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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 Benjamin Oztrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Oztrad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 10 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Oztrad!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greiy throws a body punch but Oztrad moves out of range.
Oztrad lands with a nice combination. Greiy backs away looking to recover.
Oztrad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oztrad gets caught flat footed, as Greiy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Greiy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Greiy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greiy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greiy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Greiy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oztrad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greiy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Greiy connects with a couple of short punches.
Greiy drops back looking for a leg! Oztrad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oztrad manages to kick Greiy off! Greiy jumps back into Oztrad's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greiy is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oztrad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greiy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greiy passes Oztrad's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Greiy controlling the pace.
Oztrad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Greiy is looking to advance position but Oztrad won't allow it.
Greiy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oztrad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Greiy is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Greiy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oztrad clobbers Greiy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Andrei Greiy has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greiy throws out a loose jab but Oztrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oztrad sends Greiy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Oztrad is motioning to the referee to let Greiy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Greiy is rocked!
Greiy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oztrad. Oztrad obviously looking to wear him down.
Oh Greiy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oztrad swinging wildly here.
Oztrad cracks Greiy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Oztrad has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Greiy to stand back up!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greiy is holding his hands too far apart here. Oztrad throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Greiy is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benjamin Oztrad!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raflley Southbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Salbahis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Salbahis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Brawler
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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, Raflley Southbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Salbahis!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southbrook shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Salbahis. That's going to slow Southbrook down.
A head kick from Salbahis lands but Southbrook takes it in his stride.
Victor Salbahis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Southbrook tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Salbahis swivels and escapes.
Southbrook throws a lazy body kick
and Salbahis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Salbahis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Salbahis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Southbrook.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raflley Southbrook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Southbrook changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salbahis tries to avoid it but Southbrook manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salbahis to the ground. Salbahis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Southbrook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Southbrook is breathing heavily.
Salbahis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Southbrook takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salbahis.
Southbrook with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salbahis to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circle, before Salbahis throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Southbrook's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Salbahis lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Victor Salbahis!
A relieved looking Victor Salbahis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Penduko (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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucius Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Penduko!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Black enables Penduko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Black manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Penduko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Penduko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penduko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Penduko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Penduko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Black looking to control.
Penduko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like Penduko might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Black scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Black does it's job there.
Penduko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Black did well to prevent Penduko getting side control.
Penduko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Penduko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penduko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black tries to get to full guard but Penduko has control of the leg.
Black is looking to escape.
Penduko lands with a punch from half guard.
Penduko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control but Penduko is keeping busy.
Penduko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penduko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Penduko seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Black is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Magetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sander Eastbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Aldo Magetsu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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255 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 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sander Eastbrook!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magetsu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Magetsu lands a jab to Eastbrook's midsection.
Eastbrook shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eastbrook shoots in looking for a takedown. Magetsu tries to sprawl out of it but Eastbrook keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Magetsu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Eastbrook takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aldo Magetsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eastbrook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aldo Magetsu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sander Eastbrook.
Magetsu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Eastbrook eats them both and turns towards Magetsu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Sander Eastbrook has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magetsu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Magetsu wants it to stay on the feet.
Magetsu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Eastbrook changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Magetsu tries to avoid it but Eastbrook manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Magetsu to the ground. Magetsu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eastbrook tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eastbrook looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Eastbrook or perhaps it was just good defense by Magetsu which made him look bad.
Magetsu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eastbrook at a distance.
Eastbrook takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magetsu lands a nice shot that snaps Eastbrook's head back.
Magetsu drops Eastbrook with a naaaaasty hook - Eastbrook is in real trouble here! Magetsu dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aldo Magetsu!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaycee John Al Noaimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agent Orange (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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaycee John Al Noaimi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Agent Orange!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Noaimi moves into range and clinches up with Orange.
Al Noaimi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Noaimi is trying to break free.
Orange blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Al Noaimi throws a head punch that misses.
Orange lands a right hand.
