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blaze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaze misses the target.
Blaze throws a leg kick
and Lombard counters with a body kick.
Blaze misses with a hook. Lombard ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Lombard.
Lombard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lombard ducks under a wild hook from Blaze.
Lombard sizes up Blaze with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Lombard.
Lombard connects with a solid leg kick.
Blaze swings widly with a right hand
and Lombard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blaze will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lombard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze throws a right hand that misses
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lombard defending well as Blaze loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombard scores with a hook.
Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaze.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lombard. That's going to slow Blaze down.
Lombard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Lombard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lombard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lombard lands a body shot.
Lombard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lombard moves out of range of the body kick.
Blaze blocks a head kick by Lombard.
Lombard misses the body punch
and Blaze counters with a left to the body.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Lombard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lombard lands a leg kick that knocks Blaze off balance momentarily.
Blaze is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lombard's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lombard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lombard cracks a nice hook into Blaze's ribs.
Lombard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lombard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lombard.
Lombard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaze connects with the punch.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombard is just out of range.
Lombard scores with a nice right hand.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lombard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lombard.
Blaze misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Blaze.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Lombard.
Lombard looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Blaze slips under a jab.
Blaze misses with a leg kick
and Lombard counters with a good, hard body kick but Blaze shrugs it off.
Blaze throws a leg kick that misses.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombard was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
Lombard scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze throws a one two combo.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Blaze takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gektor Lombard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blaze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lombard.
Blaze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaze has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lombard finds it's way round the side to connect with Blaze's head.
Blaze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lombard lands with a nice body punch.
Blaze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Blaze 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Blaze misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Lombard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lombard misses with a looping right.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lombard walks into a jab.
Lombard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Blaze misses.
Lombard 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.
Lombard throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blaze.
Blaze with a nice cross.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lombard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lombard's hands.
Lombard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaze throws a leg kick but Lombard checks it.
Lombard is still on wobbly legs! Can Blaze finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze throws a shot from downtown. Lombard moves away and avoids it.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Blaze knocks Lombard out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Blaze!
During a confident post fight interview, Johnny Blaze thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blaylock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Head Like a Hole. Morgan has chosen Nightwish - Phantom Of The Opera as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jason Morgan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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273 lbs
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247 lbs
8 - 0 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaylock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morgan thumps Blaylock with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Morgan.
Blaylock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaylock walks into a left hand.
It looks like Dirk Blaylock has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Morgan scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaylock.
Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Blaylock works the jab nicely.
Morgan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Blaylock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jason Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Blaylock moves out of range.
Blaylock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Morgan. Those never looked like landing.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morgan misses with a hook. Blaylock ducked under it nicely.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaylock manages to avoid it.
Morgan throws a front kick aimed at Blaylock's knee but Blaylock avoids it well.
Blaylock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Blaylock.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Blaylock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morgan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blaylock counters with a left and a right that stings Morgan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaylock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan lands a right hook to the body.
Blaylock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morgan.
Jason Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaylock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blaylock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blaylock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
Morgan trying to control but Blaylock postures up.
Morgan is refusing to be controlled, as Blaylock sits in half guard.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blaylock lands a nice short elbow.
Morgan is controlling Blaylock's trapped leg to prevent Blaylock from advancing to side control.
Morgan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock stalling away here and it's allowed Morgan to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Blaylock's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blaylock throwing strikes but missing.
Blaylock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan looking to control.
Blaylock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blaylock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morgan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blaylock lands a couple of elbows.
Blaylock sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morgan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blaylock.
Morgan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blaylock is trying to control. Morgan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Blaylock is controlling well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaylock throwing shots but Morgan is blocking nicely.
Morgan is trying to stand.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Blaylock has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaylock not doing much here.
Blaylock is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dirk Blaylock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirk Blaylock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blaylock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaylock shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan tries to bum rush Blaylock with a series of wild strikes but Blaylock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jason Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaylock.
Morgan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blaylock eats them both and turns towards Morgan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Morgan tries to work over Blaylock's front leg with a kick but Blaylock checks it.
Blaylock is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Blaylock down.
Morgan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaylock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Blaylock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaylock.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaylock is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Blaylock blocks the low kick.
Blaylock tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jason Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaylock scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaylock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blaylock needs to keep his hands up - Morgan had a free shot at his head there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaylock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blaylock misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan tests Blaylock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaylock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morgan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Blaylock's ribs.
Blaylock tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Blaylock misses with a body shot.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Blaylock swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blaylock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blaylock misses with a body shot.
Blaylock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morgan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blaylock landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaylock wants to control for a moment but Morgan uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Blaylock is looking to take a break and control but Morgan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Blaylock has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blaylock content just to control the position here.
Morgan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morgan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blaylock stalling.
Morgan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blaylock.
Morgan is trying to stand back up but Blaylock is controlling him
Morgan is trying to maintain the position but Blaylock is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaylock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morgan kicks off Blaylock and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dirk Blaylock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirk Blaylock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Blaylock sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blaylock rushes Morgan and presses him up against the cage.
