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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raflley Southbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Marang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavo Marang will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raflley Southbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustavo Marang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southbrook swings widly with a right hand
and Marang counters with a two punch combo.
Marang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Southbrook's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marang digs a good body shot into Southbrook's ribs.
Southbrook misses with an uppercut.
Marang lands a nice shot that snaps Southbrook's head back.
Southbrook gets a double leg takedown into Marang's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Southbrook with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marang keeping moving, preventing Southbrook from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Southbrook throwing strikes from guard but Marang blocks nicely.
Marang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Southbrook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Marang looking for a sweep. Not yet Marang, not yet.
Southbrook postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook wants to control from the top but Marang keeps moving.
Southbrook might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Southbrook throwing strikes but missing.
Southbrook postures up in Marang's guard and throws a big left but Marang blocks it.
Marang is trying to keep Southbrook in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gustavo Marang hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Southbrook is defended easily by Marang.
Marang scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marang clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Marang.
Marang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Southbrook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Marang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marang.
Southbrook is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Marang.
A body shot lands from Marang.
Marang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Southbrook backwards.
A body shot lands from Marang.
Marang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Southbrook or not.
Marang with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good body shot from Marang.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marang controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from Marang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Marang dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Southbrook circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marang darts in and clinches Southbrook up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Marang.
Marang connects with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Marang.
Southbrook is rocked!
Marang dips a shoulder and cracks Southbrook with a mighty uppercut! Southbrook falls back against the cage and Marang unloads with a barrage of strikes! Southbrook is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Marang screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Marang!
After winning the bout, Gustavo Marang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xerxes Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emperador Grandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xerxes Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emperador Grandy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandy lands a nice looking body kick.
Alves moves in looking to clinch but Grandy pushes him off.
Grandy connects with a solid leg kick.
Grandy keeps the fight on the outside.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves avoids the head kick by Grandy.
Grandy blocks a jab.
Grandy misses with a head kick.
Alves checks a low kick from Grandy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grandy - the referee stops the clock and Alves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grandy. Alves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grandy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alves if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grandy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Alves is breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grandy - the referee stops the clock and Alves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grandy. Alves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grandy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grandy misses with a head kick.
Grandy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Alves takes a step back to recover.
Grandy lands a high kick!
That kick from Grandy tenderised Alves's leg. Alves is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grandy has managed to clinch.
Grandy lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandy throws a head punch that misses.
Grandy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvess head.
Grandy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grandy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grandy tries to break free but Alves pushes him back against the cage.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandy's elbow.
Grandy breaks from the clinch.
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grandy misses with a low kick.
Grandy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grandy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alves's head.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grandy moves into the clinch.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grandy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandy throws a head punch that misses.
Alves pushes Grandy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grandy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grandy can't find room to land a body shot as Alves controls the action.
A short right from Alves.
Grandy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alves is keeping busy.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Alves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grandy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grandy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alves backwards.
Alves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandy misses with the head strike.
Alves lands a good knee to the midsection. Grandy won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves prevents a body shot from Grandy.
Grandy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Alves.
Grandy swings wildly with an uppercut but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emperador Grandy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grandy throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from Grandy lands.
Grandy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grandy misses with a head kick.
Alves wants to clinch up but Grandy keeps it at a distance.
Grandy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves misses with a hook. Grandy ducked under it nicely.
Alves throws a hook but Grandy blocks it.
Grandy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alves wants to clinch but Grandy slips to the side
and Grandy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alves's knee momentarily.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves connects with a single shot there.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grandy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grandy rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grandy lands a right hand.
Grandy managing to block the knees to the body from Alves.
Grandy trying to control the position but instead, Alves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Grandy into the cage.
Grandy lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandy breaks from the clinch.
Grandy tries to work over Alves's front leg with a kick but Alves checks it.
Grandy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Grandy.
Grandy misses with a body kick.
Alves scores with a body shot.
Grandy lands a slapping body shot.
Grandy misses with a low kick.
Alves will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Grandy throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Grandy throws a low kick but Alves avoids it.
Alves scores with a decent looking hook.
Alves tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Alves.
Alves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandy swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grandy throws a push kick but Alves slaps the foot to one side.
