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ONI 141 - KENICHI vs VANGELIS PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rural Advantage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuya comes to the cage accompanied by DBZ. Advantage has chosen Drain the Blood as his entrance music. Ryuu Tatsuya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rural Advantage's chin.
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rural Advantage!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Advantage checks a low kick from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Advantage manages to avoid it.
Tatsuya lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Advantage. Tatsuya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Advantage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatsuya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Advantage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatsuya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tatsuya scores with a hook.
Tatsuya digs a good hook to Advantage's body.
Advantage scores with a nice head shot.
Tatsuya throws a head kick but Advantage moves out of range.
Tatsuya throws a leg kick which misses Advantage's front leg but catches the back leg as Advantage tries to avoid it.
Tatsuya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatsuya lands a jab.
Jab by Tatsuya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya looks to land a left hand but Advantage moved out of range nicely.
Advantage throws a body punch but Tatsuya moves out of range.
Tatsuya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Advantage throws out the jab.
Advantage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tatsuya counters with a nice body kick.
Advantage forces Tatsuya back against the cage and clinches.
Advantage wants to get back to striking at distance but Tatsuya won't allow it.
Tatsuya gets through Advantage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatsuya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Advantage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rural Advantage has been cut.
Advantage lands a nice knee to the body.
Advantage leaning against his opponent.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsuya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tatsuya looking to throw knees to the head but Advantage is blocking nicely.
Tatsuya is stalling here.
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!
Tatsuya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatsuya trying to stall but Advantage improves his position.
Advantage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Advantage as Tatsuya tries to tie him up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tatsuya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tatsuya looking to throw knees to the head but Advantage is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Advantage - that landed with a thud.
Advantage displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tatsuya up against the cage.
Advantage is trying to break free.
Advantage is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya is trying to maintain a safe position but Advantage gets an underhook and turns Tatsuya into the cage.
Tatsuya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tatsuya's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tatsuya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Advantage lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tatsuya pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tatsuya pushes Advantage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tatsuya trying to stall but Advantage improves his position.
Advantage has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tatsuya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Advantage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rural Advantage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Tatsuya.
Advantage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya defending well as Advantage loads up on a big left hand.
Advantage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tatsuya can pounce on him.
Advantage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Advantage clinches with his opponent.
Advantage breaks the clinch.
Tatsuya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tatsuya closes the distance and clinches.
Advantage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Advantage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Advantage letting Tatsuya take a breather here.
Advantage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatsuya landing knees to the body.
Advantage takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tatsuya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Advantage tries to break free but Tatsuya pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Tatsuya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rural Advantage's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tatsuya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Advantage is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Tatsuya.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tatsuya.
Advantage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Advantage is rocked!
Tatsuya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Advantage misses with a lunging right hand
and Tatsuya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Advantage ducks right into an uppercut from Tatsuya.
Advantage is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatsuya finish him?
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!
Tatsuya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tatsuya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Advantage tries to clinch but Tatsuya moves out of range.
Tatsuya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Advantage seems to have recovered his senses.
Advantage moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Advantage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tatsuya lands a nice looking body shot.
Tatsuya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Advantage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Advantage is breathing heavily.
Advantage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tatsuya moves into the clinch.
Advantage working Tatsuya over with knees to the body.
Tatsuya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Advantage tries to break the clinch but Tatsuya is controlling the position.
Advantage wants to break free but Tatsuya has control.
Advantage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Advantage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tatsuya circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Advantage drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Tatsuya follows Advantage to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryuu Tatsuya!
Ryuu Tatsuya very nearly forgot to thank L.A. Elite Clothing Co 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange comes to the cage accompanied by Fire - Bruce Springsteen. McClane has chosen The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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199 lbs
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197 lbs
24 - 12 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lange misses with a straight right.
Lange throws a right hand that misses
and McClane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters circling a little - McClane finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McClane misses with a looping right.
McClane throws a low kick but Lange moves out of range easily.
Lange thows a body shot but no joy.
Lange walks into a jab.
McClane is looking to score with low kicks.
McClane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lange misses with a low kick.
Lange looks to land a right hand but McClane moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McClane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lange.
McClane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lange avoids the body shot from McClane.
McClane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lange.
Lange misses with a wild body shot.
