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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by W.O.L.V.E.S. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Stryker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stryker wants to stand and escape but instead Harris has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Harris content to stall in guard here.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stryker is keeping the position for now.
Harris pushes down on Stryker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stryker trying to control here.
Harris trying to pass the guard but Stryker defending well.
Harris is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stryker!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris prevents Stryker from getting the reversal.
Stryker is trying to reverse the position but instead Harris has taken his back - oops!
Harris biding his time, controlling Stryker.
Stryker tries to escape the position.
Harris has good solid back control here.
Stryker tries to roll but Harris sticks to his back.
Good control from Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker can't escape the position.
Stryker turns into Harris and is now in his guard.
Stryker wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris is pulling down on Stryker's head to control his posture.
Harris's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alonzo Harris wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stryker swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stryker misses with a series of wild punches.
Stryker moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Stryker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Stryker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alonzo Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stryker.
Stryker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Harris. No joy for Stryker on that attempt.
Stryker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stryker tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Stryker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harris is fending him off so far but Stryker persists. Nope, Harris circles away and we're back to standing.
Alonzo Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Stryker.
Harris blocks a head kick by Stryker.
Harris jabs at Stryker's body.
Stryker looks winded!
Stryker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stryker tries to clinch up.
Stryker misses with a two punch combination.
Stryker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris lands a big uppercut and Stryker crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Stryker looks OK. Harris waves Stryker back to his feet!
Stryker is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stryker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stryker is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
A head kick misses from Stryker.
Stryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stryker seems to have recovered his senses.
Stryker swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stryker blocks a jab.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Stryker is out of range.
Stryker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Stryker lands but Harris takes it in his stride.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Stryker.
Harris avoids the head kick by Stryker.
Stryker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Stryker tried to score with a low kick but Harris checks it.
Stryker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stryker.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stryker at a distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook. Stryker ducked under it nicely.
Stryker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stryker jabs Harris to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stryker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Stryker slips under a jab from Harris.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris tests Stryker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Harris finds it's target.
Stryker throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris stuffs the takedown.
Stryker wants to clinch.
Stryker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stryker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stryker lands a head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnny Stryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stryker shoots in but no luck this time.
Harris blocks a head kick by Stryker.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Stryker.
Stryker throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stryker fails with a takedown attempt.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stryker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stryker. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Harris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stryker clobbers Harris with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stryker.
Stryker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stryker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stryker misses with a looping left.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stryker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris takes a swing at Stryker's ribcage but misses.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stryker moves away.
Stryker misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Stryker is out of range.
Stryker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris swings for the body but Stryker moves out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stryker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.
Stryker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harris connects with a crisp jab.
Stryker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stryker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stryker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stryker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stryker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Stryker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stryker moves to clinch but Harris breaks away
and Harris counters with a nice right hand that sends Stryker toppling to the canvas! Stryker scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Harris finish him?!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Stryker.
Harris drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Stryker right on the button. Stryker goes down! Harris follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Harris gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonzo Harris!
Alonzo Harris really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that A.C: Awesome Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hulkamania!. Easton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tech N9ne The Beast (Uncensored) . Cody Easton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cody Easton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hulk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easton lands a nice shot to the body.
Easton catches Hulk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Easton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Easton just misses with a punch to the body.
Easton digs a good body shot into Hulk's ribs.
Hulk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Easton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Easton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hulk.
Hulk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Easton.
Easton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Easton avoids the body shot from Hulk.
A punch combination from Hulk misses.
Hulk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hulk throws a body punch but Easton moves out of range.
Hulk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Hulk.
A telegraphed right hand from Hulk misses the target.
Easton lands with a nice body punch.
Hulk swings for the body but Easton moves out of range.
Easton throws a leg kick but Hulk checks it.
Easton scores with a shot to the body.
Hulk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hulk swings for the body but Easton moves out of range.
Easton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hulk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hulk misses with a body punch
letting Easton counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hulk. Easton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Easton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hulk misses with a double jab.
Hulk throws a hook but Easton blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton scores with a jab to the body.
Hulk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hulk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hulk is looking to wear down Easton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hulk.
Easton avoids the body shot from Hulk.
Easton tries to land a front kick but Hulk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Easton throws a body punch but Hulk moves out of range.
