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KRT 77 - Santoro vs Delphine PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bariles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bariles comes into the arena with Thriller by Michael Jackson blaring out of the sound system. McArthur has chosen Breathing as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kevin McArthur was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erik Bariles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur slips a jab and a cross from Bariles.
Bariles throws a series of punches but McArthur moves out of range.
Bariles throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
McArthur takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McArthur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bariles.
Bariles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bariles looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
Bariles moves out of range as McArthur strikes.
Bariles misses with an uppercut
and McArthur counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McArthur.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
Bariles throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
Bariles tests McArthur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bariles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McArthur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bariles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McArthur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bariles was well out of range. Poor timing from McArthur.
McArthur connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles lands with a straight right. McArthur didn't see that one coming.
McArthur scores with a nice strike.
McArthur misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bariles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McArthur avoids a punch combination nicely.
McArthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bariles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McArthurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McArthur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bariles.
McArthur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McArthur there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McArthur manages to avoid it.
Bariles misses with a two punch combination.
Bariles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bariles misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bariles throws a series of strikes that have McArthur backpedaling.
A punch combination from McArthur misses.
Bariles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McArthur on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McArthur stuns Bariles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bariles.
Bariles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bariles misses with a double jab.
McArthur staying out of range there.
Bariles slips under a jab from McArthur.
McArthur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bariles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bariles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bariles connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bariles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bariles misses with a body shot.
A jab from McArthur misses.
Bariles scores with a shot to the body.
Erik Bariles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bariles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bariles moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Bariles misses its intended target.
Bariles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bariles staying out of range there.
Bariles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McArthur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Bariles misses its intended target.
Erik Bariles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McArthur looks to land a combination but Bariles avoids it well.
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erik Bariles is winning the standup battle so far.
Bariles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Bariles - just one landing.
Bariles throws a looping overhand right but McArthur ducks down to avoid it.
Bariles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bariles throws a shot from downtown. McArthur moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles works over McArthur's head and body with a nice combination.
Bariles catches McArthur with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McArthur throws a right hand that Bariles ducks under and follows up with a left that Bariles also avoids with ease.
McArthur avoids the body shot from Bariles.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bariles has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McArthur misses with a hook.
Bariles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McArthur counters with a straight right hand.
McArthur missing with a left hand there. Bariles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bariles misses
and McArthur counters with a straight right hand.
McArthur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bariles throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur.
Bariles swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McArthur.
Bariles swings away with a body shot that misses
and McArthur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bariles misses with a straight right.
McArthur looks to land a combination but Bariles avoids it well.
McArthur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McArthur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bariles scrambles back to his feet.
Bariles misses with an uppercut
and McArthur counters with a left to the body.
McArthur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bariles was well out of range. Poor timing from McArthur.
Bariles throws a right hand that misses
and McArthur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McArthur throws out a loose jab but Bariles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bariles walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bariles thows a body shot but no joy.
Bariles misses with a hook
and McArthur counters with a left to the body.
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 Erik Bariles will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McArthur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bariles.
Bariles scores with a jab to the jaw.
McArthur looks to land a right hand but Bariles moved out of range.
Bariles falls off balance throwing a combination
letting McArthur counter with a right hand.
Bariles avoids a punch combination nicely.
McArthur takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bariles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bariles works over McArthur's head and body with a nice combination.
Bariles misses with a double jab
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
Bariles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling McArthur to counter with a crisp jab.
McArthur takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bariles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McArthur has time to react.
Kevin McArthur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles lands a slapping body shot.
Bariles scores with a sloppy right hand. McArthur should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Bariles.
Bariles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McArthur backs up against the cage.
McArthur misses with a combination
and Bariles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bariles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McArthur.
Bariles lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariles throws a series of punches but McArthur avoids them all with ease.
Bariles looks to land a combination but McArthur avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Bariles. That snapped McArthur's head back.
Bariles fails to land with a series of punches.
Bariles lands with an uppercut that bounces McArthur off the cage and back into range.
Bariles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bariles just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur misses with a left hand
and Bariles counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bariles.
Some wild striking there from Bariles.