Orange working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Al Noaimi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al Noaimi lands a hook that snaps the head of Orange backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Noaimi tries a body shot but Orange blocks it.
Orange blocks an uppercut.
Orange misses with a knee strike.
Al Noaimi has had enough of the clinch but Orange keeps him there for the moment.
Al Noaimi digs a right hand into Orange's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orange's gas tank.
Al Noaimi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Noaimi throws a punch but it's blocked by Orange.
Orange goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Al Noaimi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Noaimi tries to close the distance and clinch but Orange swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Noaimi loads up on a big right hand but Orange slips the punch.
Orange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Noaimi manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Al Noaimi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Al Noaimi.
Orange misses with a low kick.
Al Noaimi scores with a decent looking hook.
Orange throws a leg kick but Al Noaimi checks it.
Orange tries to clinch but Al Noaimi is having none of it.
Al Noaimi connects with a solid leg kick.
Orange throws a head kick that misses.
Al Noaimi checks a low kick from Orange.
Al Noaimi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orange tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orange throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orange throws a sloppy head kick and Al Noaimi moves out of range easily.
Al Noaimi is looking to slow Orange down with leg kicks.
Orange tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orange keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Noaimi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Noaimi closes the distance and clinches.
Orange misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Al Noaimi.
A head punch on the inside from Al Noaimi fails to land.
Al Noaimi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orange backwards.
Orange looking to throw knees to the head but Al Noaimi is blocking nicely.
Orange prevents a body shot from Al Noaimi.
Al Noaimi struggles to land a body shot inside as Orange controls his hands.
Al Noaimi swings wildly with an uppercut but Orange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Noaimi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Noaimi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaycee John Al Noaimi dominated that round.
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!
Al Noaimi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Al Noaimi.
Orange checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al Noaimi looks to land a body kick but Orange moved away.
Orange fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Al Noaimi throws a push kick but Orange slaps the foot to one side.
Al Noaimi avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orange, right into the meat.
Orange throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Noaimi.
Al Noaimi is looking to land body kicks.
Al Noaimi tries to close the distance and clinch but Orange swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Al Noaimi blocks a head kick by Orange.
Al Noaimi clinches up with Orange and pushes him back against the cage.
Orange utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orange using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Al Noaimi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Al Noaimi swings wildly with an uppercut but Orange uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange lands a body shot.
Orange lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Al Noaimi or not.
Orange tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orange misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orange scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orange looking to throw knees to the head but Al Noaimi is blocking nicely.
Orange crunches a lovely knee into Al Noaimi's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orange throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Noaimis head.
Orange lands a hook that snaps the head of Al Noaimi backwards.
Orange scores a nice knee to the body.
Agent Orange seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orange lands an uppercut.
Orange tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orange utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Noaimi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orange with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orange tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Orange misses with a knee strike.
Orange manages to break the clinch.
Orange throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Orange throws a body punch but Al Noaimi moves out of range.
Orange throws a body kick that misses.
Al Noaimi avoids a kick to the body.
Orange keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Noaimi.
Orange throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Orange. That's going to slow Al Noaimi down.
Al Noaimi avoids the head kick by Orange.
A left lands for Orange.
Orange changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Agent Orange comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Agent Orange!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Agent Orange!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Agent Orange!
Agent Orange wins by unanimous decision!
Agent Orange seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Granada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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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 - 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Granada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanchez - that will leave a mark!
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Granada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Granada.
Granada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Granada off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Granada moves out of range and Sanchez only half commits.
Granada tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Granada throws a head kick that half lands.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Granada.
Sanchez thows a leg kick but Granada checks it
and Granada finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Granada misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Granada.
Sanchez cracks Granada with an open hand slap.
Granada is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Granada. That did some damage!
Sanchez throws a head kick that Granada semi-blocks.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanchez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Granada checks it.
An inside leg kick from Sanchez misses.
