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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Greiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrei Greiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucius Black!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greiy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Greiy gets slowly back to his feet.
Greiy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Greiy scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Andrei Greiy has been cut.
Greiy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black throws a series of punches but Greiy moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greiy. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Greiy colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Black as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Greiy is left battered and dazed whilst Black and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucius Black!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Penduko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Oztrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Penduko had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Penduko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Oztrad!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oztrad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oztrad duly obliges.
It looks like Pedro Penduko has been cut.
Penduko scores with a takedown into Oztrad's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oztrad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penduko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penduko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oztrad 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.
Oztrad wants to control the position but Penduko says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Oztrad has hold of Penduko's hands but Penduko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penduko is looking for a kimura but Oztrad is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penduko to get the leverage.
Penduko has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Oztrad defend it? Penduko steps over the head and cranks it - Oztrad is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Penduko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pedro Penduko!
An out of breath Pedro Penduko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Magetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwinton Elazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo Magetsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwinton Elazer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elazer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Elazer looks to land a body kick but Magetsu moved away.
Magetsu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magetsu thows a body shot but no joy.
Elazer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magetsu.
Elazer lands a right hook to the body.
Elazer misses with a wild body shot.
Elazer throws a looping overhand right but Magetsu ducks down to avoid it.
Magetsu throws a big shot that misses.
Elazer missing with a left hand there. Magetsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magetsu takes a swing at Elazer's ribcage but misses.
Elazer slips under a jab.
Magetsu slips under a jab.
Magetsu is looking to slow Elazer down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elazer misses with a looping right.
Magetsu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magetsu swings for the body but Elazer moves out of range.
Magetsu checks a low kick from Elazer.
Elazer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Elazer throws a hook to the side of Magetsu's head but Magetsu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elazer thows a body shot but no joy.
Elazer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Elazer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Elazer looks gassed!
Elazer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magetsu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magetsu misses with a wild body shot.
Magetsu punishes Elazer's body with a nice straight punch.
Magetsu tests Elazer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Magetsu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magetsu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Magetsu scores with a nice right hand.
Magetsu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Magetsu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magetsu works the jab nicely.
Magetsu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Magetsu - just one landing.
Magetsu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Elazer at a distance.
Magetsu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
and Magetsu counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Elazer! He's just covering up as Magetsu starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Magetsu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Granada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raflley Southbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Granada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raflley Southbrook!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southbrook fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Granada.
Granada cracks the inside of Southbrook's front leg.
Southbrook closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Granada to the mat! Granada manages to get full guard.
Southbrook tries to free his leg and advance position but Granada is retaining full guard.
Southbrook preventing the sweep.
Granada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Southbrook sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Raflley Southbrook wasn't active enough on the ground.
Granada throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Southbrook on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook has closed the distance and engaged Granada in a clinch.
Southbrook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Granada managing to block the knees to the body from Southbrook.
Granada breaks from the clinch.
Granada cracks the inside of Southbrook's front leg.
Granada throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Southbrook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Southbrook crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Granada - the referee stops the clock and Southbrook gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Granada. Southbrook manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Granada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Granada moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granada.
Southbrook looks gassed!
Southbrook jumps guard but Granada stands there with Southbrook around his waist. Southbrook gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Southbrook is trying to break free.
Granada lands a hook that snaps the head of Southbrook backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Granada.
Granada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Granada lands a nice shot to the body.
Granada manages to break the clinch.
Southbrook has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Southbrook there as he acknowledges the shot.
Granada takes the fight into the clinch.
Granada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Southbrook.
Still in the clinch, Granada scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Granada.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Granada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Southbrook backwards.
Granada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Granada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Granada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Granada dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Granada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Granada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Granada. Southbrook shrugs it off though.
Granada rushes Southbrook and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Southbrook fails to pull guard.
Granada digs a right hand into Southbrook's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Southbrook's gas tank.
Granada lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Granada.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Granada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Granada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Granada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Southbrook backwards.
A short right from Granada.
Southbrook is rocked!
Granada lands with a light punch inside.
Southbrook is still on wobbly legs! Can Granada finish him?
Southbrook is breathing heavily.
Granada creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Southbrook's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Southbrook drops to his knees and Granada pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Granada!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sander Eastbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Black Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Black Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sander Eastbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cyrus Black Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black Jr keeps Eastbrook at a distance using the push kick.
Black Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Eastbrook shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black Jr sprawls well. Black Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eastbrook gets slowly back to his feet.
Black Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Eastbrook shoots in looking for a takedown. Black Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Eastbrook keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eastbrook's head.
Eastbrook takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Black Jr keeps Eastbrook at a distance using the push kick.
Eastbrook dives in and grabs Black Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black Jr pushes down on Eastbrook's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sander Eastbrook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastbrook shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Black Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eastbrook throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Eastbrook sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Black Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Eastbrook lands a nice forearm strike.