Lange goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lange dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McClane slips a jab and a cross from Lange.
McClane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lange's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClane dodges the punch combination from Lange.
Lange moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lange lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClane swings for the body but Lange moves out of range.
McClane moves into range and connects with a jab.
McClane misses with a kick to the body
and McClane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McClane misses with a head kick.
McClane scores with a head kick. Lange tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McClane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lange swats away the attempt to clinch by McClane.
Lange throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McClane looks to land a body kick but Lange moved away.
McClane misses with a body kick.
Lange takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lange, as that shot connected.
McClane dodges the punch combination from Lange.
McClane tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Lange misses.
Nice body kick from McClane.
Lange throws a hook but McClane avoids it easily.
McClane wants to clinch
and Lange counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McClane moves away from the strike by Lange.
McClane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good exchange - Lange coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John McClane will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lange on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lange misses with a body kick.
Lange works the jab nicely.
Lange avoids the head kick by McClane.
McClane staying out of range there.
McClane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lange.
Lange's corner calls for a 1-2. Lange obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McClane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lange uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane takes a jab right on the kisser.
McClane thumps Lange with a low kick.
McClane takes the fight into the clinch.
Lange lands a body shot.
McClane blocks an elbow strike from Lange.
Lange wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McClane has him pressed against the cage.
McClane lands a body shot.
Lange tries a body shot but McClane blocks it.
Lange tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lange.
A bit of stalling here from McClane.
A hook to the body from Lange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McClane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McClane controlling the action here for a moment.
Lange stalling against the cage.
Lange blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McClane.
McClane swings wildly with an uppercut but Lange uses good head movement to avoid it.
McClane throws a punch but it's blocked by Lange.
McClane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lange.
McClane swings wildly with an uppercut but Lange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lange lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lange taking a breather.
McClane lands a hook to the side of the head.
McClane lands an elbow that stopped Lange in his tracks for a moment.
McClane lands an uppercut.
Lange is trying to break free.
McClane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from McClane on the inside.
McClane misses with a punch to the body.
McClane blocks a body shot from Lange.
McClane takes a shot to the head.
Lange misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McClane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lange tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McClane's elbow.
McClane struggles to land a body shot inside as Lange controls his hands.
McClane prevents a body shot from Lange.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McClane.
McClane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lange.
Lange tries to throw a body punch but McClane avoids it by throwing Lange back against the cage.
Lange content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McClane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lange avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McClane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McClane lands a good knee to the midsection. Lange won't want to take too many of those.
Lange takes a shot to the head.
Lange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John McClane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McClane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McClane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lange moves away.
McClane throws a leg kick but Lange sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lange blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Lange misses.
McClane is looking to clinch.
McClane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McClane tried to score with a low kick but Lange checks it.
McClane throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McClane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A good leg kick by McClane.
McClane looks to clinch
and Lange counters with a right hand to the body.
Lange misses with a right hand
and McClane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McClane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McClane misses with a hook. Lange ducked under it nicely.
McClane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lange takes a kick to the side of the head.
McClane tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McClane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lange.
Lange looks to score with a jab to the body but McClane is just out of range.
McClane tries to clinch
and Lange counters with a nice body shot.
Lange throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McClane lands with a shot to the body.
McClane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lange counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange blocks the body kick.
McClane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lange counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lange's jab looks to have found its range, popping McClane under the eye.
McClane wants to clinch
and Lange cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lange takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lange lets loose with a powerful body kick. McClane will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circling - Lange throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lange throws a shot from downtown. McClane moves away and avoids it.
Lange throws an overhand right that lands on McClane's shoulder, as McClane tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange looks to land a combination but McClane avoids it well.
Lange throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lange chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McClane can pounce on him.
McClane tries a head kick but it misses.
McClane takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McClane misses with a straight left.
McClane wants to clinch.
Artie Lange is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McClane slips under a jab from Lange.
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 Artie Lange.
I think McClane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for John McClane!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for John McClane!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for John McClane!
John McClane wins by unanimous decision!
John McClane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thirtynine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura . Saku Thirtynine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thirtynine on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Apollo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Apollo prevents the takedown attempt.
Thirtynine changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Apollo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Apollo.
Apollo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thirtynine. That did some damage!
