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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Bukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukowski comes to the cage accompanied by Donatan, Gural, Sheller, Kaczor, Ry23, Rafi - Słowiańska krew. Piotr Bukowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi misses with a takedown
and Bukowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bukowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Musashi looks for the body kick but Bukowski saw that one coming.
Bukowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Musashi.
Musashi walks into a left hand.
Bukowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Musashi.
Bukowski is looking to slow Musashi down with leg kicks.
Bukowski connects with a right hand. Musashi shakes it off.
Musashi shoots and misses
and Bukowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Piotr Bukowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Musashi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bukowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Musashi tries to clinch up but Bukowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Musashi tries for a takedown but Bukowski circles away easily
enabling Bukowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Musashi tries to move into range but Bukowski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Musashi has his takedown stuffed
and Musashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Musashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Piotr Bukowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukowski throws a series of strikes that have Musashi backpedaling.
Musashi is rocked!
Bukowski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Musashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Bukowski finish him?
Bukowski thumps Musashi with a low kick.
Musashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Musashi dives in and grabs Bukowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bukowski pushes down on Musashi's head and hops out.
Musashi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bukowski as he jumps to the side.
Bukowski lands with a cross.
Musashi takes one to the side of the head.
Bukowski lands a big uppercut and Musashi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Musashi looks OK. Bukowski waves Musashi back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musashi closes the distance and clinches up with Bukowski, looking for a takedown. Musashi pushes Bukowski against the cage but Bukowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bukowski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Musashi sprawling to the canvas! Musashi rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bukowski finish him?!
Musashi fails with the takedown.
Bukowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Musashi's calf.
Nice body punch from Bukowski.
Bukowski rushes Musashi and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bukowski.
Musashi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bukowski is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Musashi.
Bukowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Musashi.
Bukowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Musashi looks winded!
Bukowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bukowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bukowski.
Musashi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bukowski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bukowski lands a body punch.
Bukowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bukowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bukowski lands a left hand.
Musashi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bukowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bukowski.
Bukowski lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bukowski.
A short uppercut from Bukowski.
Bukowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
Bukowski lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Bukowski.
Bukowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bukowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bukowski lands an uppercut.
Bukowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bukowski is pressed up against the cage. Musashi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bukowski down to the mat. Bukowski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Bukowski engages and cracks Musashi with a massive lead left hook - Musashi tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Bukowski is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Piotr Bukowski!
Piotr Bukowski very nearly forgot to thank Violent By Design amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Ju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Game of Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joey Ju has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Ju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ju is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ju misses with a takedown
and Lee moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ju's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lee is controlling Ju's posture.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lee misses with a head shot.
Ju is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ju tries to lock up and control but Lee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ju keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Ju that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ju regains half guard.
Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Ju defends the submission attempt.
Ju wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lee is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Ju has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
Ju pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.
Lee is just content to waste time from the top position. Ju takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lee controlling from the top position.
Lee trying to control but Ju is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ju wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ju has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ju!
Lee wants to take a breather but Ju manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lee.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Ju is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ju is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ju working a defensive guard here.
Ju keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bruce Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ju fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Ju. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lee avoids the head kick by Ju.
Ju pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ju throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ju off to one side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lee - that will leave a mark!
Lee looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ju pushes Lee off and gets back to his feet.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ju's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ju slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee wants to control from the top but Ju keeps moving.
Ju trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ju is on top in guard.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ju stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Ju's side.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Ju misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ju tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Ju. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lee lands a head kick. Ju smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ju tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ju to the ground. Ju escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ju shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
Ju slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Ju as Lee shoots in.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ju sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ju shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lee defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ju shoots and misses
and Lee counters by clinching up.
Ju working hard to break the clinch.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Ju avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee is trying to push Ju away but Ju has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee is pushing Ju up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ju has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries to pull guard but Ju forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ju is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ju to the mat. Ju regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Ju tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Ju blocks a head kick by Lee.
Ju leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ju shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Ju defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Joey Ju has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Lee.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ju. That's going to slow Lee down.
Ju displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ju closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ju looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Ju sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice combination there by Ju.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ju sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ju tries to clinch up.
Ju is looking to clinch.
Ju scores with a body shot.
Ju is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Ju which made him look bad.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Ju, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ju darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee is trying to break free.
Ju is trying to break free.
Lee jumps guard but Ju turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Ju breaks from the clinch.
Ju drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ju.
Lee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ju.
Ju manages to break the clinch.
Ju shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ju!
You can see the frustration on Ju's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee decides to stand back up.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Ju sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ju closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Ju pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee gets a takedown into half guard.
Bruce Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ju defends it well.
Lee stops Ju from getting back to his feet.
Joey Ju has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee controlling the pace.
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ju is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
A less than humble Bruce Lee misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seun Hyun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hotaru Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seun Hyun had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seun Hyun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hotaru Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Hyun manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kurosaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hyun looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kurosaki closes the distance and clinches.
Kurosaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurosaki darts in and clinches Hyun up against the cage.
Kurosaki wants a takedown but no success here.
Kurosaki gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kurosaki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kurosaki has hold of Hyun's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hyun seems comfortable defending it but Kurosaki has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hyun is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hyun is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kurosaki couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hotaru Kurosaki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hades Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ido Bukkake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hades Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ido Bukkake!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Destroyer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bukkake tries to bench press Destroyer off him but Destroyer keeps the position.
