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DBC 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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188 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, To Hak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Luca tries a head kick but it misses.
De Luca thuds a left hand into Hak's body.
De Luca has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hak.
Hak lands a jab to De Luca's midsection.
Hak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Luca.
Hak tries a head kick but it misses.
Hak throws a head kick that misses.
De Luca takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hak throws a head kick but De Luca moves out of range.
Hak throws a head kick that misses.
Hak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Luca throws a head kick that misses
and Hak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Luca is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Luca misses with a series of wild punches.
Armando De Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hak lands a front kick.
Hak throws a shot to the body.
Hak throws a head kick that De Luca semi-blocks.
It looks like Armando De Luca has been cut.
De Luca fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Luca looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hak.
De Luca checks a low kick from Hak.
A swing and a miss from Hak.
De Luca misses the shot to the body.
Hak blocks a head kick by De Luca.
De Luca misses with a low kick.
De Luca stalks Hak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hak's face. Hak staggers backwards, shaken.
Hak misses the jab.
Hak throws a low kick but De Luca moves out of range easily.
Hak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hak. That's going to slow De Luca down.
A jab from De Luca misses.
Hak looks to throw the jab but De Luca is out of range.
Hak throws a wild body kick that De Luca sees coming a mile off.
De Luca fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hak is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hak.
De Luca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Luca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hak throws a body kick that misses.
Hak scoring well with a low kick there.
De Luca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Hak misses.
To Hak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Hak misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hak.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hak.
A good leg kick by Hak.
Hak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hak tries to close the distance and clinch but De Luca swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hak swinging wildly here.
Hak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Luca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca fails with the takedown.
Hak connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Luca's hands.
Hak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hak.
De Luca just misses with a punch to the body.
De Luca thows a body shot but no joy.
De Luca moves away from the strike by Hak.
De Luca's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
No joy there for Hak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Luca avoids the head kick by Hak.
De Luca lands with a straight right. Hak didn't see that one coming.
De Luca waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hak.
Hak connects with a solid leg kick.
De Luca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak throws a low kick but De Luca moves out of range easily.
Hak loads up on a big right hand but De Luca slips the punch.
De Luca scores with a leg kick.
Hak throws a front kick aimed at De Luca's knee but De Luca avoids it well.
Hak tries a low kick but De Luca avoids it.
De Luca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hak checks the leg kick.
De Luca looks to score with a jab to the body but Hak is just out of range.
Hak throws a hook but De Luca avoids it easily.
De Luca blocks a head kick by Hak.
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!
Hak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hak is really struggling to find his range with his punches. De Luca's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hak. De Luca shrugs it off though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Luca drives through with a takedown into Hak's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hak is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
To Hak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armando De Luca's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hak connects with a leg kick. De Luca looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
To Hak is winning the standup battle so far.
Hak tries to score with a low kick but De Luca moves his leg out of the way.
De Luca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Luca misses with a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Hak as De Luca shoots in.
Hak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hak throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Luca throws a hook but Hak avoids it easily.
De Luca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hak.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hak.
Hak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Luca. That did some damage!
Hak is looking to slow De Luca down with leg kicks.
Hak throws a solid leg kick but De Luca takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Luca checks a leg kick.
Hak misses with a head kick.
De Luca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Luca avoids the head kick by Hak.
Hak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Luca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hak throws a head kick but De Luca moves out of range.
Armando De Luca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hak scores with a leg kick.
De Luca throws a low kick but Hak avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Hak.
Hak misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Luca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Luca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hak slips a straight right by De Luca.
A head kick from Hak lands but De Luca takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak staying out of range there.
Hak is looking to chop away at De Luca's legs.
Hak thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Luca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hak.
Hak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hak lands a head kick. De Luca smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Luca takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hak misses with a head kick.
Hak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hak buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Luca takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Luca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hak under the eye.
De Luca's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hak under the eye.
Hak loads up on a big right hand but De Luca slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak throws a head kick but De Luca moves out of range.