Thirtynine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Apollo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Apollo struggling a bit here.
Thirtynine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thirtynine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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!
Apollo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Apollo is concentrating on defense, preventing Thirtynine from advancing position.
Apollo tries to get to full guard but Thirtynine has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Apollo.
Apollo looking to control.
Thirtynine won't allow Apollo to sweep him here.
Thirtynine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Apollo is pulling down on Thirtynine's head. It's preventing any offense from Thirtynine, at least for the moment.
Apollo trying to control the position.
Thirtynine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ryan Apollo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Apollo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thirtynine.
Ryan Apollo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Thirtynine.
Apollo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Apollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Thirtynine circles away.
Thirtynine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thirtynine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thirtynine looks to land a right hand but Apollo moved out of range.
Thirtynine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apollo slaps away a takedown attempt from Thirtynine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thirtynine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thirtynine looks winded!
Apollo connects with a body shot that sends Thirtynine's belly button to the back.
Thirtynine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Apollo can pounce on him.
Thirtynine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Apollo. That one must have hurt.
Apollo lands a nice shot to the body.
Apollo misses with a head kick.
Apollo jabs Thirtynine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thirtynine is trying to defend but Apollo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Apollo is trying to control. Thirtynine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Apollo moves nicely into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thirtynine is trying to get back to half guard.
Apollo controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on Thirtynine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Apollo trying to control the action but Thirtynine is working from the bottom.
Apollo works to advance to full mount. Thirtynine defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo lands a big shot there that rocks Thirtynine but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Thirtynine is looking to improve his position but Apollo isn't that keen on the idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apollo stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Thirtynine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Apollo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Apollo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Apollo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Apollo. Thirtynine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thirtynine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Apollo controls the position from side control.
Apollo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Apollo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thirtynine, who protects the arm well.
Apollo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Thirtynine tries to hold on but Apollo postures up.
Apollo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Thirtynine looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Apollo! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Apollo!
Our winner, Ryan Apollo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kyle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Big Booty Woman. Kari has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kari defending well as Kyle loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Kari. Those never looked like landing.
Kyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kari throws a front kick aimed at Kyle's knee but Kyle avoids it well.
Kyle scores with a hook.
Kyle misses the shot to the body.
Kari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kyle throws a sloppy head kick
and Kari counters with a head kick. That will keep Kyle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kari misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle. Kari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kari staying out of range there.
Kari takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kari cracks the inside of Kyle's front leg.
A leg kick checked by Kyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari throws out a loose jab but Kyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kari manages to avoid it.
Kyle scores with a nice right hand.
Kari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kari avoids the body shot from Kyle.
Kyle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kyle throws the kick towards the body but Kari avoids it.
Kari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kyle, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kari.
Kyle blocks a body shot from Kari.
Still in the clinch, Kari scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyle.
Kari is rocked!
Kyle lands a big knee! That's hurt Kari! Oh, he's all over the place! Kyle lands another knee that sends Kari to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Kyle!
A victorious David Kyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jumo Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira comes into the arena with Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love blaring out of the sound system. Sudo has chosen Roy Jones - Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Jumo Sudo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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315 lbs
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301 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernesto Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jumo Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sudo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliveira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oliveira throws a leg kick
and Sudo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliveira thinking.
Good exchange - Oliveira coming out on top.
Oliveira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sudo at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sudo defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Oliveira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ernesto Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
Sudo blocks a jab.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Sudo circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oliveira. Sudo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sudo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oliveira swivels and escapes.
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Sudo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sudo throws a head kick that Oliveira semi-blocks.
It looks like Ernesto Oliveira has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oliveira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira tries to land a front kick but Sudo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oliveira throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a series of punches but Sudo moves out of range.
Sudo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oliveira looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sudo moves out of range as Oliveira throws a body kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sudo slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Oliveira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo misses with a leg kick.
Sudo avoids a kick to the body.
Sudo moves out of range of the body kick.
Sudo looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. Sudo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Sudo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sudo throws a lazy right hand but Oliveira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Sudo misses.
Oliveira instigates a clinch.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sudo prevents a body shot from Oliveira.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sudo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sudo up against the cage.
Oliveira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Sudo.
Oliveira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliveira misses with some punches.
Oliveira lands with a short shot to the head.
