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Destiny 16: Benoit vs. Out PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Ju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Ju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ju looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Van Buren!
Van Buren gets back to half guard.
Ju is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Van Buren looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ju seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Van Buren looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Ju.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ju thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Buren's head.
Ju missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ju controlling the action here.
We're going to have a standup here because Joey Ju wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ju drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren has his foot on Ju's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ju works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Buren looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ju passes into half guard.
Ju content to control rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Buren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ju is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Van Buren looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ju thows a huge punch but Van Buren dodges it nicely.
Ju with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ju stands up and beckons Van Buren to join him on the feet.
Ju looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Buren scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ju takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Buren fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ju shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ju postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Van Buren to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren avoids the head kick by Ju.
Ju throws a sloppy head kick and Van Buren moves out of range easily.
Ju shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ju showed some decent athleticism there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ju seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Van Buren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Ju dominated that round.
That's time! Ju's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ju scores with a nice body kick.
Ju manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Van Buren on his heels. He'll look to pass Van Buren's guard now, I'm sure.
Ju gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ju closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Buren to the mat! Van Buren manages to get full guard.
Ju controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ju slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Buren tries to buck Ju off but Ju is having none of it.
Ju working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Van Buren manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ju's best efforts.
Ju slows the pace down in half guard.
Ju decides to stand and escape the position.
Joey Ju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ju.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ju stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ju closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Buren did well to prevent Ju getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Buren moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Van Buren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ju gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van Buren is looking for a triangle but Ju pushes his legs off easily.
Van Buren had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ju defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ju has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ju stands up and beckons Van Buren to join him on the feet.
No luck for Van Buren with that takedown attempt.
Van Buren gets tackled into the cage by Ju. Ju maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ju manages to break the clinch.
Ju shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ju showed some decent athleticism there.
Ju with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Van Buren with the active half guard here but Ju passes nicely into side control.
Van Buren managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ju.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ju is staying tight to Van Buren's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ju decides to stand back up. Ju steps back and let's Van Buren get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Ju dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Buren enables Ju to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Buren manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Buren working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ju has passed into half guard!
Van Buren looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Ju pushes past his half guard into mount!
Van Buren working to try and regain half guard.
Ju content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ju unloads with some shots from mount but Van Buren bucks and avoids them well.
Van Buren is trying desperately to improve position.
Ju tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ju looking for a guillotine from mount but Van Buren is having none of it.
Ju thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Martin Van Buren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ju controlling from mount.
Ju seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Van Buren for as long as he can get away with.
Van Buren is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ju content just to control the position here.
Van Buren sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ju scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ju controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joey Ju just wasn't active enough.
Ju shoots in and bounces Van Buren off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Buren keeping moving, preventing Ju from controlling successfully.
Ju is posturing up here but Van Buren has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ju tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ju has to tap! Slick submission there by Van Buren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Martin Van Buren!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hotaru Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hotaru Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki is looking to clinch but Mishima is avoiding it.
Kurosaki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mishima counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kurosaki's guard now.
Mishima is stalling in the full guard.
Mishima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mishima wants to control from the top but Kurosaki keeps moving.
Mishima postures up in Kurosaki's guard and throws a big left but Kurosaki blocks it.
Mishima controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mishima postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mishima working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kurosaki's head.
Mishima 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kurosaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mishima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mishima has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mishima pushing down on Kurosaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mishima seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jin Mishima has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mishima lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kurosaki looks winded!
Mishima circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Kurosaki drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Mishima follows Kurosaki to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Mishima!
After the big win, Jin Mishima made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Tokyo United Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andi Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadanari Nozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andi Lee 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andi Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadanari Nozawa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nozawa instigates a clinch.
Nozawa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lee is defending well.
Lee wants to break free but Nozawa has control.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nozawa.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a leg kick but Nozawa checks it.
Nozawa rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Nozawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andi Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tadanari Nozawa.
Nozawa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nozawa is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Nozawa.
Lee scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nozawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nozawa instigates a clinch.
Nozawa goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nozawa lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee misses with a hook
and Nozawa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nozawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nozawa keeps trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nozawa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nozawa wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tadanari Nozawa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nozawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nozawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
Nozawa moves into the clinch.
Nozawa gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nozawa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nozawa throwing strikes but missing.
Lee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nozawa.
Nozawa 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nozawa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadanari Nozawa dominated that round.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nozawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nozawa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Nozawa getting side control.
Nozawa is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Nozawa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lee trying to hold on to Nozawa's head to control him but Nozawa postures up.
Nozawa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nozawa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Nozawa sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozawa seems to be looking for submissions.
Nozawa trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Nozawa is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nozawa trying to mount his opponent but Lee defends it.