Hak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hak lands a front kick.
De Luca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Luca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Luca is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Luca lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Hak.
Hak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Hak.
Hak scores with a kick to the body.
Hak misses with a low kick.
Hak dodges the punch combination from De Luca.
De Luca is breathing heavily.
Hak misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by De Luca. Beautiful body shot.
De Luca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from De Luca.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hak, right into the meat.
De Luca throws the kick towards the body but Hak avoids it.
De Luca misses with a head kick.
De Luca shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hak sprawls well. Hak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Luca gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Hak is predictable there
and De Luca counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Luca's efforts to push away.
Hak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Luca.
De Luca has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hak.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Hak.
Hak misses with a knee to the head.
De Luca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
To Hak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armando De Luca's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Hak misses the jab.
De Luca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hak looks to land a left hand but De Luca moved out of range nicely.
Hak slips under a jab from De Luca.
Hak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Luca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hak.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hak 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 De Luca has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Luca and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Luca 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 Hak has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hak and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Hak.
Hak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Luca works Hak's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from De Luca.
De Luca walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hak, right into the meat.
Hak throws a chopping leg kick but De Luca manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Luca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Luca shoots for a double leg takedown but Hak sprawls well. He's pushed De Luca's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Luca throws an off balance right hand
and Hak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Luca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hak gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Luca misses with some punches.
Hak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Luca avoids it.
Hak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Luca's elbow.
De Luca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Hak fails to land.
De Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Luca misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Luca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hak manages to break the clinch.
De Luca moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Luca throws a hook but Hak avoids it easily.
De Luca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hak moves away.
Hak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Luca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Luca blocks a head kick by Hak.
Hak looks for the body kick but De Luca saw that one coming.
Hak checks the leg kick.
Hak throws a head kick that misses.
Hak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Luca if he has to take too many more of those.
Hak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Luca can do to turn this around?
De Luca on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hak shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hak dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Luca. That did some damage!
De Luca checks a leg kick.
Hak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hak fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Luca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Luca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Luca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hak. Hak obviously looking to wear him down.
De Luca lands with a right hand.
De Luca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Luca works Hak's body with a nice hook.
De Luca blocks a low kick nicely.
Hak throws a leg kick which misses De Luca's front leg but catches the back leg as De Luca tries to avoid it.
To Hak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak throws a sloppy head kick and De Luca moves out of range easily.
De Luca swats away the attempt to clinch by Hak.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hak.
Hak's corner calls for a 1-2. Hak obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Armando De Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hak throws a low kick, looking for De Luca's leg but De Luca calmly moves out of range.
Hak tries to clinch but De Luca is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hak lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from De Luca misses.
De Luca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hak circles away quickly and effectively.
Hak misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Luca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Luca keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
To Hak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... To Hak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quick Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alecxsander Pitpitunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitpitunge comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Never Say Die 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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185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quick Twist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alecxsander Pitpitunge!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twist has a takedown stuffed.
Pitpitunge scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pitpitunge trying to control the position but Twist is working away.
Pitpitunge really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Twist. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pitpitunge has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Twist wants to hold on but Pitpitunge pushes him away.
Pitpitunge controlling from mount.
Pitpitunge trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitpitunge thowing shots but they're missing.
Pitpitunge wants to control the pace but Twist is squirming around nicely.
Twist is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pitpitunge wants to control the pace but Twist is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twist wants to control but Pitpitunge is having none of it.
Twist avoids a series of strikes thrown by Pitpitunge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitpitunge trying to control but Twist is having none of it.
Alecxsander Pitpitunge has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Twist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Twist has a takedown stuffed.
Twist throws a jab when Pitpitunge was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitpitunge gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pitpitunge lands a takedown into guard.
Pitpitunge trying to stand up but can't free himself from Twist's guard.
Pitpitunge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Twist is pulling down on Pitpitunge's head. It's preventing any offense from Pitpitunge, at least for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Twist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alecxsander Pitpitunge dominated that round.