Sudo breaks from the clinch.
Sudo throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Sudo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira counters with an inside leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Sudo.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. Sudo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sudo moves out of range of the body kick from Oliveira.
Sudo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira wants to slow Sudo down by chopping away at his legs.
Oliveira is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sudo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
enabling Sudo to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sudo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sudo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oliveira misses with a low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo tried to score with a low kick but Oliveira checks it.
Oliveira misses with a hook to the body
and Sudo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oliveira scores with a spinning back kick!
Oliveira throws the left hand but Sudo avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sudo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Oliveira's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oliveira misses with a kick to the body.
Oliveira loads up on a big right hand but Sudo slips the punch.
Oliveira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sudo. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sudo. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sudo shoots in looking for a takedown but Oliveira manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sudo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sudo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oliveira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sudo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with a hook
and Sudo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira misses with a leg kick.
Oliveira connects with a looping right hand.
Ernesto Oliveira is winning the standup battle so far.
Sudo tries a low kick but Oliveira avoids it.
Oliveira tries to bum rush Sudo with a series of wild strikes but Sudo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown but Oliveira shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oliveira is able to avoid easily.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sudo was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into Sudo's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira misses with a hook
and Sudo counters with a single leg into guard. Oliveira didn't expect that.
Sudo looking to pass the guard.
Sudo trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira controls Sudo momentarily but Sudo frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Oliveira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ernesto Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Oliveira lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oliveira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliveira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sudo throws a leg kick but Oliveira moved away.
Sudo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira misses the shot to the body.
Sudo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oliveira.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sudo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Oliveira.
Oliveira closes the distance and pushes Sudo back into the cage.
Oliveira has a couple of punches blocked by Sudo.
Oliveira scores with a shoulder strike.
Oliveira slowing the pace effectively.
Oliveira pushes Sudo against the cage. Oliveira is working some dirty boxing. Oliveira pushes off with a quick right hook! Sudo goes down! Sudo tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Oliveira moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernesto Oliveira!
Ernesto Oliveira really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopo comes to the cage accompanied by Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee . Mir comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spoilin For A Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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28
275 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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275 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Hessu Hopo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir takes one on the button.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Mir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hopo defends it nicely.
Mir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopo.
Hopo tries to clinch up but Mir circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body punch from Mir.
Mir throws a body punch but Hopo moves out of range.
Hopo misses with a body shot.
Hopo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hopo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mir regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hopo.
Mir is trying to control the position but Hopo postures up.
Mir looking for a guillotine here but Hopo defends easily.
Hopo works over Mir with some ground and pound from guard.
Mir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hopo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hopo looking to pass the guard.
Mir has his foot on Hopo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hopo works his way back into a safe position though.
Hopo is sitting in close to Mir's body. Mir has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Hopo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Hopo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mir.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frank Mir!
Frank Mir seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Stewie Griffen - Rocket Man. Dick comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Conquer All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
222 lbs
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205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Marko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Dick!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dick.
Dick moves into the clinch.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
Come on Gracie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dick throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie lands a left hand.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Dick.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Gracie.
Dick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dick regains guard immediately.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control but Dick is working from the bottom.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dick is controlling Gracie's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie wants to control but Dick is keeping him busy.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dick pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Gracie with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dick is looking to improve his position.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dick's head.
Dick is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dick avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Dick keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dick avoid being mounted?
Dick looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie passes the guard and advances to mount!
The referee warns Dick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gracie prevents Dick from getting the reversal.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dick working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Dick is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Dick flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gracie anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Dick and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gracie slips an arm under Dick chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gracie has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gracie is squeezing on Dick like an anaconda would it's prey. Dick fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marko Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Marko Gracie 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 Julio Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rotte DeMauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salcedo comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Muscle Museum. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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275 lbs
22 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rotte DeMauler!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMauler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rotte DeMauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salcedo throws a poor cross that misses
and DeMauler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salcedo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
DeMauler cracks Salcedo with an open hand slap.
Salcedo throws a series of punches but DeMauler avoids them all with ease.
Salcedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeMauler misses with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salcedo checks a leg kick.
