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ONE FC: Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yin Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yin Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yang.
Sloan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yang. Sloan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yang misses with an uppercut
and Sloan counters with a shoot takedown. Yang fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sloan gets to his feet - Yang follows without any prompting.
Sloan avoids the body shot from Yang.
Yang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sloan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yang. Sloan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sloan moves away.
Sloan clinches.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yang.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Yang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang has a couple of punches blocked by Sloan.
Yang throws a head punch that misses.
Yang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Yang is trying to push Sloan away but Sloan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yang can't find room to land a body shot as Sloan controls the action.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yang.
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Yang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sloan has him pressed against the cage.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sloan looks gassed!
Yang misses with a punch to the body.
Yang misses with a body punch.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang tries to throw a body punch but Sloan avoids it by throwing Yang back against the cage.
Sloan blocking some punches.
Yang tries to throw a body punch but Sloan avoids it by throwing Yang back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yang working hard to break the clinch.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang tries a body shot but Sloan blocks it.
Sloan blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yang.
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!
Yang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sloan blocks a body shot from Yang.
Sloan landing knees to the head.
Yang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Sloan controls his hands.
Yang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Yang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang tries a body shot but Sloan blocks it.
Yang wants to break free but Sloan has control.
Yang throws a punch but it's blocked by Sloan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sloan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yang.
Yang is trying to break the clinch but Sloan has him pressed against the cage.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yang is trying to break free.
Yang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yang fails to land.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang can't find room to land a body shot as Sloan controls the action.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Yang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yang misses with a hook.
Leroy Sloan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yang thows a body shot but no joy.
Yang keeps the fight on the outside.
Sloan blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang throws a chopping leg kick but Sloan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sloan closes the distance and pushes Yang back into the cage.
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yang has had enough of the clinch but Sloan keeps him there for the moment.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang tries to break free but Sloan pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yang tries to break free but Sloan pushes him back against the cage.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang wants to get back to striking at distance but Sloan won't allow it.
Yang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yang is trying to force a seperation but Sloan has the dominant position.
Yang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yang swings wildly with an uppercut but Sloan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yang working aggressively here.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yin Yang will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sloan moves into the clinch successfully.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Sloan blocking some punches.
Yang throws a head punch that misses.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Sloan controls his hands.
Yang tries to break the clinch but Sloan is controlling the position.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sloan landing knees to the head.
It looks like Yin Yang has been cut.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sloan.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sloan is breathing heavily.
Yang swings wildly with an uppercut but Sloan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan blocks a body shot from Yang.
Yang tries to circle away but Sloan has him pinned against the cage.
Yang tries to circle away but Sloan has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang working aggressively here.
Yang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sloan or not.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang working aggressively here.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang misses with a punch on the inside.
Yin Yang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Sloan controls his hands.
Yang is looking to break free of the clinch but Sloan has double underhooks.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang throws a head punch that misses.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yang working hard to break the clinch.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang misses with a body punch.
Yang wants to break free but Sloan has control.
Yang is looking to break free of the clinch but Sloan has double underhooks.
Yang wants to get back to striking at distance but Sloan won't allow it.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang tries to throw a body punch but Sloan avoids it by throwing Yang back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang misses with some punches.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yang tries to break free but Sloan pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Yang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang can't find room to land a body shot as Sloan controls the action.
Yang lands a left hand.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang misses with some punches.
Yang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yang is trying to push Sloan away but Sloan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sloan has him pressed against the cage.
Yang is trying to force a seperation but Sloan has the dominant position.
Yang tries to work over Sloan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang is looking to break free of the clinch but Sloan has double underhooks.
Yang tries to work over Sloan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang working hard to break the clinch.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Yang tries to work over Sloan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Yang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang tries to circle away but Sloan has him pinned against the cage.
Yang has had enough of the clinch but Sloan keeps him there for the moment.
Yang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yang's efforts to push away.
Yang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yang throws a leg kick but Sloan checks it.
Yang just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yang's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yang is trying to stand back up but Sloan is controlling him
Yang is refusing to be controlled, as Sloan sits in half guard.
Yang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Yang tries to land a front kick but Sloan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yin Yang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yin Yang's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yang throws a right hand that Sloan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sloan also avoids with ease.
Sloan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yang looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yang is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloan stands up and beckons Yang to his feet.
Sloan wants to clinch up but Yang keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sloan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sloan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Yang there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yang throws out the jab.
Yang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloan tries to clinch up.
Yang throws a leg kick
and Sloan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yang tries to break the clinch but Sloan is controlling the position.
Sloan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sloan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yang misses with some punches.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Yang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yang has a couple of punches blocked by Sloan.
Sloan blocks a body shot from Yang.
A left hand lands to the body for Yang.
Yang misses with a punch to the body.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sloan has Yang pressed against the cage, preventing Yang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yang avoids it.
Yin Yang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
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!
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Yang working aggressively here.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yang misses with some punches.
Yang swings wildly with an uppercut but Sloan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sloan's elbow.
Sloan landing knees to the body.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to work over Sloan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Yang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yang is trying to push Sloan away but Sloan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yang is trying to force a seperation but Sloan has the dominant position.
Yang misses with a body punch.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Sloan prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.
Yang tries to throw a body punch but Sloan avoids it by throwing Yang back against the cage.
Yang tries to work over Sloan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yang misses with a punch on the inside.
Yang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yang tries to circle away but Sloan has him pinned against the cage.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Yang has had enough of the clinch but Sloan keeps him there for the moment.
Yang throws a punch but it's blocked by Sloan.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yang working aggressively here.
Sloan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yang's efforts to push away.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sloan's elbow.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sloan.
Leroy Sloan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yin Yang.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yin Yang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johniel Ocampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick Faber struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dominick Faber looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
0 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johniel Ocampo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominick Faber!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ocampo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ocampo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ocampo working Faber over with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ocampo wants to work for an arm triangle but Faber is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ocampo lands a nice short elbow.
Ocampo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ocampo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Faber on the ground.
Ocampo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ocampo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ocampo is nestled in close to Faber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ocampo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Faber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ocampo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ocampo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ocampo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Faber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber has hold of Ocampo's hands but Ocampo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ocampo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ocampo working the head and body with strikes.
Ocampo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Faber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Faber looks gassed!
Ocampo prevents Faber from standing back up.
Ocampo controlling the action here.
Faber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ocampo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ocampo not doing much here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ocampo passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo controlling from mount.
Ocampo landing shots from mount.
Ocampo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Faber is in a horrible position here. Ocampo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Faber is rocked!
Ocampo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Faber scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Ocampo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Ocampo stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johniel Ocampo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Thomas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Damme avoids it really well and circles away.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Damme's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Damme obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Damme with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Damme.
Van Damme cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Damme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme connects with a body shot.
Thomas closes the distance but Van Damme moves to the side
enabling Van Damme to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Damme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Damme tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas is rocked!
Van Damme seems to be stalking Thomas here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Thomas drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jean Claude Van Damme!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junichi Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junichi Ishikawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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177 cm
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pai Mei!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junichi Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mei drives through with a takedown into Ishikawa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mei showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ishikawa is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mei has his hands clasped together but Ishikawa extends an breaks Mei's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ishikawa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junichi Ishikawa!
Junichi Ishikawa is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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