That's time! Twist's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Twist scores with a takedown into Pitpitunge's guard.
Twist is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Twist has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Twist wants to control from the top but Pitpitunge keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Quick Twist just wasn't active enough.
Pitpitunge stuffs the takedown attempt from Twist. Twist gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitpitunge gets a takedown into half guard.
Pitpitunge wants to pass to mount but Twist is defending the position.
Pitpitunge is looking to pass Twist's guard but actually Twist recovers to full guard.
Twist working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pitpitunge doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pitpitunge manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist trying to keep a closed guard but Pitpitunge is proving a slippery customer.
Twist seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist keeping moving, preventing Pitpitunge from controlling successfully.
Alecxsander Pitpitunge has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
No luck for Twist with that takedown attempt.
Twist shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Twist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitpitunge darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pitpitunge trying to control from half guard but Twist is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twist regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pitpitunge.
Pitpitunge wants to get up but he can't break Twist's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pitpitunge wants to control from the top but Twist keeps moving.
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 Quick Twist will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pitpitunge shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pitpitunge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pitpitunge is just content to waste time from the top position. Twist takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Twist looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twist keeping moving, preventing Pitpitunge from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pitpitunge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Twist has control of Pitpitunge's left arm, preventing Pitpitunge from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pitpitunge trying to stand up but can't free himself from Twist's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alecxsander Pitpitunge was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Twist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Twist shoots in for a double leg but Pitpitunge sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Twist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pitpitunge defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quick Twist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pitpitunge closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Twist's guard.
Pitpitunge trying to control the position from guard on top but Twist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pitpitunge wants to stand but Twist has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alecxsander Pitpitunge was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pitpitunge tries to clinch there but Twist circles away.
Pitpitunge shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Twist manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pitpitunge trying to control but Twist is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alecxsander Pitpitunge wasn't active enough on the ground.
Twist dives in and grabs Pitpitunge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pitpitunge pushes down on Twist's head and hops out.
Twist misses with a takedown attempt - Pitpitunge sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alecxsander Pitpitunge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitpitunge closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitpitunge is trying to control. Twist wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pitpitunge works his way into side control.
Pitpitunge scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Twist to see if he's OK.
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!
Twist can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Twist tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alecxsander Pitpitunge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pitpitunge 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alecxsander Pitpitunge!
Alecxsander Pitpitunge 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshinobu Okuyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mineirinho Uai So (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yoshinobu Okuyama has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yoshinobu Okuyama seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshinobu Okuyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mineirinho Uai So!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okuyama lands a nice hook to Uai So's body. Uai So takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uai So looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uai So tries for a takedown but Okuyama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Okuyama scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Mineirinho Uai So has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okuyama fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Uai So to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Uai So looks to clinch but Okuyama throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Uai So taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yoshinobu Okuyama!
Yoshinobu Okuyama gave a mention to Ganja's Warehouse in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nopparat Somchaimy (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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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nopparat Somchaimy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan lands with a nice body punch.
Callahan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Callahan looks to land a right hand but Somchaimy moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Callahan.
Callahan misses with a low kick.
Callahan wants to slow Somchaimy down by chopping away at his legs.
Somchaimy wants to clinch.
Callahan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Somchaimy's calf.
Callahan misses with a low kick as Somchaimy jumps back.
Somchaimy takes a swing at Callahan's ribcage but misses.
Somchaimy clinches.
Callahan being controlled against the cage.
Somchaimy throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan misses with a body punch.
Somchaimy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Somchaimy as the two fighters clinch.
Somchaimy misses with a knee strike.
Somchaimy lands a nice knee to the body.
Somchaimy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Somchaimy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Callahan is defending well for now.
Somchaimy crunches a lovely knee into Callahan's ribcage.
Callahan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Somchaimy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Somchaimy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Callahan is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is trying to break free.
Somchaimy trying to land knees to the body.