Bariles lands with a shot to the body.
McArthur throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McArthur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bariles staying out of range there.
Erik Bariles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bariles tries to move into range but McArthur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bariles falls off balance throwing a combination
and McArthur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Bariles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bariles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bariles!
In his post fight interview, Erik Bariles started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by To the Top. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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181 lbs
13 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alves checks it well.
Alves wants to slow Kim down by chopping away at his legs.
Alves lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kim can pounce on him.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kim somewhat.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Alves throws a lazy uppercut
and Kim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim is in close to Alves 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alves is looking to sweep but instead, Kim has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kim is working away from the top position though.
Kim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kim is looking to stall here but Alves recovers full guard.
Kim is looking to work some ground and pound but Alves has wrist control.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
Kim looking for a guillotine here but Alves defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alves is aware though and is defending well.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alves throwing strikes but missing.
Alves throws a strike but Kim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alves wants to sweep here but Kim controlling him for the moment.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
Kim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
Alves lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alves defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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 Hyun Kim will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kim closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alves did well to prevent Kim getting side control.
Kim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kim prevents Alves from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alves punching from the bottom.
Alves is trying is best to control the position here.
Alves tries to roll over but Kim keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Alves trying to control but Kim postures up.
Kim prevents Alves from standing back up.
Kim working over Alves with some ground and pound. Alves looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alves defending well though.
Kim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alves tries to roll over but Kim keeps him under control.
Kim is thwarting Alves 's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Alves to regain full guard.
Alves pushes Kim off and gets back to his feet.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kim.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Kim misses.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves walks into a straight right hand from Kim.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kim stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves 's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Alves is out of range.
Hyun Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
Alves fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
Kim walks into a jab.
Alves jabs at Kim's body.
Alves misses with an uppercut.
Kim slips under a jab from Alves .
A low kick from Alves misses
and Kim counters with a low kick, right behind Alves 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim ducks right into an uppercut from Alves .
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim misses with a double jab.
Kim misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alves lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Kim closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alves quickly recovers to half guard.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alves trying to control but Kim postures up.
Alves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kim's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyun Kim dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kim.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Kim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves clobbers Kim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hyun Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Alves misses.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kim tries a low kick but Alves avoids it.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kim throws a leg kick
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Kim throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves .
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Donk. Kim catches Alves right on the button with a cross.
Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alves takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alves misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alves avoids the body shot from Kim.
Kim will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim checks a leg kick nicely.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Alves lands the left hand.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alves .
Kim throws a head kick that half lands.
Alves gets caught napping as Kim dives in and scores a takedown. Alves manages to retain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hyun Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves trying to control the position here.
Kim throws a big elbow that misses.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alves controlling Kim's posture.
Alves manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alves working for a guillotine from mount but Kim is in no mood to give up.
Hyun Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alves lands with some strikes.
Kim tries to hold on but Alves postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves unloading with bombs!
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 Hyun Kim.
Well Kim has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hyun Kim!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hyun Kim thanked [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris To Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Rock - Mustapha Ibrahim kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chris To Short has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris To Short !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
To Short changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomas manages to get back to half guard.
To Short wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas is looking for a sweep. To Short is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
To Short working the head and body with strikes.
To Short wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
To Short is thwarting Thomas's attempts to control the position.
To Short prevents Thomas from standing back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas kicks To Short off and gets back to his feet.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. To Short checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
To Short fails in his attempt to clinch.
To Short throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from To Short .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries a low kick but To Short avoids it.
To Short tries to clinch up.
To Short checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by To Short .
To Short throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Thomas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
Thomas gets full guard.
Thomas looking to control but To Short passes into half guard.
To Short prevents Thomas from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
To Short thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thomas is pressing down on To Short 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thomas trying to keep a closed guard but To Short is proving a slippery customer.
Thomas scrambles and gets back to his feet.
To Short tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from To Short .
To Short closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
To Short is working for takedown but Thomas is calmly controlling the position for now.
To Short breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas digs a good body shot into To Short 's ribs.
To Short gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thomas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has To Short pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. To Short manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
To Short tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
To Short clinches.