DeMauler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DeMauler throws a push kick but Salcedo slaps the foot to one side.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeMauler misses with a body shot
and Salcedo counters with a crisp right hand that drops DeMauler! Salcedo lets DeMauler back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeMauler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
DeMauler lands a leg kick that knocks Salcedo off balance momentarily.
DeMauler scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Salcedo misses
and DeMauler counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeMauler.
Salcedo tries to move into range but DeMauler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Julio Salcedo has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - DeMauler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salcedo misses with a straight left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
DeMauler blocking some punches.
DeMauler missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Salcedo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Salcedo scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeMauler can't find room to land a body shot as Salcedo controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo misses with some punches.
Salcedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeMauler tries to land knees in the clinch but Salcedo avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
DeMauler scores with a shot to the side of Salcedo's head.
Salcedo digs a right hand underneath DeMauler's ribcage. DeMauler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
DeMauler looks winded!
DeMauler blocking some punches.
Salcedo swings wildly with an uppercut but DeMauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeMauler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salcedo struggles to land a body shot inside as DeMauler controls his hands.
DeMauler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salcedo prevents a body shot from DeMauler.
DeMauler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salcedo is defending well for now.
DeMauler working Salcedo over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler throws an elbow that misses.
DeMauler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salcedo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeMauler at a distance.
No joy there for Salcedo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by DeMauler.
Salcedo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeMauler tries to move into range but Salcedo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salcedo checks a leg kick.
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!
DeMauler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salcedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salcedo throws a series of punches but DeMauler moves out of range.
Salcedo sends DeMauler crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Salcedo is motioning to the referee to let DeMauler up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Salcedo cracks DeMauler with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Salcedo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning DeMauler to stand back up!
DeMauler is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo moves into the clinch.
DeMauler is still on wobbly legs! Can Salcedo finish him?
DeMauler trying to land knees to the body.
Salcedo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Salcedo misses with a body punch.
DeMauler is trying to maintain a safe position but Salcedo gets an underhook and turns DeMauler into the cage.
DeMauler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
DeMauler seems to have recovered his senses.
DeMauler blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Salcedo fails to land.
Salcedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salcedo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Salcedo.
DeMauler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salcedo.
DeMauler missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salcedo.
DeMauler pushes off an throws an elbow but Salcedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Salcedo pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks DeMauler out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julio Salcedo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Julio Salcedo waved his t-shirt featuring Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes into the arena with Battle for Asgard blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Blake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lodin moves away.
Lodin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Frank Lodin has been cut.
A slow jab from Lodin misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Lodin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Lodin closes the distance and clinches up with Blake, looking for a takedown. Lodin pushes Blake against the cage but Blake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lodin throws a poor cross that misses
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Donald Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lodin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Lodin avoids it.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Blake defending well as Lodin loads up on a big left hand.
Blake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blake digs a good body shot into Lodin's ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Lodin digs a good body shot into Blake's ribs.
Lodin has a takedown stuffed.
Lodin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lodin misses.
Good leg kick by Lodin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blake catches Lodin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blake - that will leave a mark!
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lodin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lodin.
Lodin throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Lodin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donald Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Lodin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lodin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lodin dodges the punch combination from Blake.
Blake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lodin.
Blake is looking to slow Lodin down with leg kicks.
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.
Lodin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good work by Lodin as he checks the leg kick.
Donald Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake keeps Lodin at a distance using the push kick.
Lodin looks winded!
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lodin throws a big shot that misses.
Blake cracks the inside of Lodin's front leg.
Blake throws a good cross that connects.
Blake throws a push kick but Lodin slaps the foot to one side.
Lodin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake throws a shot to the body.
Lodin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Blake is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lodin.
Crunch! Blake slams his shin into Lodin's torso.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blake scores with a nice head shot.
Blake cracks Lodin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lodin is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
Lodin is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blake lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Lodin falls backwards - clearly groggy! Blake dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Blake!
Donald Blake retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Donald Blake 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 Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shirahama comes to the cage accompanied by Fade To Black. Kokkalis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex. Kenichi Shirahama has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Shirahama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vangelis Kokkalis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirahama misses with a low kick.
Kokkalis connects with the punch.
Kokkalis throws a shot from downtown. Shirahama moves away and avoids it.
Kokkalis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shirahama at a distance.