Hulk throws a hook but Easton blocks it.
Easton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easton blocks a leg kick.
Easton checks the leg kick.
Hulk throws a right and a left that Easton avoids nicely.
Easton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Easton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hulk.
Easton just misses with a punch to the body.
Easton ducks under a wild hook from Hulk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton slips a jab from Hulk.
Hulk swings for the body but Easton moves out of range.
Easton misses with a body shot.
Hulk avoids the body shot from Easton.
Easton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hulk.
Hulk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hulk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hulk throws a leg kick but Easton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hulk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Easton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hulk fails to land with a series of punches.
Easton takes one on the button.
Hulk slips a jab and a cross from Easton.
Hulk throws a nice looking combination but Easton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hulk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Easton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hulk.
Hulk misses with a body shot.
Easton lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Hulk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hulk, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Easton throws a shot to the body.
Easton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hulk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Easton feints a jab promting Hulk to slip. Easton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hulk slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Easton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hulk missing with a left hand there. Easton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Easton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hulk has time to react.
Hulk thows a body shot but no joy.
Hulk misses with a left hand
enabling Easton to counter with a crisp jab.
Hulk misses with a series of wild punches.
Hulk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Easton circles away quickly and effectively.
Hulk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Easton counters with a nice uppercut.
Cody Easton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Hulk misses.
Hulk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Easton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hulk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hulk throws a looping overhand right but Easton ducks down to avoid it.
Hulk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hulk throws the left hand but Easton avoids the punch easily.
Easton takes a swing at Hulk's ribcage but misses.
Easton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hulk at a distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Hulk blocks the low kick.
Easton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Easton throws a nice looking combination but Hulk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Easton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Easton ducks under a wild hook from Hulk.
Hulk swings for the body but Easton moves out of range.
A low kick from Easton misses
and Hulk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Easton thows a body shot but no joy.
Hulk misses the jab.
Easton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hulk moves away.
Easton staying out of range there.
Easton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Easton.
Easton digs a good body shot into Hulk's ribs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Easton slips a jab and a cross from Hulk.
Hulk throws a series of punches but Easton moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hulk. That's going to slow Easton down.
Easton avoids the head kick by Hulk.
Hulk is breathing heavily.
Easton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hulk.
Easton lands with a nice body punch.
Easton misses with a wild body shot.
Easton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hulk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Easton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hulk.
Easton misses with a body shot.
Hulk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Easton tries to avoid it but Hulk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Easton to the ground. Easton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hulk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Easton looks to score with a jab to the body but Hulk is just out of range.
Easton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Easton scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Easton.
Easton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hulk on the side of the head.
Jab by Hulk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulk checks a leg kick.
Hulk is looking to chop away at Easton's legs.
Easton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hulk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Easton throws a combination. Hulk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Easton digs a good body shot into Hulk's ribs.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Easton lands a nice hook to Hulk's body. Hulk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hulk misses with the combination.
Easton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Hulk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hulk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Easton throws a series of strikes that have Hulk backpedaling.
Hulk throws a series of punches but Easton moves out of range.
Hulk tries a low kick but Easton avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Easton.
Hulk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Easton counters with a nice uppercut.
Easton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hulk momentarily.
Hulk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Hulk misses its intended target.
Hulk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Easton.
Hulk is rocked!
Easton cracks Hulk's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Hulk slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Easton can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cody Easton!
Cody Easton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Go 2 Sleep Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spookshow Baby. Tomi Atomi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 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
12 - 3 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atomi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Do to the mat! Do manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Atomi sitting in guard here, content to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Do holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
Atomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Do misses.
Do thows a leg kick but Atomi checks it
and Atomi counters with an inside leg kick.
Atomi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Atomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Do.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atomi.
Atomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Atomi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Do.
Do avoids the head kick by Atomi.
A jab from Do misses.
Atomi walks into a jab.
Do rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Do tries to clinch but Atomi is having none of it.
Do throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atomi throws a lazy right hand but Do sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atomi shoots in looking for a takedown but Do manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Atomi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atomi.
Do chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atomi can pounce on him.
Do throws a body punch but Atomi moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Atomi as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do avoids a punch combination nicely.