Thomas wants the takedown. To Short is fighting it off but Thomas persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in To Short 's guard against the cage.
Thomas wants to control from the top but To Short keeps moving.
Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
To Short looking for subs off his back but Thomas has passed one foot through into half guard.
Thomas trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
To Short is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thomas pulls his head out easily.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas is trying to control the action in half guard but To Short is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
To Short looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Thomas controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Thomas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
To Short tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
To Short shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt To Short .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from To Short .
To Short throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks To Short off balance momentarily.
Chris To Short is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas lands with a nice body kick.
To Short checks a low kick from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a head kick by To Short .
A head kick misses from To Short .
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a series of strikes that have To Short backpedaling.
To Short tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas 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 To Short has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from To Short and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thomas feints and then cracks To Short 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow To Short down.
A combination from To Short does no damage.
A combination from To Short does no damage.
Sam Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Thomas tenderised To Short 's leg. To Short is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. To Short looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
To Short shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but To Short keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris To Short . That's going to take a lot out of him.
To Short throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Short takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
To Short misses with a head kick.
Thomas cracks To Short with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
To Short shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing To Short 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits To Short s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A bone on bone clash there as To Short blocks the leg kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick as To Short jumps back.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
To Short throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas swings for the body but To Short moves out of range.
To Short shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas cracks To Short with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids the body shot from To Short .
Thomas lands a nice looking body kick.
To Short is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
To Short avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
To Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
To Short looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
To Short tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Thomas does it's job there.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
To Short checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
To Short has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
To Short misses with a double jab.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but To Short checks it well.
Thomas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but To Short is out of range.
To Short avoids the head kick by Thomas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. To Short saw that one coming.
To Short blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
To Short closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
To Short is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
To Short fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
To Short throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
To Short has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by To Short .
Chris To Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow To Short down.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
To Short has a takedown stuffed.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas fails to land with a series of punches.
To Short checks the leg kick.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
To Short looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris To Short . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas throws a low kick but To Short avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Thomas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thomas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but To Short is out of range.
Thomas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
To Short on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
To Short is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by To Short .
To Short tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from To Short .
Thomas scores with the left hand. To Short knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
To Short avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but To Short is just out of range.
To Short fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thomas counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sam Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
To Short is rocked!
Thomas scores with a kick to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from To Short .
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt To Short .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas thuds a left hand into To Short 's body.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and To Short moves out of range easily.
Thomas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits To Short s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
To Short checks a leg kick nicely.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that To Short sees coming a mile off.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by To Short .
To Short moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
To Short shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas wants to stand up but To Short is controlling him.
To Short has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thomas managing to control the position.
Sam Thomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
To Short decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thomas, up you get!
To Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
To Short missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from To Short . Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thomas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. To Short checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chris To Short has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
To Short shoots and misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
To Short pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thomas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Thomas!
During a confident post fight interview, Sam Thomas 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Jayden Ray has been cut.
Jab by Ray.
Donovan throws a body punch but Ray moves out of range.
Donovan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ray.
It looks like Jacob Donovan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donovan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ray throws out the jab.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ray is just out of range.
Good exchange - Donovan coming out on top.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ray lands with a shot to the body.
Ray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donovan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ray. Donovan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Ray's shoulder, as Ray tries to avoid the shot.
Donovan connects with a nice looking jab.
Donovan sizes up Ray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Ray's shoulder, as Ray tries to avoid the shot.
Donovan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donovan throws a looping overhand right but Ray ducks down to avoid it.
Donovan with a nice cross.
Donovan slips a jab and a cross from Ray.
Donovan throws a hook but Ray avoids it easily.
Ray lands a left and a right that send Donovan crashing to the mat, dazed. Ray thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Donovan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan moves out of range of the strikes.
Donovan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ray finish him?
Ray walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Donovan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ray swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Donovan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayden Ray!
Jayden Ray thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Susumo Komota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the cage accompanied by Thrift Shop. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Susumo Komota!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komota swats away the attempt to clinch by Cage.
Cage misses with a hook
and Komota counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cage misses with a wild combination.