Somchaimy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Somchaimy connects with a knee to the head.
Somchaimy tries to land knees in the clinch but Callahan avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Callahan.
Callahan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Somchaimy tries to work over Callahan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Callahan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Somchaimy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy tries to work over Callahan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Callahan tries a body shot but Somchaimy blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Callahan.
Somchaimy looking to throw knees to the head but Callahan is blocking nicely.
Somchaimy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Somchaimy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Callahan up against the cage.
Callahan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Callahan avoiding damage as Somchaimy throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Callahan.
Callahan tries to break free but Somchaimy pushes him back against the cage.
Somchaimy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Callahan avoids it.
Callahan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Callahan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Callahan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Callahan is trying to break the clinch but Somchaimy is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Callahan fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Callahan blocks it with crossed arms.
Callahan cracks Somchaimy with a nice body shot.
Callahan gets through Somchaimy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Somchaimy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Callahan avoiding damage as Somchaimy throws knees to the body.
Callahan wants to break free but Somchaimy has control.
Somchaimy 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!
Callahan tries to break the clinch but Somchaimy is controlling the position.
Somchaimy scores with a knee to the head.
Somchaimy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Somchaimy obliges.
Callahan is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callahan avoiding damage as Somchaimy throws knees to the body.
Somchaimy tries to land a knee to the head but Callahan blocks with his arms.
Callahan pushes Somchaimy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Somchaimy lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nopparat Somchaimy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Callahan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Somchaimy can pounce on him.
Callahan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Callahan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Somchaimy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Callahan.
Callahan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Somchaimy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Somchaimy just misses with a punch to the body.
Somchaimy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Somchaimy avoids the body shot from Callahan.
Callahan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Somchaimys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Somchaimy forces Callahan back against the cage and clinches.
Somchaimy misses with a punch to the body.
Callahan working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somchaimy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Callahan misses with the head strike.
Callahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Somchaimy controlling the action here for a moment.
Nopparat Somchaimy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Callahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Callahan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Somchaimy.
Somchaimy has Callahan pressed against the cage, preventing Callahan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Somchaimy lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Callahan takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Somchaimy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Callahan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Somchaimy landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy with a knee to the head.
Somchaimy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Somchaimy keeps control of Callahan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Somchaimy lands a knee to the head.
Somchaimy crunches a lovely knee into Callahan's ribcage.
Somchaimy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Somchaimy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Callahan backwards.
Somchaimy scores with a shot to the side of Callahan's head.
Somchaimy lands a knee to the body.
Somchaimy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Somchaimy connects with a knee to the head.
Somchaimy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Somchaimy working Callahan over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy lands a good knee to the midsection. Callahan won't want to take too many of those.
Somchaimy connects with a knee to the head.
Somchaimy lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Somchaimy.
Somchaimy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Somchaimy landing knees to the head.
Somchaimy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Somchaimy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Somchaimy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Somchaimy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Somchaimy landing knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Somchaimy.
Nice body punch from Somchaimy.
Somchaimy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Callahan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Somchaimy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Somchaimy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Somchaimy misses with a knee to the head.
Somchaimy crunches a lovely knee into Callahan's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Somchaimy.
Somchaimy is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Somchaimy.
Knees to the body from Somchaimy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somchaimy scores a nice knee to the body.
Somchaimy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Somchaimy misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nopparat Somchaimy 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Somchaimy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Callahan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Somchaimy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Callahan manages to avoid it.
Somchaimy slips under a jab.
Somchaimy lands a high kick!
Somchaimy checks a leg kick nicely.
Somchaimy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Callahan.
Callahan jabs Somchaimy right on the nose. Somchaimy blinks but takes it well.
Somchaimy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Callahan's head.
Somchaimy tries to clinch up but Callahan circles away and keeps his distance.
Callahan blocks a jab.
Somchaimy avoids the body shot from Callahan.
Callahan slips under a jab from Somchaimy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Callahan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Callahan misses with a straight left.
Somchaimy misses with a straight right.