Do catches Atomi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Atomi throws a low kick, looking for Do's leg but Do calmly moves out of range.
Do closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Atomi's guard.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atomi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Atomi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Do gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Do showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi trying to keep a closed guard but Do is proving a slippery customer.
Atomi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Do defends well.
Atomi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Atomi controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Do lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Atomi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Do makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to control from the top but Atomi keeps moving.
Atomi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Do frees his head nicely. Oh but Atomi has switched to an armbar! Do is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tomi Atomi!
Tomi Atomi gave a mention to A.C: Awesome Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daryl Palumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoon Chung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palumbo comes to the cage accompanied by A Day To Remember- Violence. 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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154 lbs
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151 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daryl Palumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoon Chung Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim throws a head kick but Palumbo moves out of range.
Kim tries to bum rush Palumbo with a series of wild strikes but Palumbo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim scores with a one two! Palumbo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kim lands a head shot.
Palumbo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Palumbo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palumbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palumbo as he jumps to the side.
Palumbo lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Yoon Chung Kim has been cut.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Palumbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palumbo throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Kim crashing down! Kim tries to stagger back to his feet but Palumbo just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Kim asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daryl Palumbo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Daryl Palumbo waved his t-shirt featuring Global Empire MMA Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tombstone Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa has chosen mindshift genki sudo as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135 lbs
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147 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tombstone Terry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Terry is having none of it.
Terry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishikawa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Terry's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ishikawa won't allow Terry to sweep him here.
Ishikawa is stalling in the full guard.
Ishikawa distracts Terry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Terry is breathing heavily.
Ishikawa landing with the ground and pound.
Ishikawa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ishikawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ishikawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Ishikawa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ishikawa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ishikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Terry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishikawa advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Terry taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ishikawa in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Terry is not content to let Ishikawa control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ishikawa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ishikawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ishikawa with the ground and pound but Terry regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Terry taking some punishment here, with Ishikawa in his half guard.
Terry misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Terry sees it coming and defends easily.
Terry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ishikawa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ishikawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ishikawa trying to control the pace.
Ishikawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Ishikawa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ishikawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ishikawa is looking to take a break and control but Terry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ishikawa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ishikawa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Terry is just riding it out for now. Ishikawa eventually gives up the hold.
Ishikawa with the ground and pound but Terry uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Terry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ishikawa looking to pass the guard.
Ishikawa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ishikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Terry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishikawa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Terry keeping moving, preventing Ishikawa from controlling successfully.
Ishikawa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Terry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Terry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ishikawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Ishikawa trying to control but Terry is working from the bottom.
Ishikawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Terry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Terry looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ishikawa is one step ahead there.
Ishikawa stands up over Terry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ishikawa drops back looking for a leg! Terry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Terry manages to kick Ishikawa off! Ishikawa jumps back into Terry's guard.
Ishikawa throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ishikawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terry is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ishikawa looks for a takedown but Terry sprawls well.
Ishikawa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Terry to the ground. Ishikawa is now in Terry's guard.
Terry trying to keep a closed guard but Ishikawa is proving a slippery customer.
Terry keeping full guard, as Ishikawa tries to pass.
Terry keeping moving, preventing Ishikawa from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishikawa passes Terry's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ishikawa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Terry looks a forlorn figure.
Ishikawa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Terry to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Terry shrugs it off.
Ishikawa controlling his opponent.
Terry taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ishikawa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Terry is rocked!
Ishikawa quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Ishikawa but it's paid off an Terry is forced to tap! Nice work by Ishikawa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akira Ishikawa!
Akira Ishikawa made sure to mention his sponsor, Damnfield clothing in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riley Davis!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Palmeiras throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Palmeiras defends it nicely.
O Palmeiras feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, O Palmeiras changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Davis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
O Palmeiras is fighting to break Davis's control of his arms but Davis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
O Palmeiras trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis trying to control the position.
Davis looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but O Palmeiras is defending well. Davis quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! O Palmeiras has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Davis celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riley Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Kukushkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hitman's entrance music is All within My Hands. A fine choice. Kukushkin has chosen Shufutinsky - White roses as his entrance music. Alex Kukushkin 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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32
218 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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224 lbs
16 - 19 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky The Hitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Kukushkin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukushkin lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch combination from Kukushkin misses.