Nozawa controlling the action here.
Nozawa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nozawa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nozawa is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Nozawa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is not content to let Nozawa control the position.
Nozawa works his way into side control.
Nozawa is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nozawa wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nozawa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nozawa trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Tadanari Nozawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nozawa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadanari Nozawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Nozawa. Nozawa maintains the clinch.
Nozawa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lee regains guard immediately.
Nozawa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nozawa is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Nozawa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nozawa on the ground.
Nozawa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lee moves into full guard.
Nozawa looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozawa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nozawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Nozawa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nozawa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nozawa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nozawa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lee's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nozawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nozawa wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Nozawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nozawa trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Nozawa postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Nozawa from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tadanari Nozawa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Nozawa blocks a jab.
Andi Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tadanari Nozawa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Nozawa.
Nozawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nozawa.
Nozawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nozawa fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Nozawa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tadanari Nozawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nozawa 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tadanari Nozawa!
Tadanari Nozawa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Grainger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Grainger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George St Pierre's chin.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh Grainger!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre lands with a nice body kick.
Grainger with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grainger looks winded!
Grainger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grainger tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
St Pierre pulls guard successfully.
Grainger drops back, looking for a kneebar! St Pierre looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. St Pierre looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from St Pierre!
St Pierre is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grainger knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Pierre staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Grainger is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as St Pierre stalls from top position.
Grainger prevents St Pierre from moving into mount.
St Pierre working away.
St Pierre tries to stand but Grainger is controlling his head.
St Pierre lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grainger is looking to reverse the position.
St Pierre tries to advance position but instead Grainger slips a leg back in to half guard.
St Pierre tries to pass to full mount but Grainger defends it.
St Pierre slows the pace down in half guard.
Grainger looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to mount his opponent but Grainger defends it.
St Pierre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grainger is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
St Pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
Grainger is trying to control but can't.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grainger actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grainger is just riding it out for now. St Pierre eventually gives up the hold.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grainger won't allow St Pierre to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grainger trying to control from the bottom.
St Pierre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St Pierre decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grainger fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Pierre clinches.
St Pierre is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Grainger can't fight it off and eventually St Pierre manages to take the fight to the floor. Grainger looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grainger trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Grainger is breathing heavily.
St Pierre 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grainger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Pierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grainger to the mat! Grainger manages to get full guard.
Grainger wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and St Pierre is now in half guard.
St Pierre slows the pace down in half guard.
Grainger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Pierre is working away from the top position though.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Grainger is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grainger won't allow St Pierre to pass to mount.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but Grainger defending well.
St Pierre is controlling the pace.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grainger defends it well.
St Pierre drops an elbow to the side of Grainger's head.
St Pierre trying to control the pace.
St Pierre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Grainger is doing well to control the position and prevent St Pierre from advancing to side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because George St Pierre just wasn't active enough.
St Pierre instigates a clinch.
Grainger manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into Grainger's guard.
George St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grainger trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grainger's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
Grainger is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
Grainger can't do much from the bottom here.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Grainger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grainger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
St Pierre in side control, just content to control the action for now.
St Pierre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grainger for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Grainger is keeping him busy.
St Pierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Grainger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre decides to stand back up.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into Grainger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grainger being controlled here, momentarily.
Grainger trying to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Pierre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grainger dives on top into guard.
Grainger postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grainger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George St Pierre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Grainger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grainger trying to control but St Pierre flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hugh Grainger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grainger is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Pacioretty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nikolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pacioretty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Nikolov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pacioretty.
Nikolov wants to control but Pacioretty postures up.
Nikolov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pacioretty is staying active.
Nikolov prevents Pacioretty from improving position.
Nikolov tries to buck Pacioretty off but Pacioretty is having none of it.
Nikolov taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ground and pound from Pacioretty seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nikolov wants to control but Pacioretty postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacioretty is staying tight to Nikolov's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pacioretty working the body and head with strikes.
Pacioretty trying to control the action but Nikolov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolov dodges the ground and pound from Pacioretty.
Pacioretty is chipping away with strikes.
Pacioretty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nikolov keeps working.
Nikolov can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty wants to control but Nikolov is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacioretty landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pacioretty lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikolov wants to control but Pacioretty postures up.
Pacioretty controlling the position from side mount.
Nikolov is not content to let Pacioretty control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov prevents Pacioretty from improving position.
Pacioretty decides to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacioretty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacioretty throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nikolov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pacioretty is in Nikolov's guard.
Nikolov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pacioretty doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pacioretty manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nikolov has his foot on Pacioretty's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pacioretty works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pacioretty trying to control but Nikolov is working from the bottom.