Grandy misses with a body kick.
Alves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grandy throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Alves instigates a clinch.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grandy is breathing heavily.
Alves landing knees to the body.
Alves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grandys head.
Alves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grandy blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves trying to land knees to the body.
Alves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grandy misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xerxes Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Emperador Grandy!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Emperador Grandy!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Emperador Grandy!
Emperador Grandy wins by unanimous decision!
Emperador Grandy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Watanebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vino Kulafu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Watanebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vino Kulafu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulafu connects with the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kulafu.
No luck for Watanebe with that takedown attempt.
Watanebe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kulafu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watanebe.
Kulafu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Watanebe takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanebe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masaru Watanebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulafu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Watanebe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulafu moves in looking to clinch but Watanebe pushes him off.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Watanebe. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Watanebe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kulafu.
Masaru Watanebe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanebe is breathing heavily.
Watanebe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kulafu connects with a solid leg kick.
Kulafu lands a leg kick that knocks Watanebe off balance momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Kulafu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kulafu connects with a nice looking jab.
Kulafu lands a lovely overhand right.
Kulafu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Watanebe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kulafu.
Kulafu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big head kick from Kulafu and Watanebe is sent sprawling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kulafu trying to control but Watanebe is working from the bottom.
Watanebe keeping full guard, as Kulafu tries to pass.
Kulafu trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanebe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulafu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vino Kulafu hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice body kick there by Kulafu.
Kulafu cracks the inside of Watanebe's front leg.
Kulafu with a jab.
Watanebe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kulafu.
Kulafu has closed the distance and engaged Watanebe in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulafu lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kulafu.
Kulafu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kulafu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kulafu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whack! Kulafu lands a heavy head kick that drops Watanebe. The ref tackles Kulafu to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Watanebe was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Vino Kulafu!
A very excited looking Vino Kulafu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Repullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanduay Light (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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymond Repullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tanduay Light!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light checks a leg kick.
Light throws a head kick that misses.
Repullo lands a jab.
It looks like Tanduay Light has been cut.
Repullo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Light uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Repullo.
Light moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Light.
Light connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Light fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Repullo.
Repullo moves into range and clinches up with Light.
Repullo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Light throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Light swings wildly with an uppercut but Repullo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Light breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Light pushes Repullo away with a front kick.
Repullo is breathing heavily.
Light moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Light lets loose with a powerful body kick. Repullo will feel that in the morning.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Light.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repullo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Light moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tanduay Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Light connects with a solid leg kick.
Repullo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Light.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Repullo tries to keep at a distance but Light has taken the fight into the clinch.
Repullo struggles to land a body shot inside as Light controls his hands.
Light lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Light scores with a nice short uppercut.
Light presses Repullo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Light pushes Repullo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Light makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Light lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Repullo.
Light misses with some punches.
Light makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Light escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Repullo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light scores with a nice body kick.
Repullo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Light thuds his shin into the meat of Repullo's side.
Light bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Repullo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Light dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Repullo. That did some damage!
Light throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Light.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Light.
Light scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Repullo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Light - the referee stops the clock and Repullo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Light. Repullo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Light throws a front kick that sends Repullo stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Light lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Light connects with a good right hand that stumbles Repullo. Repullo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Light misses the shot to the body.
Repullo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Repullo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanduay Light dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanduay Light's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Repullo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Repullo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tanduay Light seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Light bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Light throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Repullo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crunch! Light slams his shin into Repullo's torso.
Light lands a front kick.
Light scores with a push kick.
Light tries to clinch up but Repullo circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Light.
Light throws a front kick that sends Repullo stumbling back into the cage.
Light feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Repullo collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tanduay Light!
During a confident post fight interview, Tanduay Light thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaycee John Al Noaimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Vieira Moia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Vieira Moia has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaycee John Al Noaimi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo Vieira Moia!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Noaimi rushes Vieira Moia and presses him up against the cage.
Vieira Moia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Al Noaimi.
Vieira Moia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vieira Moia.
Al Noaimi breaks from the clinch.
Al Noaimi jabs at Vieira Moia's body.