A clash of legs there as Granada blocks the low kick.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Granada moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Granada crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sanchez - the referee stops the clock and Granada gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sanchez. Granada manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Granada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings for the body but Granada moves out of range.
Granada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez is looking to slow Granada down with leg kicks.
Granada blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Granada jumps back.
Granada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Granada moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Granada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Granada misses the jab.
Granada on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Sanchez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Granada moves out of range easily.
Granada throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Granada off balance momentarily.
Granada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Granada. That did some damage!
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Granada thows a leg kick but Sanchez checks it
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanchez circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Granada drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Sanchez follows Granada to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Sanchez!
An out of breath Rafael Sanchez 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 Jahan Drey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henriki St Street (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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287 lbs
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291 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jahan Drey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henriki St Street!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St Street throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drey lands a nice looking kick to the body. St Street takes a step back to recover.
Drey misses with a head kick.
Drey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
St Street looks for the body kick but Drey saw that one coming.
Drey tries to score with a low kick but St Street moves his leg out of the way.
Drey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Street pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Street feints and then cracks Drey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drey down.
Drey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drey lands a jab to St Street's midsection.
Drey misses with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Street.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drey throws a leg kick that misses.
Drey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from St Street.
St Street throws the kick towards the body but Drey avoids it.
St Street pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Street looks for the body kick but Drey saw that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Drey.
St Street moves out of range of the body kick from Drey.
Drey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drey throws a body kick that misses.
St Street moves out of range of the body kick.
Drey throws a body kick that misses.
Drey throws a push kick but St Street slaps the foot to one side.
Drey throws a low kick, looking for St Street's leg but St Street calmly moves out of range.
St Street tries to land a leg kick but Drey saw it coming and moves away.
Drey throws a head kick that misses.
Drey is breathing heavily.
St Street misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drey throws the kick towards the body but St Street avoids it.
St Street ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Street!
St Street dips to his left and cracks Drey with an uppercut!
St Street misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Street throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Drey moves out of range of the body kick.
Drey throws a leg kick that misses.
Drey moves out of range of the body kick.
Drey moves out of range as St Street throws a body kick.
St Street throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Street.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good shot there by St Street.
St Street feints and then cracks Drey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drey down.
St Street fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drey manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henriki St Street dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
St Street jabs Drey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Henriki St Street seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Street throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Street avoids the body shot from Drey.
St Street looks to land a body kick but Drey moved away.
St Street keeps Drey at a distance using the push kick.
St Street dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drey. That did some damage!
St Street lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Street takes a swing at Drey's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Street.
St Street throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drey's head.
It looks like Jahan Drey has been cut.
A head kick misses from St Street.
Drey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St Street looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
St Street throws a front kick that sends Drey stumbling back into the cage.
St Street throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Street moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St Street keeps Drey at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by St Street.
St Street throws a sloppy head kick and Drey moves out of range easily.
St Street thumps Drey with a low kick.
St Street jabs Drey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Street lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Street thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Drey if he has to take too many more of those.
St Street fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drey manages to avoid it.
Drey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Street misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Street is looking to score with low kicks.
Drey tries to land a front kick but St Street steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
St Street throws the kick towards the body but Drey avoids it.
Drey avoids the head kick by St Street.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St Street.
Jab by Drey.
St Street throws a head kick that misses
and Drey counters with a nice leg kick.
St Street misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Street throws a head kick that misses.
Drey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Street.
St Street has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drey looks for the body kick but St Street saw that one coming.
St Street is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drey rather than just go for the knockout.
St Street pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St Street looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot lands for Drey.
Drey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drey lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Street's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Street checks a leg kick.
Jahan Drey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Street throws a push kick but Drey slaps the foot to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henriki St Street comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Street has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Henriki St Street!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Henriki St Street!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Henriki St Street!
Henriki St Street wins by unanimous decision!
Henriki St Street decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daz Bonez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Hinampak (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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300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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288 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daz Bonez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Hinampak!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Bonez.
