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Tokyo Contenders 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oren Overkill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Araujo comes to the ring accompanied by Who Shot Ya?. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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212 lbs
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196 cm
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213 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oren Overkill!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overkill is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
Overkill tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Araujo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overkill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Araujo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Araujo shoots in for a takedown but Overkill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Overkill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Overkill is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
Overkill tries to close the distance and clinch but Araujo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overkill tries to clinch up but Araujo circles away and keeps his distance.
Overkill has Araujo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Araujo can't break the clinch.
Araujo is trying to stall.
Overkill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Araujo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Overkill stalling in the clinch but Araujo improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Overkill smiles and moves away.
Overkill is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Araujo. Those never looked like landing.
Overkill moves into the clinch.
Araujo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Overkill just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Araujo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Araujo tries to pull guard but Overkill won't allow it.
Overkill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Araujo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Overkill landing knees to the body.
Araujo is breathing heavily.
Overkill gets underhooks to prevent Araujo's takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overkill crunches a lovely knee into Araujo's ribcage.
Overkill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overkill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Overkill.
Overkill drops Araujo with a big knee straight up the middle! Araujo is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Araujo is rocked!
It looks like Luiz Araujo has been cut.
Overkill closes the distance and pushes Araujo back into the ropes.
Oh Araujo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Overkill lands a big knee to the head and Araujo goes down! Overkill pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oren Overkill!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baroev Radik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuma Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baroev Radik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kuma Shiroma's chin.
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| 185 cm
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249 lbs
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193 cm
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254 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baroev Radik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuma Shiroma!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radik fails to land with a series of punches.
Radik looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shiroma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Radik, pushing him back against the ropes.
Shiroma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Radik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shiroma crunches a lovely knee into Radik's ribcage.
Shiroma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Baroev Radik has been cut.
Shiroma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Radik takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shiroma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Radik is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radik letting Shiroma take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Shiroma.
Shiroma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Radik takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma landing knees to the body.
Shiroma has Radik pushed against the ropes.
Shiroma scores a nice knee to the body.
Shiroma stalling.
Shiroma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
Baroev Radik's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiroma taking a breather.
Radik has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shiroma after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma has Radik pushed against the ropes.
Shiroma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
Shiroma drops Radik with a big knee straight up the middle! Radik is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Radik is rocked!
Shiroma throws a powerful right kick. Radik tried to block low but the kick was high! Radik was taken right off of his feet! Shiroma jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kuma Shiroma!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Sizov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Senor Rookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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| 190 cm
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250 lbs
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191 cm
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266 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oleg Sizov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, El Senor Rookie!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sizov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rookie's waist but Rookie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sizov off to one side.
Sizov shoots in looking for a takedown. Rookie tries to sprawl out of it but Sizov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Rookie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rookie feints and then cracks Sizov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sizov down.
Look low, kick high! Rookie uses the oldest trick in the book to send Sizov tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Rookie is absolutely delighted - when Sizov wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). El Senor Rookie!
Our winner, El Senor Rookie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ask Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairchild comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jesse & Joy - Llorar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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208 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ask Fairchild!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Fairchild counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Horrible takedown by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Fairchild which made him look bad.
Fairchild lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fairchild misses with a looping right.
Fairchild jabs at Diaz's body.
Fairchild throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Fairchild. Beautiful body shot.
Fairchild throws a front kick aimed at Diaz's knee but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fairchild counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fairchild closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Joey Diaz has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairchild's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fairchild duly obliges.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fairchild counters with a big head kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Fairchild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fairchild misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Fairchild, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Fairchild against the ropes but Fairchild circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Fairchild counters with a big right hand! Oh Diaz is in trouble here! Fairchild follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ask Fairchild!
An out of breath Ask Fairchild thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Plead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Plead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ha Young!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Plead circles away quickly and effectively.
Young throws a hook but Plead avoids it easily.
Young swings for the body but Plead moves out of range.
Plead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young lands a jab-cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Young.
Plead lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Young keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Plead's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Young moves into full mount! Plead won't be happy about that!
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Plead on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Plead tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plead is in a horrible position here. Young smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Plead wants to try and get back to his feet.
Young controlling from the full mount.
Plead knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Young is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Young working Plead over with strikes here.
Young fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Plead is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young lands a big elbow - Plead is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Plead is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ha Young!
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