Destroyer tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bukkake is looking for a sweep.
Bukkake should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bukkake prevents Destroyer from moving into mount.
Bukkake looks to move to half guard but instead Destroyer has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukkake looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Destroyer has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Destroyer avoiding Bukkake 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukkake defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Destroyer just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer has the hooks in. Bukkake is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Destroyer has the hooks in. Bukkake is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Destroyer passes his arm under Bukkake's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Bukkake taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hades Destroyer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zachary Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones darts in and clinches Out up against the cage.
Jones gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Out working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
Out had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
Out is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jones throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Out's body to avoid the submission. Out has instead reached around Jones's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Out arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pablo Out!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punk is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cult of Personality. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Jolson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CM Punk!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jolson on his heels. He'll look to pass Jolson's guard now, I'm sure.
Punk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jolson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jolson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Punk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Punk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punk fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jolson to the ground. Punk is now in Jolson's guard.
Jolson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jolson, not yet.
Punk lands a couple of digs.
Punk trying to control but Jolson is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punk drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jolson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jolson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jolson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punk keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Punk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Punk wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Jolson has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Punk's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Punk is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Jolson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Billy Jolson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felippe Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felippe Francisco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kent Pedersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felippe Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersen scores with a jab. Francisco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Felippe Francisco has been cut.
Francisco digs a good body shot into Pedersen's ribs.
Francisco throws a head kick but Pedersen moves out of range.
Francisco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Francisco misses with a straight left.
Pedersen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pedersen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pedersen throws a head kick but Francisco moves out of range.
Pedersen misses with a jab to the body
and Francisco counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pedersen moves away from the strike by Francisco.
Pedersen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Francisco throws the kick towards the body but Pedersen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francisco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pedersen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francisco misses with a head kick.
Francisco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Francisco is looking to slow Pedersen down with leg kicks.
Pedersen throws a head kick but Francisco moves out of range.
A head kick by Pedersen misses
and Francisco counters with a low kick, right behind Pedersen 's knee.
Pedersen tries to clinch but Francisco is having none of it.
Pedersen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pedersen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Francisco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pedersen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Francisco scores with a leg kick.
Felippe Francisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pedersen is breathing heavily.
Francisco throws a hook to the side of Pedersen's head but Pedersen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Francisco avoids the body shot from Pedersen.
Francisco looks to land a combination but Pedersen avoids it well.
Francisco misses with a leg kick
and Pedersen counters with a head kick.
Pedersen moves out of range of the body kick.
Francisco connects with an inside leg kick.
Pedersen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Francisco tries to land a front kick but Pedersen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen throws a lazy head kick
and Francisco counters with a good low kick that Pedersen was not able to check.
Francisco throws a chopping leg kick but Pedersen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Francisco throws a wild body kick that Pedersen sees coming a mile off.
Francisco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pedersen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Francisco tries to land a front kick but Pedersen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Francisco throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pedersen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick by Francisco misses
and Pedersen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Francisco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pedersen moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Francisco.
Francisco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco breaks the clinch.
Pedersen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedersen moves out of range of the body kick from Francisco.
Francisco connects with a nice looking jab.
Pedersen scores with a one two! Francisco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Francisco throws a head kick but Pedersen moves out of range.
Francisco attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Pedersen misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francisco lands a lovely overhand right.
Francisco throws a leg kick
letting Pedersen counter with a right hand.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Felippe Francisco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Felippe Francisco's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pedersen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A clash of legs there as Pedersen blocks the low kick.
Pedersen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Francisco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pedersen throws a head kick that misses
letting Francisco counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Pedersen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pedersen is rocked!
Pedersen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Francisco.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Francisco misses
and Pedersen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francisco throws a leg kick but Pedersen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pedersen throws a body punch but Francisco moves out of range.
Francisco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pedersen was well out of range. Poor timing from Francisco.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Francisco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pedersen's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Francisco gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Pedersen is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Felippe Francisco!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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152 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Benoit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nolan tries to avoid it but Benoit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nolan to the ground. Nolan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benoit shoots and misses
and Nolan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Benoit won't be happy with that.
Benoit isn't going anywhere.
Nolan landing strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Nolan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benoit struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Nolan.
Benoit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nolan off and has taken his back!
Benoit is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Nolan is defending well though. Benoit let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nolan trying to control the position but Benoit manages to sink in the hooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can Nolan hold on?! Benoit is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Nolan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benoit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benoit lands a shot to the head.
Benoit lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Nolan hold on?!
Benoit controls the action.
Benoit trying to control momentarily.
Nolan tries to break free.
Benoit is looking to control Nolan but Nolan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Nolan fending off the submission attempt from Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nolan is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Nolan staying busy and making it hard for Benoit to control.
Benoit is hanging on to Nolan's back as he tries to escape.
The referee is taking a good look at Nolan as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Benoit!
Benoit gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Benoit 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.
Benoit has Nolan flattened out and is raining down punches.
Nolan is rocked!
Benoit is raining down hard shots and and Nolan has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Frank Benoit!
Frank Benoit retains his featherweight title!
Frank Benoit managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Super-Villain Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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