Callahan scores with a body shot.
Callahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Callahan tries to score with a low kick but Somchaimy moves his leg out of the way.
Harry Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callahan throws a series of punches but Somchaimy avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Somchaimy misses with a body punch
and Callahan counters with a leg kick.
Callahan connects with a looping right hand.
Somchaimy misses with a body kick.
Somchaimy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harry Callahan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Callahan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Somchaimy scrambles back to his feet.
Callahan throws out a powerful jab.
Callahan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Callahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Somchaimy moves away.
Callahan blocks a head kick by Somchaimy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Somchaimy closes the distance and pushes Callahan back into the cage.
Callahan tries a body shot but Somchaimy blocks it.
Somchaimy taking a breather.
Callahan can't break the clinch.
Callahan managing to block the knees to the body from Somchaimy.
Callahan has had enough of the clinch but Somchaimy keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy blocks a body shot from Callahan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Somchaimy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Somchaimy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Somchaimy to work.
Callahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Somchaimy tries to land knees in the clinch but Callahan avoids the damage to the body.
Callahan can't find room to land a body shot as Somchaimy controls the action.
Callahan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Somchaimy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Somchaimy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Callahan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Somchaimy is trying to stall.
Somchaimy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somchaimy prevents Callahan from breaking the clinch.
Callahan tries a body shot but Somchaimy blocks it.
Somchaimy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Somchaimy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Somchaimy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Somchaimy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Somchaimy scores a nice knee to the body.
Somchaimy lands a knee to the head.
Somchaimy can't find room to land a body shot as Callahan controls the action.
Somchaimy scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Somchaimy as the two fighters clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Somchaimy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Callahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Somchaimy won't allow it.
Nopparat Somchaimy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Somchaimy pushes Callahan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nopparat Somchaimy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Somchaimy 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nopparat Somchaimy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Stroya (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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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kyoraku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyoraku was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
Kyoraku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stroya misses with a body shot.
Kyoraku keeps Stroya at a distance using the push kick.
Stroya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kyoraku.
Kyoraku defending well as Stroya loads up on a big left hand.
Kyoraku is looking to land body kicks.
Kyoraku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stroya. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kyoraku.
Kyoraku loads up on a big right hand but Stroya slips the punch.
Stroya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Stroya swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Stroya misses with a hook.
Stroya throws a body punch but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Kyoraku connects with a right hand. Stroya shakes it off.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyoraku was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
Kyoraku gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stroya.
A good leg kick by Kyoraku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya misses with a straight left.
Stroya misses with a looping left.
Stroya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stroya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kyoraku throws a body kick that misses.
Kyoraku throws a combination that misses
and Stroya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stroya avoids a kick to the body.
Kyoraku blocks a jab.
Kyoraku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stroya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Kyoraku misses.
Kyoraku misses with a double jab
and Stroya counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyoraku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stroya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body punch from Stroya.
Kyoraku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroya manages to avoid it.
Stroya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyoraku moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku throws a leg kick
and Stroya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big left from Stroya misses.
Stroya connects with a body shot.
Stroya sizes up Kyoraku with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stroya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stroya looks to land a left hand but Kyoraku moved out of range nicely.
Stroya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kyoraku moves away.
Kyoraku throws out a loose jab but Stroya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kyoraku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stroya's hands.
Kyoraku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stroya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kyoraku tries to land a front kick but Stroya steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stroya swings for the body but Kyoraku moves out of range.
Stroya throws a hook but Kyoraku avoids it easily.
Kyoraku getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kyoraku.
Kyoraku looks to land a right hand but Stroya moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyoraku was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
Kyoraku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stroya moves into the clinch.
Kyoraku blocks a body shot from Stroya.
Kyoraku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stroya.
Stroya throws a head punch that misses.
Stroya lands a shoulder strike.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Stroya avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.
Stroya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyoraku scores with a shoulder strike.
Kyoraku misses with a body punch.
Kyoraku misses with a punch to the body.
