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KRT 81 - Wright vs Palmeiras PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Errol Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Field might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Best of Sakuraba. Andrey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gunther -Ding Dong Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Errol Field has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Errol Field seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Errol Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andrey, right into the meat.
Andrey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Field's calf.
Field misses with a takedown attempt - Andrey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andrey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Andrey lands a jab to the nose.
Andrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrey misses with a few strikes there.
Field looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Field shoots in but no luck this time.
An inside leg kick lands from Andrey.
Field 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.
Field takes a kick to the side of the head.
Andrey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andrey scoring well with a low kick there.
Andrey throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Andrey throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Field's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Andrey lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Malutin Andrey!
Malutin Andrey tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Baldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jump Around by House of Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Baldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway darts in and clinches Baldridge up against the cage.
Galloway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baldridge.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Galloway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Baldridge.
Galloway misses with a series of wild punches.
Galloway moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Baldridge throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baldridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baldridge shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Galloway napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Baldridge landing strikes.
Galloway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baldridge working the ground and pound from side control.
Galloway regains half guard, as Baldridge was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge throwing shots but Galloway is blocking nicely.
Baldridge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baldridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baldridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Galloway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baldridge trying to mount his opponent but Galloway defends it.
Galloway is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baldridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baldridge wants to free his trapped foot but Galloway is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Galloway tries to get to full guard but Baldridge has control of the leg.
Baldridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baldridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galloway defending well though.
Galloway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Baldridge missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Galloway really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baldridge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baldridge not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baldridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galloway defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baldridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galloway defending well though.
Baldridge 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.
Galloway blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baldridge.
Galloway regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Baldridge.
Baldridge throwing strikes but missing.
Galloway utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baldridge is looking to work some ground and pound but Galloway has wrist control.
Baldridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Galloway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baldridge forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galloway is looking to improve his position.
Baldridge throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baldridge throwing shots but Galloway is blocking nicely.
Baldridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galloway defending well though.
Galloway blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baldridge.
Baldridge thows a huge punch but Galloway dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baldridge missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baldridge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baldridge works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Baldridge dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Galloway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baldridge.
Galloway slips under a jab.
Baldridge takes a swing at Galloway's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown by Baldridge or perhaps it was just good defense by Galloway which made him look bad.
Galloway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Galloway misses with a low kick.
Galloway goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Galloway tries a head kick but it misses.
Galloway closes the distance and clinches.
Galloway manages to break the clinch.
Baldridge looks to land a left hand but Galloway moved out of range nicely.
Galloway misses with a double jab.
Baldridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Galloway stalks Baldridge and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baldridge's face. Baldridge staggers backwards, shaken.
Cub Galloway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge swings away with a body shot that misses
and Galloway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Galloway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galloway tries to close the distance and clinch but Baldridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Galloway throws the kick towards the body but Baldridge avoids it.
Baldridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Galloway lands with a kick to the temple. Baldridge shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Baldridge is rocked!
Galloway lands a brutal head kick. Baldridge looks out on his feet and Galloway throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Cub Galloway!
Cub Galloway took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging O Palmeiras to the ground. Wright is now in O Palmeiras's guard.
Wright tries to free his leg and advance position but O Palmeiras is retaining full guard.
Wright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Palmeiras throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wright escapes and throws O Palmeiras's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Wright blocks the strikes from O Palmeiras.
Wright wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Palmeiras, who protects the arm well.
O Palmeiras tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
O Palmeiras sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
O Palmeiras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Wright there.
Wright scoring with strikes to the body and head.
O Palmeiras is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. O Palmeiras tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Wright!
Anthony Wright retains his bantamweight title!
Anthony Wright 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 Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomi comes to the cage accompanied by Sonata Arctica - Tallulah. Louis St Laurent told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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166 lbs
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168 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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Louis St Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Laurent fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Laurent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Laurent takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Atomi misses with a low kick.
Atomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Laurent was well out of range. Poor timing from Atomi.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Laurent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atomi delivers a nice body kick.
St Laurent ducks under a wild hook from Atomi.
Atomi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Laurent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Laurent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Laurent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Atomi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
St Laurent rushes Atomi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Atomi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Laurent lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Laurent misses with a body punch.
Atomi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi misses with a punch to the body.
St Laurent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Atomi blocks it.
Atomi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A hook to the body from St Laurent.
St Laurent misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Laurent.
St Laurent keeps control of Atomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from St Laurent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atomi.
St Laurent stops a takedown attempt from Atomi.
St Laurent misses with a body punch.
Atomi takes a shot to the head.
Atomi breaks the clinch.
St Laurent scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atomi tries to roll over but St Laurent keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Atomi has hold of St Laurent's hands but St Laurent slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Atomi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Atomi is controlling St Laurent's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Atomi tries to roll over but St Laurent keeps him under control.
Atomi looking for submissions off his back.
