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ONE FC 8: Destiny of Warriors PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael McCabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Morales (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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Good knees
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael McCabe !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Morales!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales gets tackled into the cage by McCabe . McCabe maintains the clinch.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCabe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
Morales is trying to push McCabe away but McCabe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
Morales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCabe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McCabe delivers a nice body kick.
McCabe misses with a straight left.
Morales scores with a one two! McCabe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCabe cracks Morales with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab by McCabe .
McCabe pushes Morales up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCabe .
A knee to the head by McCabe .
McCabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but McCabe has double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCabe obliges.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling him.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCabe obliges.
McCabe keeps control of Morales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Morales takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCabe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Morales's defenses.
McCabe connects with a knee to the head.
McCabe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Morales takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morales blocks an elbow strike from McCabe .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
Morales has had enough of the clinch but McCabe keeps him there for the moment.
McCabe crunches a lovely knee into Morales's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales can't break the clinch.
McCabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
Morales is trying to force a seperation but McCabe has the dominant position.
McCabe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCabe lands a knee to the head.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
McCabe connects with a knee to the head.
Morales is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCabe obliges.
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
McCabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morales is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to break free.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
Morales working hard to break the clinch.
Morales has had enough of the clinch but McCabe keeps him there for the moment.
McCabe connects with a knee to the head.
McCabe landing knees to the head.
McCabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling him.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCabe looking to throw knees to the head but Morales is blocking nicely.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
Morales wants to get back to striking at distance but McCabe won't allow it.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but McCabe has double underhooks.
McCabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCabe lands a knee to the body.
Morales avoids the elbow strike from McCabe , against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCabe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling him.
Morales can't break the clinch.
McCabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Morales can't break the clinch.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCabe lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but McCabe has double underhooks.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from McCabe .
McCabe is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCabe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Morales is trying to force a seperation but McCabe has the dominant position.
McCabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
McCabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael McCabe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch combination from Morales misses.
McCabe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McCabe working Morales over with knees to the body.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
McCabe working Morales over with knees to the body.
McCabe with a knee to the head.
Morales takes an elbow to the temple.
Morales takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCabe .
McCabe throws an elbow that misses.
McCabe landing knees to the head.
McCabe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McCabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morales blocks it with crossed arms.
McCabe scores with a knee to the head.
McCabe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morales can't break the clinch.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales avoids a wild elbow strike from McCabe .
McCabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morales is trying to force a seperation but McCabe has the dominant position.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCabe scores with a knee to the head.
McCabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
McCabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCabe .
Morales is trying to push McCabe away but McCabe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McCabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morales is trying to break free.
McCabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCabe scores with a knee to the head.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCabe with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales is trying to force a seperation but McCabe has the dominant position.
Morales is trying to break free.
McCabe landing knees to the head.
McCabe lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from McCabe .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCabe looking to throw knees to the head but Morales is blocking nicely.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
McCabe misses with an elbow strike.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
McCabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
McCabe lands a knee to the head.
Morales is trying to force a seperation but McCabe has the dominant position.
McCabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCabe working Morales over with knees to the body.
Morales can't break the clinch.
Morales has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McCabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michael McCabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morales can't break the clinch.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCabe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Morales is trying to break free.
Morales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
McCabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Morales won't want to take too many of those.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCabe .
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but McCabe has double underhooks.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
Morales tries to break free but McCabe pushes him back against the cage.
McCabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCabe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael McCabe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morales gets tackled into the cage by McCabe . McCabe maintains the clinch.
McCabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McCabe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McCabe scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCabe obliges.
Morales takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morales avoids the elbow strike from McCabe , against the cage.
McCabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCabe lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCabe landing knees to the head.
Morales is looking to break free of the clinch but McCabe has double underhooks.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCabe throws an elbow but misses.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McCabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCabe obliges.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCabe misses with a knee to the head.
McCabe with a knee to the head.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
McCabe lands an elbow just above Morales 's eye.
Morales takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCabe lands a nice elbow.
Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales is trying to break free.
McCabe tries a knee to the head but Morales blocks it.
Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morales's face.
McCabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morales in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Morales tries to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morales tries to break free but McCabe pushes him back against the cage.
Morales wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morales is trying to break free.
Morales wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
Morales takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCabe has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
Morales wants to get back to striking at distance but McCabe won't allow it.
McCabe keeps control of Morales as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCabe connects with a knee to the head.
McCabe pushes off an throws an elbow but Morales leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCabe working Morales over with knees to the body.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from McCabe .
Morales tries to circle away but McCabe has him pinned against the cage.
Morales takes an elbow to the forehead.
McCabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe has him pressed against the cage.
McCabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morales can't break the clinch.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morales is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Morales wants to break free but McCabe has control.
Morales is trying to break free.
Morales tries to break free but McCabe pushes him back against the cage.
Michael McCabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but McCabe is controlling him.