Bonez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bonez takes a swing at Hinampak's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Hinampak misses
and Bonez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hinampak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonez throws a head kick that misses.
Hinampak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hinampak misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hinampak is able to avoid easily.
Hinampak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hinampak takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bonez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bonez throws the kick towards the body but Hinampak avoids it.
Hinampak lands an overhand right.
Bonez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonez looks for the body kick but Hinampak saw that one coming.
Hinampak throws an overhand right that lands on Bonez's shoulder, as Bonez tries to avoid the shot.
Bonez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Bonez.
Bonez throws a head kick but Hinampak moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hinampak ducks right into an uppercut from Bonez.
A shot to the body from Hinampak misses
enabling Bonez to counter with a crisp jab.
Hinampak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bonez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonez misses with a low kick.
Bonez misses with a body kick.
Bonez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bonez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hinampak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hinampak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bonez scores with a spinning back kick!
Bonez throws a push kick but Hinampak slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bonez.
Bonez walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonez checks a leg kick.
Bonez scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bonez.
Bonez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonez cracks Hinampak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hinampak thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonez misses with a low kick.
Hinampak throws a low kick but Bonez avoids it.
Hinampak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hinampak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hinampak looks gassed!
Hinampak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hinampak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hinampak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hinampak throws a head kick but Bonez moves out of range.
Bonez is looking to land body kicks.
Bonez throws a low kick but Hinampak avoids it.
Bonez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daz Bonez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hinampak wants to land a leg kick but Bonez is out of range.
Bonez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hinampak throws a sloppy head kick and Bonez moves out of range easily.
Hinampak looks for the body kick but Bonez saw that one coming.
Hinampak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hinampak blocks a head kick by Bonez.
Hinampak moves out of range as Bonez throws a body kick.
Hinampak throws a body kick that misses.
Hinampak throws a head kick but Bonez moves out of range.
Hinampak throws a head kick but Bonez moves out of range.
Hinampak lands a nice shot that snaps Bonez's head back.
Bonez throws a leg kick
and Hinampak counters with a good low kick that Bonez was not able to check.
Bonez checks a leg kick.
Hinampak throws a sloppy head kick and Bonez moves out of range easily.
Bonez throws a front kick that sends Hinampak stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot lands for Bonez.
Hinampak is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonez avoids the head kick by Hinampak.
Bonez scores with a spinning back kick!
Bonez connects with a body shot.
Daz Bonez is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Bonez.
Bonez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bonez, right into the meat.
Bonez lands a right hook to the body.
Bonez scores with a nice body kick.
Bonez lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Bonez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bonez throws a chopping leg kick but Hinampak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bonez pushes Hinampak away with a front kick.
Nice body kick from Bonez.
Bonez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body kick there by Bonez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonez connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bonez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonez throws a leg kick which misses Hinampak's front leg but catches the back leg as Hinampak tries to avoid it.
Hinampak misses with a kick to the body.
Bonez scores with a head kick. Hinampak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hinampak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hinampak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hinampak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bonez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bonez thows a body kick. Hinampak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hinampak throws a head kick that misses.
Bonez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black Hinampak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hinampak's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daz Bonez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bonez 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Daz Bonez!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Daz Bonez!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Daz Bonez!
Daz Bonez wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias El Kapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Million Knives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Million Knives enters the cage!
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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Granite chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elias El Kapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Million Knives!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knives misses with a head kick.
El Kapitan lands a really nice looking cross but Knives seems unphased.
Knives tries a head kick but it misses.
Knives throws the kick towards the body but El Kapitan avoids it.
El Kapitan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Knives looks to land a body kick but El Kapitan moved away.
Knives is looking to score with low kicks.
Knives throws a head kick but El Kapitan moves out of range.
El Kapitan connects with a nice looking jab.
El Kapitan lands a big head kick that sends Knives tumbling to the mat! El Kapitan takes a step backwards and waves Knives back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Knives is rocked!