Blaylock taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blaylock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blaylock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morgan being controlled against the cage.
Morgan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaylock's elbow.
Morgan stops a takedown attempt from Blaylock.
Morgan looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morgan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Morgan.
Blaylock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan taking a breather.
Morgan cracks Blaylock with a nice body shot.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Morgan.
Blaylock wants to break free but Morgan has control.
Morgan looking to slow down the pace here.
Blaylock prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Blaylock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan tries a body shot but Blaylock blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock pushes Morgan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan lands with a light punch inside.
Blaylock wants to stall.
Morgan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Morgan tries to work over Blaylock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Blaylock.
Jason Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morgan misses with the head strike.
Blaylock prevents a body shot from Morgan.
Jason Morgan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaylock stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blaylock avoids the elbow strike from Morgan, against the cage.
Blaylock has Morgan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morgan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Blaylock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaylock pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaylock.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blaylock is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
Blaylock has picked Morgan up - he's going for a ride! Blaylock dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Morgan is staying active underneath Blaylock, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blaylock scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morgan kicks off Blaylock and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Blaylock counters with a one-two to the body.
Morgan drops his hands momentarily and Blaylock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Blaylock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Morgan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blaylock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morgan's waist but Morgan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blaylock off to one side.
Blaylock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dirk Blaylock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaylock lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Blaylock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blaylock controlling the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Blaylock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blaylock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Blaylock!
A victorious Dirk Blaylock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Donati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ai Za (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donati comes to the cage accompanied by Threshold - Phenomenon. Virgil Donati is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgil Donati!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ai Za!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donati misses with a straight left.
Za shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Donati napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Donati is looking to reverse the position.
Donati is working hard here to advance position.
Za wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donati keeps working.
Za tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Za sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Donati is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Za is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Za has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Donati!
Donati is trying to stand.
Za throws a sloppy strike and Donati uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Donati has ended up in Za's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donati trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Za is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Donati frees his head nicely. Oh but Za has switched to an armbar! Donati is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ai Za! Ai Za retains his light heavyweight title!
Ai Za very nearly forgot to thank Rebel Pride Clothing. Everything in STOCK $5 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by American Bad Ass. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Juan Tamad was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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151 lbs
12 - 2 - 1 |
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Henderson missing with a left hand there. Tamad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Tamad moved out of range.
Henderson is looking to land body kicks.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Tamad moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Tamad. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamad moves away.
Tamad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Henderson.
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Henderson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tamad thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tamad creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tamad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Tamad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tamad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Henderson stops Tamad from passing to mount.
Tamad advances to mount.
Tamad prevents Henderson from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad landing strikes from the mount and Henderson is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamad misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Tamad there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tamad looking to ground and pound but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Henderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tamad thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tamad throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tamad throws some wild stikes that Henderson manages to avoid easily.
Tamad pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tamad breaks from Henderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to lock up and control but Tamad gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tamad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tamad sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Henderson tries to hold on but Tamad pushes him away.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tamad throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Henderson because Tamad loaded up on that one.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tamad lands a heavy elbow.
Henderson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tamad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tamad wants to control the action but instead Henderson gets a body lock and reverses into Tamad's guard! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henderson throws a big elbow that misses.
Henderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tamad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Tamad blocks nicely.
Henderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan Tamad will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tamad misses with a few strikes there.
Juan Tamad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson misses with a body shot
and Tamad counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson is looking to wear down Tamad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamad was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Tamad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Tamad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad moves out of range of the strikes.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Tamad moves out of range of the body kick.
Tamad throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Mike Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson misses with a hook. Tamad ducked under it nicely.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Tamad moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson tries a low kick but Tamad avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Henderson!
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson swings for the body but Tamad moves out of range.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Henderson throws a hook to the side of Tamad's head but Tamad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Tamad blocks the leg kick.
Tamad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Tamad slips under a jab.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Henderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tamad's hands.
Mike Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Mike Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Tamad.
Henderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tamad. That did some damage!
Henderson throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Henderson finds it's way through Tamad's defenses.
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 head kick misses from Henderson.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Tamad saw that one coming.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tamad doesn't seem bothered though.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamad tries to land a body kick
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson throws a low kick but Tamad moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henderson, right into the meat.
Tamad throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Henderson.
Tamad throws a head kick that misses.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tamad blocks the leg kick.
Tamad staying out of range there.
Tamad throws a body kick that misses
and Henderson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Henderson but Henderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tamad.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Tamad.
Henderson thuds a left hand into Tamad's body.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tamad's head.
Henderson connects with a leg kick. Tamad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson throws a hook but Tamad blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Tamad avoids it well.
Henderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Tamad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
A slow jab from Henderson misses its intended target.
Tamad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Henderson.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Tamad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mike Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Tamad.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamad.
Henderson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Henderson misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
After winning the bout, Mike Henderson 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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