Vieira Moia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vieira Moia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Noaimi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vieira Moia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Noaimi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Al Noaimi.
Al Noaimi is trying to maintain a safe position but Vieira Moia gets an underhook and turns Al Noaimi into the cage.
Al Noaimi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vieira Moia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Noaimi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Al Noaimi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Noaimi struggles to land a body shot inside as Vieira Moia controls his hands.
Al Noaimi struggles to land a body shot inside as Vieira Moia controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira Moia misses with a punch to the body.
Al Noaimi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Al Noaimi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Vieira Moia on the inside.
Al Noaimi lands an uppercut.
Vieira Moia prevents a body shot from Al Noaimi.
Vieira Moia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Noaimi backwards.
Al Noaimi blocking some punches.
Vieira Moia throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Noaimi.
Al Noaimi can't break the clinch.
Vieira Moia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Noaimi's elbow.
Al Noaimi can't find room to land a body shot as Vieira Moia controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vieira Moia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Noaimi backwards.
Al Noaimi wants to get back to striking at distance but Vieira Moia won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Noaimi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Noaimi blocks an uppercut.
Al Noaimi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vieira Moia struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Noaimi controls his hands.
Al Noaimi lands a shot to the body.
Al Noaimi lands a shot to the body.
Al Noaimi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Noaimi moves out of range of the body kick.
Vieira Moia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vieira Moia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vieira Moia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vieira Moia walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Al Noaimi misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Noaimi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Al Noaimi misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vieira Moia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Noaimi was well out of range. Poor timing from Vieira Moia.
Vieira Moia throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaycee John Al Noaimi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vieira Moia goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vieira Moia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vieira Moia scores with a push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vieira Moia.
A big left from Al Noaimi misses.
Vieira Moia lands a leg kick that knocks Al Noaimi off balance momentarily.
Al Noaimi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vieira Moia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Noaimi throws a solid leg kick but Vieira Moia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Al Noaimi.
Al Noaimi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vieira Moia manages to avoid it.
Vieira Moia tries to work over Al Noaimi's front leg with a kick but Al Noaimi checks it.
Vieira Moia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vieira Moia lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vieira Moia throws a head kick that misses.
Vieira Moia thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Al Noaimi if he has to take too many more of those.
Vieira Moia scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vieira Moia - that will leave a mark!
Vieira Moia lands a big head kick that sends Al Noaimi tumbling to the mat! Vieira Moia takes a step backwards and waves Al Noaimi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Al Noaimi is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira Moia throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Al Noaimi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Al Noaimi avoids the head kick by Vieira Moia.
Vieira Moia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vieira Moia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Vieira Moia has cracked Al Noaimi with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Vieira Moia lands another huge swinging hook and Al Noaimi tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Al Noaimi, before Vieira Moia can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonardo Vieira Moia!
Leonardo Vieira Moia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Granada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Penduko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Penduko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Granada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Penduko!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penduko shoots for a double leg takedown but Granada sprawls well. He's pushed Penduko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Granada fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penduko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Granada throws out a powerful jab.
Granada scores with a kick to the midsection.
Granada tries to clinch but Penduko moves out of range.
Penduko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pedro Penduko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penduko.
Rafael Granada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Penduko.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penduko.
Granada lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penduko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Granada tries to clinch up.
Granada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penduko is defended easily by Granada.
Penduko looks gassed!
Penduko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Granada is fending him off so far but Penduko persists. Nope, Granada circles away and we're back to standing.
Penduko swats away the attempt to clinch by Granada.
Granada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Granada.
Penduko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Granada lands a leg kick that knocks Penduko off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granada lands a nice looking body shot.
Penduko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granada.
Granada lands with a kick to the temple. Penduko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Granada stuns Penduko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penduko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Granada is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Penduko.
Granada bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Penduko walks into a left hand.
Granada moves into the clinch.
Granada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Granada digs a right hand underneath Penduko's ribcage. Penduko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Granada.
Granada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Granada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Granada gets through Penduko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Granada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Granada.
Penduko is rocked!
Granada dips a shoulder and cracks Penduko with a mighty uppercut! Penduko falls back against the cage and Granada unloads with a barrage of strikes! Penduko is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Granada screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Granada!
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