It looks like Million Knives has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
El Kapitan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knives is still on wobbly legs! Can El Kapitan finish him?
El Kapitan throws a leg kick but Knives checks it.
El Kapitan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knives seems to have recovered his senses.
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Kapitan.
El Kapitan scores with a leg kick.
El Kapitan looks to land a body kick but Knives moved away.
El Kapitan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knives's head.
El Kapitan misses with a head kick.
El Kapitan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kapitan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from El Kapitan tenderised Knives's leg. Knives is trying to keep his angry face on.
El Kapitan lands a nice looking body kick.
Knives looks gassed!
El Kapitan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knives looks for the body kick but El Kapitan saw that one coming.
El Kapitan thows a body kick. Knives tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by El Kapitan.
El Kapitan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Kapitan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
El Kapitan misses with a head kick.
El Kapitan scores with a head kick.
Knives takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for El Kapitan.
El Kapitan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Knives with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling El Kapitan to score with a decent uppercut.
El Kapitan pushes Knives away with a front kick.
El Kapitan with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knives takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Knives takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knives takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
El Kapitan feints and then cracks Knives's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knives down.
El Kapitan thuds his right hand into Knives's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
El Kapitan looks to score with a jab to the body but Knives is just out of range.
El Kapitan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
El Kapitan lands a nice looking body kick.
El Kapitan lands a head kick!
El Kapitan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
El Kapitan scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Kapitan scoring well with a low kick there.
El Kapitan is looking to score with low kicks.
Knives connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias El Kapitan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Million Knives's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Knives. El Kapitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knives has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from El Kapitan.
El Kapitan lands the left hand.
Knives throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
El Kapitan misses with a low kick.
Knives throws a sloppy head kick and El Kapitan moves out of range easily.
Knives throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knives uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Kapitan.
El Kapitan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
El Kapitan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Knives tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Kapitan throws a looping overhand right but Knives ducks down to avoid it.
Knives misses with an attempted mid kick.
Knives pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knives is breathing heavily.
El Kapitan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knives throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and El Kapitan counters with a nice uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as El Kapitan checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from El Kapitan.
Knives connects with an inside leg kick.
El Kapitan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knives's head backwards.
Knives fakes a jab and throws a low kick but El Kapitan checks it well.
Knives fakes a jab and throws a low kick but El Kapitan checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from El Kapitan.
El Kapitan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knives can do to turn this around?
Knives motions for El Kapitan to come forward. Knives throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
El Kapitan throws a sloppy head kick and Knives moves out of range easily.
El Kapitan misses with a body kick.
El Kapitan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
El Kapitan throws a head kick but Knives moves out of range.
El Kapitan misses with a head kick.
Knives throws a push kick but El Kapitan slaps the foot to one side.
Knives wants to land a leg kick but El Kapitan is out of range.
A clash of legs there as El Kapitan blocks the low kick.
Knives's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Kapitan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
El Kapitan blocks the body kick.
Knives moves out of range of the body kick from El Kapitan.
Knives throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knives scores with the left hand. El Kapitan knows he should have avoided that one.
Knives moves out of range of the body kick.
El Kapitan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knives cracks a nice hook into El Kapitan's ribs.
Knives looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
El Kapitan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knives pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knives throws a half hearted mid kick.
Knives blocks a head kick by El Kapitan.
Million Knives has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knives misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Million Knives.
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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Elias El Kapitan!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Elias El Kapitan!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Elias El Kapitan!
Elias El Kapitan wins by unanimous decision!
Elias El Kapitan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buggy Blackbeard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maloy Mangtas (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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buggy Blackbeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maloy Mangtas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangtas moves into the clinch.
Mangtas throws an elbow but it misses.
Blackbeard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mangtas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mangtas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mangtas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mangtas missing with knees to the body.
Blackbeard blocks an elbow strike.