Morales working hard to break the clinch.
Morales can't break the clinch.
McCabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCabe with a knee to the head.
McCabe prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales has had enough of the clinch but McCabe keeps him there for the moment.
McCabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martin Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael McCabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCabe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael McCabe !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Taba Tabashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yin Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tabashi has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Taba Tabashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taba Tabashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yin Yang!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tabashi under the eye.
Tabashi throws a leg kick
enabling Yang to counter with a crisp jab.
Tabashi is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yang. Tabashi shrugs it off though.
Yang thuds his right hand into Tabashi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yang connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Tabashi is predictable there
and Yang counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yang.
Tabashi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tabashi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yang is out of range and Tabashi settles back down.
Yang lands a glancing blow to the side of Tabashi's head.
Yang cracks Tabashi with a good jab.
Yang with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tabashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yang scores with a head kick. Tabashi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yang connects with a high kick.
A cross from Yang lands.
Yang thuds a left hand into Tabashi's body.
Yang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tabashi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yang lands a leg kick that knocks Tabashi off balance momentarily.
Yang scores with a hook to the body. Tabashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yang connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tabashi.
Yang lands a nice looking body shot.
Yang tests Tabashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tabashi takes a step back to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yang, right into the meat.
Tabashi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yang.
A lazy left from Yang finds it's target.
Yang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yang is looking to slow Tabashi down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tabashi at a distance.
Nice cross by Yang.
Yang has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yang moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tabashi takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Yang.
Yang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taba Tabashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yang lands with a shot to the body.
Tabashi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yang finds it's way round the side to connect with Tabashi's head.
Yang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yang lands a right hook to the body.
Tabashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yang.
Crunch! Yang slams his shin into Tabashi's torso.
Yang throws a head kick that Tabashi semi-blocks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yang.
Yang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tabashi is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Yang.
Oh Tabashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tabashi seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice straight punches there by Yang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yang.
Yang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tabashi on the side of the head.
Yang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tabashi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yang. Yang obviously looking to wear him down.
Yang cracks Tabashi with an open hand slap.
Yang connects with a solid leg kick.
Yang cracks a nice hook into Tabashi's ribs.
Yang lands a two punch combo.
Yang lands with a straight right. Tabashi didn't see that one coming.
Yang connects with a solid leg kick.
Tabashi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Yang finds it's way through Tabashi's defenses.
Tabashi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tabashi.
Yang lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Yang.
Tabashi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A right-left combo lands from Yang.
Yang lands a leg kick that knocks Tabashi off balance momentarily.
Yang scores with a body shot.
Yang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tabashi if he has to take too many more of those.
Yang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tabashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yang.
Tabashi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tabashi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yang lands with an uppercut that bounces Tabashi off the cage and back into range.
Whack! Yang lands a heavy head kick that drops Tabashi. The ref tackles Yang to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Tabashi was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Yin Yang!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Musashi Kuroda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuroda comes to the cage accompanied by Master of Puppets. The key to victory for Musashi Kuroda has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musashi Kuroda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JB Costa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuroda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuroda tried to score with a low kick but Costa checks it.
Kuroda pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kuroda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Costa is out of range and Kuroda settles back down.
Costa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kuroda on his heels. He'll look to pass Kuroda's guard now, I'm sure.
Costa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kuroda looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kuroda looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kuroda!
Costa is looking for a sweep.
Costa sneaks back into half guard.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa actively working from the bottom here.
Kuroda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costa keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kuroda pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa looking for submissions off his back.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuroda wants to control but Costa is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kuroda lands a nice short elbow.
Kuroda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kuroda trying to control from half guard but Costa is working away.
Kuroda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Costa is just riding it out for now. Kuroda eventually gives up the hold.
Costa actively working from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Costa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kuroda is looking for a kimura but Costa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kuroda to get the leverage.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kuroda prevents Costa from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is refusing to be controlled, as Kuroda sits in half guard.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa looking for submissions off his back.
Kuroda content to control rather than advance.
Kuroda working the head and body with strikes.
Kuroda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Costa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kuroda is trying to work for a kimura but Costa is defending well.
Costa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kuroda pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuroda prevents Costa from improving his position.
Kuroda is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Costa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Costa with the active half guard here but Kuroda passes nicely into side control.
Kuroda controlling the position.
Costa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Musashi Kuroda will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kuroda throws a head kick that misses.
Kuroda swinging wildly here.
Musashi Kuroda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Costa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Costa lands in his opponent's guard.
Costa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kuroda dives on top into guard.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Kuroda from controlling successfully.
Costa is looking for a triangle but Kuroda pushes his legs off easily.
Costa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuroda wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Costa has his foot on Kuroda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuroda works his way back into a safe position though.
Kuroda postures up in Costa's guard and throws a big left but Costa blocks it.
Costa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Costa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuroda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Costa is looking for a triangle but Kuroda pushes his legs off easily.
Costa being controlled here, momentarily.