Kyoraku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stroya's elbow.
Kyoraku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stroya gets through Kyoraku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku is trying to maintain a safe position but Stroya gets an underhook and turns Kyoraku into the cage.
A short left from Kyoraku.
A nice left hand lands by Stroya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stalling in the clinch from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Stroya controls the action.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Stroya avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroya controls his hands.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroya controls his hands.
Stroya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kyoraku taking a breather.
Kyoraku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kyoraku lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Stroya.
Stroya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyoraku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyoraku misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kyoraku throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kyoraku throws a nice inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stroya in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Stroya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kyoraku lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Stroya.
Stroya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stroya just misses with a punch to the body.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyoraku moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kyoraku fails to land with a series of punches.
Kyoraku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stroya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroya wants to clinch.
Kyoraku misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku throws out a loose jab but Stroya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stroya scores with a shot to the body.
Kyoraku tries to move into range but Stroya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stroya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kyoraku at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stroya jabs Kyoraku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyoraku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stroya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stroya feints a jab promting Kyoraku to slip. Stroya then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kyoraku slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Shunsui Kyoraku has been cut.
Kyoraku takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stroya connects with a crisp jab.
Stroya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kyoraku looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kyoraku tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroya moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Stroya.
Stroya misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Stroya on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyoraku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stroya blocking some punches.
Stroya lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
Stroya lands with a light punch inside.
Kyoraku is rocked!
Shunsui Kyoraku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stroya lands a shot to the body.
Oh Kyoraku is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stroya creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kyoraku with a big uppercut! Kyoraku tries to clinch up but Stroya pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kyoraku to the mat! Kyoraku covers up and Stroya unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dee Stroya!
During a confident post fight interview, Dee Stroya 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama Shinichi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
145 lbs
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165 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiyama Shinichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colt Compton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton stuffs the takedown.
Compton darts in and clinches Shinichi up against the cage.
Compton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shinichi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Compton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shinichi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Compton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiyama Shinichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Compton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Compton throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton clinches up against the cage.
Shinichi fails to pull guard.
Shinichi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Compton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shinichi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Compton pinned against the cage. Compton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Compton jabs Shinichi right on the nose. Shinichi blinks but takes it well.
Colt Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinichi moves away.
Compton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shinichi tries for a takedown but Compton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Compton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Compton lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Compton leaves Shinichi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi takes one to the chin there.
Compton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shinichi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Compton sprawls well. Compton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shinichi gets slowly back to his feet.
Compton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinichi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Compton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Compton.
Compton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shinichi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, jab by Compton - just one landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinichi shoots in for a takedown but Compton shows good takedown defense.
Compton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Compton lands with a big left! Shinichi is wobbled badly! Compton comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Shinichi to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Colt Compton!
Our winner, Colt Compton, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenpachi Zaraki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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272 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenpachi Zaraki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zarakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zaraki takes a swing at Drogo's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Drogo.
Zaraki lands with a kick to the temple. Drogo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kenpachi Zaraki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo scores with a body shot.
Zaraki connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogo takes one to the chin there.
Zaraki feints and then cracks Drogo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drogo down.
Zaraki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogo.
Drogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drogo avoids the head kick by Zaraki.
Drogo misses with a body shot.
Drogo lands a right hook to the body.
Zaraki misses with a low kick as Drogo jumps back.
A head kick from Zaraki lands but Drogo takes it in his stride.
Zaraki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaraki throws a leg kick that misses.
Zaraki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Drogo is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaraki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drogo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drogo 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.
Zaraki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zaraki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
Drogo throws a body punch but Zaraki moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Drogo.
Drogo misses with a few strikes there.
Zaraki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drogo avoids the head kick by Zaraki.
Drogo looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaraki is just out of range.
Drogo swings for the body but Zaraki moves out of range.
Drogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaraki manages to avoid it.
Drogo thows a body shot but no joy.
Zaraki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drogo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zaraki's knee momentarily.