Cage dodges the punch combination from Komota.
Cage slips a jab and a cross from Komota.
Komota swings for the body but Cage moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Cage checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Komota throws a body kick that misses.
Komota misses with a low kick.
Cage throws a hook to the side of Komota's head but Komota sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Komota lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Susumo Komota has been cut.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Komota paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Komota shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Komota showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Komota.
Cage is not content to let Komota control the position.
Komota prevents Cage from improving his position.
Cage is working hard here to advance position.
Cage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Komota is working away from the top position though.
Cage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Komota.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cage wants to control but Komota is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Komota is looking for a kimura but Cage is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Komota to get the leverage.
Cage is looking for a sweep. Komota is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cage trying to control from the bottom.
Cage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Komota.
Cage punching from the bottom.
Cage wants to get back to full guard.
Cage throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Komota wants to take a breather but Cage is having none of it.
Cage tries to get to full guard but Komota has control of the leg.
Cage is looking to control Komota's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cage avoid being mounted?
Komota is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cage tries to roll over but Komota keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komota wants to control but Cage is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cage trying to control here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Cage.
Komota connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Komota scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Cage as he checks the leg kick.
Komota misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cage drives through with a takedown into Komota's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Komota looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cage won't allow Komota to sweep him here.
Komota is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cage throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Susumo Komota will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Susumo Komota's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Komota throws a leg kick but Cage checks it.
Cage throws a right hand that Komota ducks under and follows up with a left that Komota also avoids with ease.
Komota misses with a body shot.
Cage is looking to clinch.
Cage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cage throws a low kick but Komota moves out of range easily.
Cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Komota closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cage did well to prevent Komota getting side control.
Cage trying to get back to full guard but Komota takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage wants to control but Komota is having none of it.
Cage is in all sorts of trouble here.
Komota fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cage is looking to improve his position but Komota isn't that keen on the idea.
Komota scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Komota tries to control but Cage wriggling away.
Cage tries to hold on but Komota pushes him away.
Cage is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Komota breaks from Cage's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Komota controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage tries to hold on but Komota postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komota with good strikes from the mount here!
Komota lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cage tries to hold on but Komota postures up.
Cage tries to reverse the position but Komota maintains control.
Komota working the ground and pound effectively.
Komota lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Susumo Komota has got the better of the ground game so far.
Komota putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cage is rocked!
Cage tries to hold on but Komota postures up.
Oh Cage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Komota pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komota working Cage over with strikes here.
Komota postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Cage bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Komota and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Susumo Komota!
Susumo Komota thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad throws a solid leg kick but Santiago takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tamad.
Santiago takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
Tamad avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Tamad looks to land a combination but Santiago avoids it well.
Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamad.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tamad.
What's Santiago going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
You can see the frustration on Santiago's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santiago is looking to regain half guard here but Tamad keeps moving and retains side control.
Santiago controls the position for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad in side control, throwing shots but Santiago defends.
Santiago looks to move to half guard but instead Tamad has passed into mount! Damn!
Tamad throws some wild stikes that Santiago manages to avoid easily.
Santiago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tamad on the ground.
Tamad looking to finish with strikes here!
Tamad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santiago's face.
Santiago is working to get back to half guard.
Tamad avoids the attempt from Santiago to control.
Tamad punching from mount but Santiago doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tamad avoids the attempt from Santiago to control.
Santiago really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tamad thowing shots but they're missing.
Santiago takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Dante Santiago has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad throws some wild stikes that Santiago manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tamad tries to control but Santiago wriggling away.
Tamad lands with some strikes.
Tamad unloading with bombs!
Tamad trying to control but Santiago is having none of it.
Tamad thowing shots but they're missing.
Tamad raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad controlling the position easily from mount.
Tamad misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Santiago is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tamad throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tamad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Santiago working to try and regain half guard.
Tamad throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tamad looking to ground and pound but Santiago is blocking nicely.
Santiago tries to hold on but Tamad postures up.
Tamad sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tamad prevents Santiago from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Tamad there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tamad lands a nice shot to the head.