Jab from Kokkalis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shirahama.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick
and Kokkalis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kokkalis throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kokkalis thuds a left hand into Shirahama's body.
Kokkalis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shirahama.
Shirahama misses with a head kick.
Kokkalis blocks a head kick by Shirahama.
Kokkalis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis leaves Shirahama with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shirahama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kokkalis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Kokkalis misses its intended target.
Kokkalis misses with a head kick.
Kokkalis scores with a hook to the body. Shirahama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kokkalis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shirahama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shirahama there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokkalis scores with a jab to the body.
Kokkalis throws a jab when Shirahama was well out of range.
Vangelis Kokkalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kokkalis tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kokkalis.
Good leg kick by Kokkalis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shirahama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shirahama closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kokkalis to the mat! Kokkalis manages to get full guard.
Kokkalis seems keen to control Shirahama's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but Kokkalis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shirahama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shirahama trying to control the position from guard on top but Kokkalis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shirahama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kokkalis is looking to land body kicks.
Vangelis Kokkalis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shirahama slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Shirahama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama throws a big shot that misses.
Shirahama moves out of range of the leg kick from Kokkalis.
Some bone on bone action there as Shirahama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kokkalis blocks a jab.
Shirahama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shirahama on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kokkalis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kokkalis scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokkalis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shirahama is breathing heavily.
Shirahama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kokkalis as he avoids it easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kokkalis!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shirahama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kokkalis throws a shot from downtown. Shirahama moves away and avoids it.
Kokkalis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some bone on bone action there as Shirahama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kokkalis throws a push kick but Shirahama slaps the foot to one side.
Shirahama checks a leg kick.
Kokkalis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kokkalis throws a hook but Shirahama blocks it.
Kokkalis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kokkalis lands with a good body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokkalis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shirahama manages to avoid it.
Kokkalis lands a leg kick that knocks Shirahama off balance momentarily.
A cross from Kokkalis lands.
A clash of legs there as Shirahama blocks the low kick.
Shirahama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kokkalis.
Kokkalis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenichi Shirahama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirahama shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kokkalis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kokkalis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis keeping full guard, as Shirahama tries to pass.
Kokkalis looking for a sweep. Not yet Kokkalis, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirahama wants to control from the top but Kokkalis keeps moving.
Kokkalis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kokkalis thuds his right hand into Shirahama's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kokkalis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shirahama.
Shirahama throws a hook but Kokkalis blocks it.
Kokkalis misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shirahama's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokkalis looks to throw the jab but Shirahama is out of range.
Shirahama slips a jab and a cross from Kokkalis.
Shirahama works Kokkalis's body with a nice hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shirahama's sensitive parts.
Kokkalis misses with a wild body shot.
Kokkalis lands with a nice body kick.
Kokkalis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shirahama.
Kokkalis misses with a hook
and Shirahama counters with a big head kick but Kokkalis shrugs it off.
Shirahama tries for a takedown but Kokkalis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kokkalis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokkalis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shirahama counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kokkalis keeping moving, preventing Shirahama from controlling successfully.
Kokkalis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vangelis Kokkalis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kokkalis feints and then cracks Shirahama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shirahama down.
Vangelis Kokkalis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shirahama closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kokkalis circles away.
Kokkalis just misses with a punch to the body.
Shirahama tries a head kick but it misses.
Kokkalis throws the kick towards the body but Shirahama avoids it.
Kokkalis scores with a jab to the head.
Shirahama takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kokkalis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shirahama.
Kokkalis misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kokkalis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shirahama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shirahama on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kokkalis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shirahama if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shirahama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kokkalis.
Shirahama walks into a straight right hand from Kokkalis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kokkalis.
Kokkalis lands an overhand right.
Kokkalis sizes up Shirahama with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kokkalis. Beautiful body shot.
Shirahama blocks the body kick.
Shirahama walks into a straight right hand from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kokkalis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shirahama on the side of the head.
Shirahama shoots in but no luck this time.
Shirahama slips under a jab from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shirahama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kokkalis cracks Shirahama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shirahama checks the leg kick.
Shirahama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis cracks Shirahama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kokkalis steps in with a hook that catches Shirahama right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kokkalis follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Shirahama looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vangelis Kokkalis!
Vangelis Kokkalis is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Vangelis Kokkalis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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