Kuroda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kuroda wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuroda is pushing down on Costa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Costa is fighting to maintain full guard but Kuroda has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kuroda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Kuroda there.
Costa is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Kuroda is tapping! Great win for Costa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). JB Costa!
JB Costa took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hopkins Athletics for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rayn MaClough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rayn MaClough will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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31
160 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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27
164 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pai Mei!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rayn MaClough!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MaClough wants to clinch but Mei slips to the side
and Mei counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. MaClough is lucky that one didn't land flush.
MaClough tries to clinch up
so Mei counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mei drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mei jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
MaClough keeping moving, preventing Mei from controlling successfully.
MaClough looking for a sweep. Not yet MaClough, not yet.
MaClough wants to hit a switch here but Mei passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for MaClough there!
Mei lands a nice shot to the head.
MaClough working to try and regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mei working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
MaClough tries to hold on but Mei postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MaClough tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mei looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
MaClough can't escape the position.
Mei controlling the pace for now.
Mei has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MaClough is looking to improve his position but Mei isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MaClough is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
MaClough is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Mei locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! MaClough is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pai Mei!
Pai Mei retains his lightweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Japan Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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18
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Wash!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wash connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wash closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fighter circles away.
Fighter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wash circles away.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wash napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wash tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fighter is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Wash will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fighter tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fighter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wash keeps working.
Fighter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fighter advances nicely into full mount.
Fighter controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wash wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fighter.
Wash wants to control but Fighter is having none of it.
Fighter content just to control the position here.
Wash tries to hold on but Fighter pushes him away.
Fighter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fighter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wash tries to hold on but Fighter pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wash is looking to improve his position but Fighter isn't that keen on the idea.
Fighter controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Japan Fighter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wash looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Wash or perhaps it was just good defense by Fighter which made him look bad.
Japan Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen Wash.
Wash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fighter misses with an elbow strike.
Fighter trying to stall but Wash improves his position.
Wash is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter is trying to pull guard but Wash turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fighter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wash is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wash obliges.
Fighter tries to pull guard but Wash holds him up against the cage and eventually Fighter drops back down to his feet.
Wash is trying to break the clinch but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
Wash avoiding damage as Fighter throws knees to the body.
Wash breaks from the clinch.
Wash shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fighter pinned against the cage. Fighter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fighter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wash!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wash in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japan Fighter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wash tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wash shoots in for a takedown but Fighter shows good takedown defense.
Wash gets caught flat footed, as Fighter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fighter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wash is trying to keep Fighter in close.
Wash working for a triangle but Fighter defends it easily.
Wash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fighter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fighter trying to control but Wash is working from the bottom.
Fighter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Japan Fighter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Japan Fighter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wash tries to clinch but Fighter is having none of it.
Wash fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fighter stuffs the takedown.
Wash gets caught flat footed, as Fighter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fighter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fighter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fighter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fighter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wash on the ground.
Fighter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Japan Fighter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wash as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fighter throws a strike but Wash rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fighter throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wash uses it to pass to side control.
Wash is looking to take a break and control but Fighter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fighter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter wants to control but Wash is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fighter controlling the position for now.
Fighter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wash is working away from the top position though.
Wash wants to take a breather but Fighter is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wash gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japan Fighter dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fighter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fighter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fighter scores a takedown into full mount!
Wash wants to hold on but Fighter pushes him away.
Fighter misses with a head shot.
Fighter looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fighter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wash taking shots to the head.
Wash wants to control but Fighter is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wash tries to hold on but Fighter pushes him away.
Fighter landing strikes from the mount and Wash is in trouble!
Fighter controlling the position easily from mount.
Japan Fighter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Japan Fighter just wasn't active enough.
Fighter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wash sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Japan Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wash shoots in looking for a takedown but Fighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wash's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fighter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fighter controlling the action here.
Wash is trying to control but can't.
Fighter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wash wants to get back to full guard.
Wash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fighter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fighter uses his free foot to push down on Wash's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wash.
Fighter controlling the position easily from mount.
Fighter's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Japan Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fighter, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Japan Fighter!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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23
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Winchester wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Thomas prevents Winchester from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Thomas wants a takedown.
Thomas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thomas jumps guard and drags Winchester to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thomas working for a triangle but Winchester defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winchester wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Thomas's closed guard. He's half up but Thomas has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Thomas pivots and extends the arm, Winchester falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Thomas! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Thomas!
William Thomas is the new middleweight champion!
William Thomas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Jin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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18
140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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18
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Jin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Perez.
Jin is trying to get back to his feet.
Perez working the head with strikes.
Perez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Perez grinds an elbow into Jin's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez working the head with strikes.
Perez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Perez content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Perez scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jin to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands a nice forearm strike.
Perez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jin is rocked!
Perez lands a strong strike to the head of Jin. That's dazed him! Perez looking to finish here. Jin is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Perez lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Perez!
Marvin Perez made sure to mention his sponsor, Hopkins Athletics in his post fight interview.
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