Eastbrook working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Black Jr trying to remain calm as Eastbrook controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastbrook'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.
Eastbrook cracks Black Jr with a big right hand but Black Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Eastbrook sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Black Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Black Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Eastbrook are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Eastbrook just content to control the position.
Black Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Black Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eastbrook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eastbrook landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black Jr takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Black Jr pushes Eastbrook away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Eastbrook gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Black Jr looks gassed!
Eastbrook scoring with punches from side control.
Black Jr is rocked!
It looks like Cyrus Black Jr has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eastbrook scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Black Jr is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Eastbrook can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sander Eastbrook!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Salbahis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Salbahis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salbahis tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Salbahis.
Salbahis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Sanchez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salbahis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salbahis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Salbahis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Salbahis is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salbahis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salbahis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salbahis blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Salbahis.
Salbahis throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Salbahis slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salbahis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salbahis throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salbahis clinches with his opponent.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Salbahis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Salbahis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salbahis checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Salbahis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salbahis moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez is looking to control Salbahis's arms but Salbahis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
The referee calls for Sanchez to work.
Salbahis misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Salbahis.
Salbahis pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez wants to stall.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Salbahis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salbahis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salbahis misses with a body punch.
Sanchez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Salbahis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salbahis has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Salbahis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salbahis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Salbahis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Salbahis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salbahis can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Salbahis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez taking a breather.
Salbahis prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Salbahis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Salbahis tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Salbahis can't find room to land a body shot as Sanchez controls the action.
Salbahis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salbahis scores with the left hand. Sanchez knows he should have avoided that one.
Salbahis misses with a head kick.
Salbahis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salbahis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salbahis looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Salbahis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez wants to slow Salbahis down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salbahis is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salbahis is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Salbahis moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Salbahis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Salbahis throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Salbahis.
Salbahis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Salbahis is breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez thumps Salbahis with a low kick.
Salbahis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rafael Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez avoids the head kick by Salbahis.
Salbahis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy body kick from Salbahis
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Salbahis moved away.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salbahis. That did some damage!
Salbahis wants to clinch.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salbahis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a head kick. That will keep Salbahis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Rafael Sanchez!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Rafael Sanchez!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Rafael Sanchez!
Rafael Sanchez wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Rafael Sanchez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiagong Akyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiagong Akyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Fernan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Akyat misses.
Fernan throws a sloppy head kick and Akyat moves out of range easily.
Fernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akyat throws a wild body kick that Fernan sees coming a mile off.
Fernan throws a head kick but Akyat moves out of range.
Akyat throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fernan throws a leg kick but Akyat checks it.
Akyat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fernan's calf.
Akyat scores with a push kick.
Fernan looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Akyat lands.
Fernan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fernan throws a head kick that misses.
Akyat cracks Fernan with a good jab.
Akyat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akyat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fernan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fernan blocks a head kick by Akyat.
Akyat connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Akyat.
Akyat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fernan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akyat scores with a kick to the midsection.
Akyat scores with a kick to the body.
Akyat throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Akyat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akyat.
Akyat throws a head kick that misses.
Akyat misses with a kick to the body.
Akyat delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akyat lands with a slapping head kick.
Akyat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fernan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Akyat bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fernan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akyat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fernan has time to react.
Akyat pushes Fernan away with a front kick.
Fernan throws a sloppy head kick and Akyat moves out of range easily.
Fernan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akyat fakes the leg kick and cracks Fernan in the body.
Akyat keeps Fernan at a distance using the push kick.
Fernan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akyat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fernan on the side of the head.
Fernan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akyat!
Akyat jabs Fernan right on the nose. Fernan blinks but takes it well.
Akyat feints and then cracks Fernan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fernan down.
Akyat throws a front kick that sends Fernan stumbling back into the cage.
Akyat lands with a hook. Fernan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akyat throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernan takes one to the side of the head.
Akyat looks to land a body kick but Fernan moved away.
Akyat is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Akyat throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiagong Akyat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Akyat motions for Fernan to come forward. Akyat throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fernan blocks a leg kick.
Akyat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fernan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Akyat has got the better of the exchanges.
Akyat scoring well with a low kick there.
Fernan looks to land a body kick but Akyat moved away.
Akyat avoids the head kick by Fernan.
Akyat is looking to land body kicks.
Akyat punishes Fernan's body with a nice straight punch.
Akyat bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Akyat - that will leave a mark!
Akyat scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Akyat.
Fernan is breathing heavily.
Akyat tries a head kick but it misses.
Akyat throws a head kick that misses.
Fernan is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Akyat tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akyat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akyat takes a swing at Fernan's ribcage but misses.
Akyat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akyat lands a leg kick that knocks Fernan off balance momentarily.
Akyat throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Fernan.
Akyat throws a nice head kick!
Fernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Akyat. That snapped Fernan's head back.
Akyat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fernan lands with a shot to the body.
Fernan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fernan blocks a head kick by Akyat.
Fernan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Akyat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akyat throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fernan.
Fernan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akyat scores with a jab.
Akyat is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernan can do to turn this around?
Akyat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Akyat blocks a leg kick.
Fernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akyat lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akyat throws a nice head kick!
Akyat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Akyat thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Fernan.
Fernan throws a head kick that misses.
Marcelo Fernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akyat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiagong Akyat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Akyat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tiagong Akyat!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tiagong Akyat!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Tiagong Akyat!
Tiagong Akyat wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiagong Akyat thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jos Da Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernandez Xavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez Xavi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jos Da Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hernandez Xavi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavi drives through with a takedown into Da Rosa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Xavi gets to his feet. Da Rosa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hernandez Xavi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Rosa scores with a push kick.
Da Rosa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Xavi looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Rosa connects with a crisp jab.
Da Rosa lands with a kick to the temple. Xavi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Hernandez Xavi has been cut.
Da Rosa lands a jab to Xavi's midsection.
Da Rosa instigates a clinch.
Da Rosa gets through Xavi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Da Rosa.
Da Rosa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Da Rosa digs a right hand underneath Xavi's ribcage. Xavi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Da Rosa lands a right hand.
Da Rosa is working Xavi over against the cage.
Da Rosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Rosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Rosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xavi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Da Rosa tries to clinch there but Xavi circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Da Rosa.
Da Rosa rushes Xavi and presses him up against the cage.
Da Rosa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xavi backwards.
Da Rosa is working Xavi over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Da Rosa.
Da Rosa lands a shot to the body.
Da Rosa lands a left hand.
Da Rosa digs a right hand into Xavi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xavi's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Da Rosa.
Da Rosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Da Rosa.
Da Rosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Da Rosa digs a right hand into Xavi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xavi's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Da Rosa.
Da Rosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Da Rosa pushes Xavi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Rosa.
A shot in the inside from Da Rosa.
Xavi is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Rosa lands a shoulder strike.
Xavi is still on wobbly legs! Can Da Rosa finish him?
Da Rosa pushes Xavi against the cage. Da Rosa is working some dirty boxing. Da Rosa pushes off with a quick right hook! Xavi goes down! Xavi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Da Rosa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jos Da Rosa!
A very excited looking Jos Da Rosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malachi Imperfect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purple Haired Shanks (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 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malachi Imperfect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Purple Haired Shanks!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imperfect has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shanks finds it's way round the side to connect with Imperfect's head.
It looks like Malachi Imperfect has been cut.
Imperfect shoots for a takedown but Shanks saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Imperfect takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shanks scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imperfect looks for a takedown but Shanks sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Shanks as Imperfect shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malachi Imperfect. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shanks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Imperfect will feel that in the morning.
Shanks connects with a leg kick. Imperfect looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Imperfect is breathing heavily.
Shanks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imperfect has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shanks connects with a looping right hand.
Shanks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shanks throws a nice head kick!
Imperfect takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shanks.
Crunch! Shanks slams his shin into Imperfect's torso.
Shanks cracks the inside of Imperfect's front leg.
Both fighters circling a little - Shanks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imperfect takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shanks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shanks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shanks throws a leg kick which misses Imperfect's front leg but catches the back leg as Imperfect tries to avoid it.
Shanks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Imperfect takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Malachi Imperfect's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Shanks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Imperfect doesn't seem phased though.
Shanks scores with a nice body kick.
Shanks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Imperfect.
Malachi Imperfect's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Imperfect takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shanks connects with a leg kick. Imperfect looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shanks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Purple Haired Shanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shanks explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shanks lands a leg kick that knocks Imperfect off balance momentarily.
Shanks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shanks throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Imperfect stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Imperfect takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shanks lands with a kick to the temple. Imperfect shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Shanks scores with a kick to the body.
Imperfect takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shanks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Imperfect if he has to take too many more of those.
Shanks thows a body kick. Imperfect tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shanks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shanks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shanks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Imperfect's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Shanks.
Imperfect tries for a takedown but Shanks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shanks throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shanks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Purple Haired Shanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malachi Imperfect's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Imperfect shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shanks wants to control but Imperfect is keeping busy.
Imperfect prevents Shanks from improving his position.
Shanks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Imperfect in particular looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shanks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Imperfect looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Imperfect missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Imperfect has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks taking some punishment here, with Imperfect in his half guard.
Imperfect throwing shots but Shanks is blocking nicely.
Imperfect content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Imperfect lands with a punch from half guard.
Shanks is breathing heavily.
Imperfect maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shanks could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Imperfect has cracked it and Shanks is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Imperfect!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Malachi Imperfect!
An out of breath Malachi Imperfect thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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