Drogo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo cracks Zaraki with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaraki tries to clinch but Drogo moves out of range.
Zaraki moves out of range of the strikes.
Zaraki rushes Drogo and presses him up against the cage.
Drogo managing to block the knees to the body from Zaraki.
Zaraki pushes Drogo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogo throws a head punch that misses.
Drogo lands a hook that snaps the head of Zaraki backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Zaraki.
Zaraki lands with a short shot to the head.
Drogo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zaraki throws the left hand but Drogo avoids the punch easily.
Zaraki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zaraki stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaraki backwards.
Zaraki can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Zaraki.
Zaraki misses with some punches.
Drogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaraki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo presses Zaraki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zaraki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Zaraki.
Drogo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zaraki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo is leaning against Zaraki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drogo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drogo lands with an overhand left.
Zaraki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zaraki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drogo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zaraki is rocked!
Zaraki drops his hands for a split second and Drogo immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Zaraki face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Drogo follows up with a right hand that knocks Zaraki into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Conan Drogo!
Conan Drogo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between King Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Jobber could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Orlov's chin.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jobber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orlov tries to score with a low kick but Jobber moves his leg out of the way.
Jobber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jobber stuns Orlov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jobber throws a nice looking combination but Orlov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jobber misses with a body shot
and Orlov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jobber thinking.
Orlov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alexander Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov throws a head kick but Jobber moves out of range.
Jobber takes a swing at Orlov's ribcage but misses.
Jobber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Jobber misses the shot to the body.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Orlov throws a body punch but Jobber moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jobber misses the body punch
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orlov throws a jab when Jobber was well out of range.
Jobber avoids the head kick by Orlov.
Jobber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov throws a looping overhand right but Jobber ducks down to avoid it.
Jobber moves away from the strike by Orlov.
Jobber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orlov keeps Jobber at a distance using the push kick.
Jobber punishes Orlov's body with a nice straight punch.
Jobber throws a series of punches but Orlov avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Orlov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jobber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jobber throws a series of punches but Orlov moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Orlov. That snapped Jobber's head back.
Jobber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jobber jabs Orlov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jobber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jobber lands a nice shot to the body.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jobber throws a body punch but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Orlov.
Jobber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jobber looks to land a combination but Orlov avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Jobber.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Jobber.
Jobber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orlov scores with a punch to the head.
Jobber throws a body punch but Orlov moves out of range.
Jobber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jobber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orlov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jobber. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jobber fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov is looking to land body kicks.
Jobber misses with a two punch combination.
Orlov throws a head kick but Jobber moves out of range.
Jobber throws a lazy uppercut
and Orlov counters with a good, hard body kick but Jobber shrugs it off.
Jobber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jobber.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jobber 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.
Jobber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Orlov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jobber misses the shot to the body.
Orlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Orlov throws a head kick that Jobber semi-blocks.
Orlov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jobber scores with a hook to the body. Orlov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King Jobber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jobber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orlov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Jobber.
Jobber tests Orlov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jobber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orlov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jobber lands a nice shot to the body.
Orlov dips to his left and cracks Jobber with an uppercut!
A jab from Jobber misses.
Jobber moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A cross from Orlov lands.
Jobber defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jobber.
Orlov cracks the inside of Jobber's front leg.
Orlov throws a jab but it's blocked by Jobber.
Jobber checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orlov lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice shot by Orlov.
Jobber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlov can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jobber. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jobber will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jobber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Orlov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jobber just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov connects with a nice looking jab.
Orlov throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by Orlov.
Jobber misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle, before Orlov throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Jobber's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Orlov lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Alexander Orlov! Alexander Orlov retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Alexander Orlov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Changtupa Damtea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Guerrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrier comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Guerrila Radio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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207 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Changtupa Damtea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Owen Guerrier!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damtea has his takedown stuffed
and Guerrier counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Damtea with a lazy takedown attempt
and Guerrier counters with a head kick. That will keep Damtea thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Damtea tries for a takedown but Guerrier circles away easily
and Guerrier counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Changtupa Damtea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damtea misses with a takedown attempt
and Guerrier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Guerrier.