Tamad lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tamad loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Santiago scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Tamad land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Tamad stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
Juan Tamad made sure to mention his sponsor, Elite Fighter© w/$10-$35 Clothing and 90% LAUNDRY! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surge Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surge Kongo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wanderlei Silva's chin.
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215 lbs
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211 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Surge Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kongo moves out of range easily.
Kongo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Kongo misses with a straight left.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kongo manages to avoid it.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Kongo down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a straight left.
A jab from Silva misses.
Kongo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Kongo keeps it at a distance.
Kongo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Kongo.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Kongo moved away.
Kongo scores with a body shot.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kongo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kongo cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Kongo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva tries to clinch
and Kongo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo lands an overhand right.
Kongo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Kongo throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Kongo should have avoided that one.
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with a hook. Kongo ducked under it nicely.
Kongo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Kongo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Kongo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a hook but Kongo avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kongo throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Kongo stumbling back into the cage.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Kongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Kongo won't want to take too many of those.
Kongo tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kongo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kongo looking to stall.
Kongo misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kongo misses with a body punch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kongo is blocking nicely.
Kongo effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva connects with a right hand. Kongo shakes it off.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Surge Kongo has been cut.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva staying out of range there.
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva slips under a jab from Kongo.
Kongo moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Kongo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kongo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kongo throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva closes the distance but Kongo moves to the side
and Kongo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva has Kongo up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kongo blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kongo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Silva.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kongo avoids the damage to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kongo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kongo is trying to stall.
Kongo dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kongo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kongo blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kongo avoids the damage to the body.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Kongo stalls.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kongo misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kongo avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kongo blocks with his arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kongo takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kongo avoids it.
Kongo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right from Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kongo avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Kongo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kongo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Surge Kongo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kongo.
Kongo misses the jab.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Kongo.
Kongo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kongo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kongo blocks an uppercut.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kongo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kongo misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kongo blocks it with crossed arms.
Kongo is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kongo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Kongo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Kongo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kongo is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kongo backwards.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kongo's face.
Kongo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kongo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kongo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kongo.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kongo blocks it.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Kongo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Surge Kongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Kongo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Kongo won't want to take too many of those.
Wanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kongo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kongo tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kongo blocks it.
Kongo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva blocking some punches.
Kongo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is looking to control Kongo's arms but Kongo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Kongo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kongo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kongo or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine has chosen Let the bodies hit the floor! as his entrance music. Danny Delphine has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nicky Santoro's chin.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro forces Delphine back against the cage and clinches.
Santoro gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Delphine is looking to improve his position.
Santoro lands strikes from half guard.
Santoro controlling the pace.
Delphine is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Delphine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Delphine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santoro preventing the sweep.
Santoro wants to pass the guard but Delphine is keeping the position.
Delphine being controlled here, momentarily.
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!
Delphine looking for a sweep. Not yet Delphine, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro trying to control but Delphine is working from the bottom.
Santoro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nicky Santoro just wasn't active enough.
A jab from Santoro misses.
Santoro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santoro wants the takedown. Delphine is fighting it off but Santoro persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Delphine's guard against the cage.
Santoro drops back looking for a leg! Delphine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Delphine manages to kick Santoro off! Santoro jumps back into Delphine's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delphine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Delphine keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Delphine working for a triangle but Santoro defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine looking for a sweep. Not yet Delphine, not yet.
Delphine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santoro regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santoro working for a triangle but Delphine defends it easily.
Delphine looking to pass the guard.
Santoro working for a triangle but Delphine defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delphine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Delphine defends it easily.
Delphine avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Delphine works over Santoro with some ground and pound from guard.
Santoro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Delphine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Delphine forces his way into half guard.
Delphine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Delphine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Delphine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Santoro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Delphine tries to pass to full mount but Santoro defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro trying to hold on to Delphine's head to control him but Delphine postures up.
Santoro tries to get to full guard but Delphine has control of the leg.
Delphine drops an elbow to the side of Santoro's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santoro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Santoro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delphine.
Delphine postures up in Santoro's guard and throws a big left but Santoro blocks it.
Delphine preventing the sweep.
Delphine looking to pass the guard.