Mangtas pushes off an throws an elbow but Blackbeard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blackbeard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mangtas throws an elbow but it misses.
Blackbeard tries to break free but Mangtas pushes him back against the cage.
Mangtas throws an elbow that misses.
Mangtas misses with an elbow over the top.
Mangtas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackbeard is defending well for now.
Blackbeard trying to stall but Mangtas improves his position.
Blackbeard throws a punch but it's blocked by Mangtas.
Mangtas lands an elbow inside that Blackbeard shrugs off.
It looks like Buggy Blackbeard has been cut.
Blackbeard blocks an elbow strike from Mangtas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangtas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackbeard's efforts to push away.
Mangtas effectively controlling the action here.
Blackbeard avoids a wild elbow strike from Mangtas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mangtas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blackbeard's brow.
Mangtas pushes off an throws an elbow but Blackbeard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blackbeard blocks an elbow strike.
Mangtas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mangtas throws an elbow but it misses.
Blackbeard breaks the clinch.
Mangtas wants to clinch up but Blackbeard keeps it at a distance.
Blackbeard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mangtas takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
Blackbeard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blackbeard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blackbeard. That's going to slow Mangtas down.
Blackbeard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangtas moves out of range as Blackbeard throws a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Blackbeard blocks the leg kick.
Mangtas wants to clinch up but Blackbeard keeps it at a distance.
Blackbeard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mangtas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackbeard.
Mangtas swings for the body but Blackbeard moves out of range.
Blackbeard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blackbeard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mangtas blocks a head kick by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mangtas looks gassed!
Blackbeard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mangtas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blackbeard can pounce on him.
Blackbeard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mangtas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blackbeard lands with a right hand.
It looks like Maloy Mangtas has been cut.
Mangtas blocks a head kick by Blackbeard.
Mangtas walks into a straight right hand from Blackbeard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buggy Blackbeard dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Blackbeard finds it's target.
Mangtas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blackbeard lands with a hook. Mangtas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mangtas just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard misses with a head kick.
Blackbeard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mangtas is out of range and Blackbeard settles back down.
Blackbeard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mangtas throws a body punch but Blackbeard moves out of range.
Mangtas misses with a lunging right hand
and Blackbeard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mangtas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangtas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackbeard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mangtas is looking to chop away at Blackbeard's legs.
Mangtas throws a shot from downtown. Blackbeard moves away and avoids it.
Mangtas is breathing heavily.
Blackbeard throws a leg kick but Mangtas moved away.
Mangtas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackbeard.
The fighters circling - Mangtas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackbeard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbeard avoids the head kick by Mangtas.
Nice uppercut lands for Blackbeard. That snapped Mangtas's head back.
Blackbeard lands a high kick!
Mangtas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blackbeard can pounce on him.
Blackbeard cracks the inside of Mangtas's front leg.
Buggy Blackbeard is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Mangtas moves out of range of the body kick from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackbeard lands with a kick to the temple. Mangtas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blackbeard delivers a nice body kick.
Blackbeard throws a sloppy head kick and Mangtas moves out of range easily.
Blackbeard throws a head kick that misses.
Mangtas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blackbeard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mangtas at a distance.
Blackbeard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackbeard lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackbeard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mangtas.
Blackbeard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mangtas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blackbeard throws a front kick that sends Mangtas stumbling back into the cage.
Blackbeard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blackbeard lands a high kick!
Crunch! Blackbeard slams his shin into Mangtas's torso.
Mangtas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blackbeard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mangtas moves in looking to clinch but Blackbeard pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blackbeard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mangtas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbeard moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Blackbeard.
Maloy Mangtas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackbeard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mangtas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blackbeard - the referee stops the clock and Mangtas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blackbeard. Mangtas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buggy Blackbeard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackbeard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Buggy Blackbeard!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Buggy Blackbeard!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Buggy Blackbeard!
Buggy Blackbeard wins by unanimous decision!
Buggy Blackbeard decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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