Damtea ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Damtea no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damtea wants to stand up but Guerrier is controlling him.
Guerrier stands up and waves to Damtea to follow him.
Guerrier connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damtea fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Guerrier to the ground. Damtea is now in Guerrier's guard.
Damtea looking to pass the guard.
Damtea won't allow Guerrier to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damtea is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Guerrier is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Guerrier has escaped and now he's on top!
Guerrier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Damtea is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guerrier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Damtea has an active guard here but Guerrier has managed to pass into half guard.
Damtea is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrier stands up from half guard.
Guerrier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Changtupa Damtea has been cut.
Damtea with a poor takedown
and Guerrier counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Guerrier clinches.
Damtea takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Guerrier.
Guerrier effectively controlling the action here.
Guerrier breaks the clinch.
Damtea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guerrier counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damtea doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Guerrier counters by moving into the clinch.
Guerrier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guerrier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guerrier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Damtea being controlled against the cage.
Guerrier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damtea's defenses.
Damtea looking for a takedown.
Damtea has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Guerrier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guerrier lands a shoulder strike.
Guerrier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damtea with a poor takedown
and Guerrier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrier throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Guerrier has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Damtea tries to pull guard but Guerrier won't allow it.
Guerrier lands an elbow just above Damtea 's eye.
Changtupa Damtea's cut is getting worse.
Guerrier manages to break the clinch.
Damtea misses with a takedown
and Guerrier counters with a head kick that wobbles Damtea - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Guerrier sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Owen Guerrier!
Our winner, Owen Guerrier, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ratamahatta by Sepultura. Hughes has chosen Eluveitie - A Rose For Epona as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adriano Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia clobbers Hughes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes has managed to clinch.
Hughes lands a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hughes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garcia is proving hard to escape from.
Garcia is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing Hughes from standing up.
Garcia working a defensive guard here.
Hughes drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Hughes off! Hughes jumps back into Garcia's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hughes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adriano Garcia wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Garcia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hughes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hughes connects with a leg kick. Garcia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hughes gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hughes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Garcia defends it well.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes tries to pass to full mount but Garcia defends it.
Garcia is not content to let Hughes control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garcia!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hughes tries to control but Garcia wriggling away.
Hughes tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Garcia is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hughes looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Hughes dominated that round.
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.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Garcia as he jumps to the side.
Adriano Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes wants to land a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Hughes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Garcia misses.
Hughes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hughes trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Garcia is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia seems keen to control Hughes's posture.
Garcia has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia is controlling Hughes's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia throws the left hand but Hughes avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hughes was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Garcia lands a two punch combo.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Garcia drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Garcia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to control the position but Garcia postures up.
Hughes controlling Garcia's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Donald Hughes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Garcia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hughes on the side of the head.
Garcia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Garcia misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Hughes's ribs.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Hughes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hughes tries to clinch
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Garcia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
No luck for Hughes with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriano Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Garcia lands a slapping body shot.
Hughes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garcia.
Hughes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hughes off to one side.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hughes.
Garcia tries to sprawl but Hughes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Garcia trying to control but Hughes postures up.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Hughes sits in half guard.
Hughes wants to stand up but Garcia has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia kicks off Hughes and gets to his feet.
Hughes slips under a jab from Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hughes.
Garcia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garcia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia gets underhooks to prevent Hughes's takedown attempt.
Adriano Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Hughes.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hughes clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Garcia somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia looking to break Hughes's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hughes remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Garcia will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Garcia scores with punches and elbows.
Garcia is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hughes up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes breaks Garcia's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Garcia is trying to hold Hughes in close to prevent damage but Hughes has managed to pass into half guard.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has Hughes pulled in close to control his posture.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hughes misses with a combination
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Hughes defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Garcia!
A victorious Adriano Garcia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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