Santoro has his foot on Delphine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Delphine works his way back into a safe position though.
Delphine with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santoro is trying to keep Delphine in close.
Delphine throwing strikes from guard but Santoro blocks nicely.
Santoro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delphine's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santoro pushes Delphine up against the cage in a clinch.
Santoro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nicky Santoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santoro has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Delphine is trying to keep an underhook but Santoro manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Delphine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santoro.
Delphine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Delphine.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Delphine keeps moving.
Santoro is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Delphine is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Delphine wants to sweep here but Santoro controlling him for the moment.
Santoro wants to control from the top but Delphine keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicky Santoro wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Santoro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santoro digs a right hand underneath Delphine's ribcage. Delphine let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Santoro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delphine gets caught napping as Santoro dives in and scores a takedown. Delphine manages to retain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santoro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santoro postures up and lands a big shot to Delphine's brow.
Santoro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Delphine is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Delphine is aware though and is defending well.
Delphine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delphine stopping the sweep attempt from Santoro.
Santoro has his foot on Delphine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Delphine works his way back into a safe position though.
Delphine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santoro controls Delphine momentarily but Delphine frees himself.
Santoro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Delphine off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Delphine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santoro as he avoids it easily.
Santoro scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Delphine tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Santoro presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delphine taking shots to the head.
Nicky Santoro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delphine is looking to get to half guard.
Santoro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Santoro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santoro is landing with some decent strikes but Delphine is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Delphine takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Delphine is trying desperately to improve position.
Santoro with shots to the head and body - Delphine looks very uncomfortable down there.
Santoro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Delphine is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delphine regains half guard.
Delphine is still in real trouble! Can Santoro finish him?
Santoro is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Delphine seems to have recovered his senses.
Delphine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Santoro pulls his head out easily.
Delphine is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delphine actively working from the bottom here.
Santoro wants to control but Delphine is keeping him busy.
Santoro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Santoro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Delphine sees it coming and defends easily.
Santoro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Delphine!
Santoro raining down hammerfists from mount.
Delphine regains half guard.
Delphine is not content to let Santoro control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santoro is nestled in close to Delphine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Delphine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Santoro controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro dominated that second round.
That's time! Santoro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Santoro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santoro drops an elbow to the side of Delphine's head.
Delphine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Delphine.
Santoro postures up and lands a big shot to Delphine's brow.
Santoro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Delphine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santoro has managed to get both his arms back between Delphine's legs - danger averted.
Delphine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santoro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santoro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Delphine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santoro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Delphine's head.
Delphine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delphine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Delphine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro forces his way into half guard.
Santoro is trying to control the action in half guard but Delphine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Santoro there.
Delphine is refusing to be controlled, as Santoro sits in half guard.
Santoro moves nicely into side control.
Santoro trying to control the position but Delphine is working away.
Delphine takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Santoro scores with punches from side control.
Santoro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Delphine keeps working.
Santoro cracks Delphine with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Santoro stalls from top position.
Delphine tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santoro grinds an elbow into Delphine's temple.
Delphine manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Delphine is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Santoro!
Delphine prevents Santoro from getting the reversal.
Santoro is bucking up trying to escape but Delphine cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Santoro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Delphine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Santoro looks a forlorn figure.
Santoro gets back to half guard.
Delphine is thwarting Santoro's attempts to control the position.
Santoro looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delphine trying to pass the guard but Santoro defending well.
Santoro moves into full guard.
Delphine wants to control from the top but Santoro keeps moving.
Delphine is pushing down on Santoro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santoro is fighting to maintain full guard but Delphine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santoro gets full guard.
Delphine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santoro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santoro is on top in guard.
Santoro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Delphine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santoro has managed to get both his arms back between Delphine's legs - danger averted.
Santoro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danny Delphine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro 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.
Santoro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Delphine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santoro has managed to get both his arms back between Delphine's legs - danger averted.
Santoro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santoro scores with a couple of short elbows.
Santoro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Delphine, who protects the arm well.
Santoro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Delphine is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santoro controlling the position from side mount.
Delphine looking for a sweep but Santoro has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Santoro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santoro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Santoro!
Nicky Santoro very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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