St Laurent seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Atomi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Atomi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Laurent is working away from the top position though.
St Laurent landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi trying to control but St Laurent postures up.
Atomi manages to get to full guard.
Atomi working a defensive guard here.
Atomi keeping moving, preventing St Laurent from controlling successfully.
Atomi looking to control.
St Laurent throws a big elbow that misses.
Atomi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Atomi working a defensive guard but St Laurent passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi trying to hold on to St Laurent's head to control him but St Laurent postures up.
Atomi gets full guard.
Atomi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Atomi keeping moving, preventing St Laurent from controlling successfully.
Atomi is trying to hold St Laurent in close to prevent damage but St Laurent has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Laurent prevents Atomi from improving his position.
St Laurent looks to land a strike but Atomi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Laurent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tomi Atomi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Atomi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Atomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Laurent manages to avoid it.
St Laurent is looking to clinch but Atomi is avoiding it.
Atomi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St Laurent tries a low kick but Atomi avoids it.
Atomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atomi throws a shot from downtown. St Laurent moves away and avoids it.
St Laurent takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Laurent fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Atomi, pushing him back against the cage.
St Laurent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St Laurent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atomi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Laurent keeps control of Atomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Atomi has St Laurent pushed against the cage.
St Laurent is struggling to control the position.
Atomi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Laurent misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atomi managing to block the knees to the body from St Laurent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Laurent.
Atomi scores with a shot to the side of St Laurent's head.
Atomi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a good knee to the midsection. Atomi won't want to take too many of those.
St Laurent scores with a shoulder strike.
Atomi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Atomi misses.
St Laurent stuffs the takedown.
St Laurent explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St Laurent thows a leg kick but Atomi checks it
and Atomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Laurent fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Laurent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Louis St Laurent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
St Laurent is fighting off a takedown attempt but Atomi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip St Laurent to the mat. St Laurent regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Atomi throwing strikes from guard but St Laurent blocks nicely.
St Laurent wants to sweep but no luck.
Tomi Atomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi wants to control from the top but St Laurent keeps moving.
St Laurent looking for a guillotine here but Atomi defends easily.
Atomi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Laurent is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Atomi looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi manages to get to full guard.
Atomi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Laurent defends well.
Atomi has his foot on St Laurent's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Laurent works his way back into a safe position though.
Atomi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Laurent wants to control from the top but Atomi keeps moving.
St Laurent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Laurent postures up.
Atomi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St Laurent defends it easily.
St Laurent tries to free his leg and advance position but Atomi is retaining full guard.
Atomi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Laurent landing with the ground and pound.
St Laurent trying to control the position from guard on top but Atomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Laurent must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Louis St Laurent will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
St Laurent takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Atomi lands with a cross.
St Laurent throws a leg kick but Atomi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St Laurent lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Laurent blocks a leg kick.
St Laurent tries to score with a low kick but Atomi moves his leg out of the way.
Atomi misses with a wild body shot.
Atomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
St Laurent fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Atomi, pushing him back against the cage.
Atomi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Laurent unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Laurent misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Laurent.
Atomi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Atomi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Laurent smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent leaves Atomi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Laurent looks to score with a jab to the body but Atomi is just out of range.
Atomi throws a sloppy head kick and St Laurent moves out of range easily.
St Laurent dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Atomi. That did some damage!
St Laurent throws a body punch but Atomi moves out of range.
St Laurent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atomi keeps the fight on the outside.
St Laurent fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Atomi to the ground. St Laurent is now in Atomi's guard.
St Laurent trying to control but Atomi is working from the bottom.
St Laurent scoring with punches to the head and body.
St Laurent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent trying to control but Atomi is working from the bottom.
Atomi is trying to hold St Laurent in close to prevent damage but St Laurent has managed to pass into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atomi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
St Laurent is keen to just control but Atomi is a slippery customer.
St Laurent takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Atomi gets back to full guard.
St Laurent postures up.
St Laurent throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atomi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atomi controls St Laurent momentarily but St Laurent frees himself.
Atomi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Laurent defends well.
St Laurent showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Atomi trying to keep a closed guard but St Laurent is proving a slippery customer.
Atomi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomi keeping moving, preventing St Laurent from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis St Laurent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Laurent 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis St Laurent!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris To Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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154 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris To Short !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To Short is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakai moves away from the strike by To Short .
To Short throws a combination that misses
and Nakai counters with a nice double leg into side control. To Short won't be happy with that.
To Short tries to buck Nakai off but Nakai is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
To Short is not content to let Nakai control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakai is working to tighten is grip on To Short 's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. To Short has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Nakai is really squeezing tight and eventually To Short passes out! Nakai breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yuki Nakai!
Post fight, Yuki Nakai stared into the camera and said 'Hey grappling is my world.... stick to K1 kid, face it this aint your sport! (Grabs the nearest camera) Now book me in the semi finals, who's gona stop me from becoming the 145 GP Champion?!'.
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pop
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FIGHT
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