The Hitman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kukushkin.
The Hitman ducks under a wild hook from Kukushkin.
Kukushkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Hitman moves away.
Kukushkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kukushkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Hitman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Hitman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kukushkin.
The Hitman misses with a body shot.
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!
The Hitman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good shot there by Kukushkin.
Kukushkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Hitman.
Kukushkin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Hitman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hitman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukushkin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The Hitman scoring with punches from side control.
Kukushkin tries to escape but The Hitman is in control.
Kukushkin explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Kukushkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kukushkin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Hitman circles away quickly and effectively.
Kukushkin misses with a wild combination.
The Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kukushkin.
The Hitman throws a series of punches but Kukushkin moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Hitman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kukushkin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kukushkin tries to bum rush The Hitman with a series of wild strikes but The Hitman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Kukushkin misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Kukushkin.
Kukushkin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Hitman.
The Hitman shoots in for a takedown but Kukushkin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Hitman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kukushkin looks to score with a jab to the body but The Hitman is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukushkin gets caught napping as The Hitman dives in and scores a takedown. Kukushkin manages to retain guard.
Kukushkin wants to get back to his feet but The Hitman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Hitman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kukushkin is looking to stand up but The Hitman isn't so interested in that idea.
The Hitman 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.
Kukushkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Hitman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Hitman throwing strikes but missing.
The Hitman trying to control but Kukushkin is working from the bottom.
Kukushkin wants to stand but The Hitman is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman trying to control but Kukushkin is working from the bottom.
The Hitman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukushkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Hitman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kukushkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Hitman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hitman wants to pass the guard but Kukushkin is keeping the position.
The Hitman throws a big elbow that misses.
The Hitman won't allow Kukushkin to get back to his feet.
The Hitman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kukushkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kukushkin wriggles free and stands up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Hitman scores with a takedown into Kukushkin's guard.
The Hitman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kukushkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Hitman throws a big elbow that misses.
The Hitman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Hitman is working Kukushkin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The Hitman lands a couple of digs.
Kukushkin can't keep his opponent in guard - The Hitman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The Hitman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kukushkin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukushkin blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Hitman.
The Hitman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kukushkin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kukushkin is trying to stand up here but The Hitman is controlling him well.
The Hitman is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The Hitman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kukushkin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The Hitman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kukushkin looks a forlorn figure.
Kukushkin is rocked!
The Hitman controlling the position easily from mount.
Kukushkin is still in real trouble! Can The Hitman finish him?
The Hitman postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Kukushkin is out cold - huge knockout for The Hitman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocky The Hitman!
Rocky The Hitman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Bryan Batungbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe has chosen Limelight by Rush as his entrance music. 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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33
265 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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272 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Bryan Batungbakal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorpe dips to his left and cracks Batungbakal with an uppercut!
Thorpe blocks a head kick by Batungbakal.
Thorpe throws the kick towards the body but Batungbakal avoids it.
Batungbakal fails to land with a series of punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Batungbakal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Thorpe - the referee stops the clock and Batungbakal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Thorpe. Batungbakal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batungbakal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thorpe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Batungbakal scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Thorpe misses.
Batungbakal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thorpe misses with a kick to the body.
Thorpe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Batungbakal doesn't seem bothered though.
Batungbakal is breathing heavily.
Thorpe cracks Batungbakal's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Batungbakal slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Thorpe can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scott Thorpe!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott Thorpe made sure he mentioned Condemned, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oakley (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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29
279 lbs
19 - 8 - 0 |
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270 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leeroy Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Oakley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oakley.
Oakley misses with a hook. Russo ducked under it nicely.
Russo misses with a leg kick.
Oakley scores with a decent looking hook.
Russo throws the left hand but Oakley avoids the punch easily.
Russo misses with a head kick.
Russo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Russo tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oakley scores with a nice body kick.
Russo moves in looking to clinch but Oakley pushes him off.
Russo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oakley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oakley looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oakley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Russo misses with an uppercut.
Oakley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oakley looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Oakley blocks the leg kick.
Oakley tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Russo with that takedown attempt.
Oakley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Russo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Russo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oakley counters with a nice body kick.
Leeroy Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo is breathing heavily.
Russo tries to score with a low kick but Oakley moves his leg out of the way.
Oakley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russo. That did some damage!
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!
Nice body kick there by Oakley.
Oakley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oakley throws a head kick that misses.
Oakley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A jab lands there for Oakley.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oakley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakley misses with a body kick.
Oakley lands a big head kick that sends Russo tumbling to the mat! Oakley takes a step backwards and waves Russo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Russo is rocked!
Oakley slips a jab from Russo.
Oh Russo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Russo drops his hands momentarily. Oakley doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Russo staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Russo doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dennis Oakley!
Dennis Oakley spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Ray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
Yu ducks right into an uppercut from Ray.
It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Ray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yu misses with a wild body shot.
Ray looks to land a right hand but Yu moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu. Ray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Yu.
Yu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray blocks a leg kick.
Ray thows a body shot but no joy.
Yu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yu.
Yu scores with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Ray.
Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ray moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yu.
Yu lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray swings for the body but Yu moves out of range.
Yu misses with a hook.
Ray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yu.
Yu moves in looking to clinch but Ray pushes him off.
Yu scores with a jab to the body.
Yu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ray.
Ray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ray looks to land a left hand but Yu moved out of range nicely.
Ray thuds a left hand into Yu's body.
Yu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu scores with a push kick.
Yu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ray.
Ray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yu.
Yu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yu cracks Ray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yu slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ray misses the jab.
Yu jabs at Ray's body.
Ray ducks right into an uppercut from Yu.
Ray swings for the body but Yu moves out of range.
Ray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray misses the jab.
Yu catches Ray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ray loads up on a big right hand but Yu slips the punch.
Ray misses with a straight left.
Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yu tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
Ray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ray circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ray. Yu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yu tries for a takedown but Ray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Ray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Ray.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yu is defended easily by Ray.
Jayden Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Yu.
Ray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yu to score with a decent uppercut.
Ray scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jack Yu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu was well out of range. Poor timing from Ray.
Ray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu. Ray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ray keeping moving, preventing Yu from controlling successfully.
Ray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yu throwing strikes but missing.
Yu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ray has control of Yu's left arm, preventing Yu from doing any damage.
Yu wants to control from the top but Ray keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ray's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ray working a defensive guard here.
Ray wants to control the position but Yu says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yu throwing shots but Ray is blocking nicely.
Ray wants to control but Yu is keeping busy.
Yu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ray does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ray tries to roll over but Yu keeps him under control.
Yu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ray has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ray is trying to control but can't.
Ray wants to get back to full guard but Yu has passed into side control.
Yu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yu is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ray parries the strikes from Yu easily there. Yu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ray to escape.
Ray tries to buck Yu off but Yu is having none of it.
Ray is trying to control Yu's posture but Yu avoids it.
Ray is looking to regain half guard here but Yu keeps moving and retains side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yu misses with the ground and pound.
Yu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ray manages to get back to half guard.
Ray trying to hold on to Yu's head to control him but Yu postures up.
Yu prevents Ray from improving his position.
Yu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ray sees it coming and defends easily.
Ray tries to roll over but Yu keeps him under control.
Ray moves into full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yu defending well though.
Ray decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Yu cracks the inside of Ray's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ray throws a hook but Yu blocks it.
Yu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
Ray leaves Yu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ray misses with a straight right.
Yu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yu.
An inside leg kick from Yu misses.
Yu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That has opened up Jack Yu's cut even more.
Yu throws a nice looking combination but Ray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ray cracks a nice hook into Yu's ribs.
Ray misses with a two punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Ray scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yu blocks a jab.
Yu sizes up Ray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ray throws a jab but it's blocked by Yu.
A lazy left from Yu finds it's target.
Ray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 Jayden Ray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Yu's cut.
That's time! Ray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Yu.
Yu blocks a head kick by Ray.
Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yu misses with a looping left.
Ray throws out a loose jab but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray lands a left and a right that send Yu crashing to the mat, dazed. Ray thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Yu is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu throws a shot to the body.
Yu is still on wobbly legs! Can Ray finish him?
Yu fails with the takedown.
Ray fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Yu to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Yu looks to clinch but Ray throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Yu taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jayden Ray!
Jayden Ray retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Jayden Ray thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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