Pacioretty decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pacioretty tries for a takedown but Nikolov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nikolov darts in and clinches Pacioretty up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nikolov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacioretty ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pacioretty no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nikolov postures up in Pacioretty's guard and throws a big left but Pacioretty blocks it.
Pacioretty is pulling down on Nikolov's head. It's preventing any offense from Nikolov, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pacioretty dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pacioretty shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nikolov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pacioretty stopping the sweep attempt from Nikolov.
Pacioretty stands and throws Nikolov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee asks Pacioretty politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Pacioretty prefers to stall for the moment though.
Pacioretty trying to control the position but Nikolov is working away.
Pacioretty landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolov is looking to regain half guard here but Pacioretty keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Nikolov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Pacioretty seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pacioretty works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pacioretty misses with the ground and pound.
Pacioretty cracks Nikolov with a big elbow.
Nikolov is trying to control Pacioretty's posture but Pacioretty avoids it.
Nikolov throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov is looking to reverse the position.
Nikolov manages to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pacioretty in particular looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacioretty is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pacioretty is looking to take a break and control but Nikolov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pacioretty working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pacioretty 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pacioretty looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nikolov trying to control here.
Nikolov has hold of Pacioretty's hands but Pacioretty slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pacioretty is looking for a kimura here.
Pacioretty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pacioretty.
Pacioretty wanted to stand there but Nikolov had control of the position.
Pacioretty keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nikolov's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikolov is trying to keep Pacioretty in close.
Pacioretty trying to control but Nikolov is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pacioretty dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nikolov misses with a takedown
and Pacioretty counters with a nice body shot.
Pacioretty blocks a jab.
Pacioretty closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nikolov quickly recovers to half guard.
Pacioretty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nikolov wants to control but Pacioretty is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pacioretty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nikolov defending well though.
Pacioretty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nikolov defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nikolov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pacioretty looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pacioretty is working for a submission of some sort.
Pacioretty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nikolov keeps working.
Max Pacioretty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacioretty is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nikolov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pacioretty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nikolov can do to turn this around?
Pacioretty scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nikolov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pacioretty.
Nikolov is trying to control but can't.
Pacioretty scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pacioretty takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pacioretty keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pacioretty trying to control the action but Nikolov is working from the bottom.
Nikolov trying to control but Pacioretty postures up.
Nikolov tries to roll over but Pacioretty keeps him under control.
Well, if Pacioretty is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nikolov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pacioretty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pacioretty closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nikolov did well to prevent Pacioretty getting side control.
Nikolov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikolov is looking for a sweep. Pacioretty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pacioretty seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pacioretty thows a huge punch but Nikolov dodges it nicely.
Nikolov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pacioretty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nikolov defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty is keen to just control but Nikolov is a slippery customer.
Pacioretty content to control rather than advance.
Pacioretty seems to be looking for submissions.
Pacioretty is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivan Nikolov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Pacioretty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Pacioretty wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nikolov looks for a takedown but Pacioretty sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Pacioretty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pacioretty, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Pacioretty!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Bukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bagong Buhay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukowski comes to the cage accompanied by Donatan, Gural, Sheller, Kaczor, Ry23, Rafi - Słowiańska krew. Buhay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tatsulok kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bagong Buhay!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buhay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bukowski scores with a jab.
Bukowski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Buhay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice takedown defense from Bukowski. No joy for Buhay on that attempt.
Buhay fails with the takedown
and Bukowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Buhay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bukowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buhay's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Bukowski misses the target.
Bukowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bukowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Buhay is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buhay closes the distance and clinches up with Bukowski, looking for a takedown. Buhay pushes Bukowski against the cage but Bukowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Piotr Bukowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bagong Buhay.
Buhay throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bukowski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buhay is still on wobbly legs! Can Bukowski finish him?
Buhay shoots in and drives through. Bukowski sprawls well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bukowski.
Bukowski digs a good body shot into Buhay's ribs.
Buhay seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski moves into the clinch.
Bukowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buhay can't break the clinch.
Bukowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buhay backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Bukowski.
Bukowski cracks Buhay with a nice body shot.
A short left from Bukowski.
Buhay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bukowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Buhay 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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bukowski.
Bukowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bukowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bukowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bukowski works on Buhay's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bukowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buhay.
A hook to the body from Bukowski.
Buhay looks winded!
Buhay has Bukowski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bukowski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bukowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buhay or not.
Bukowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bukowski is leaning against Buhay and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bukowski.
Bukowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Bukowski.
A hook to the body from Bukowski.
Bukowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bukowski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bukowski lands with a light punch inside.
Bukowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Bukowski.
Bukowski lands a shoulder strike.
Bukowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buhay is looking to take this one to the mat.
A right hand to the body from Bukowski.
Still in the clinch, Bukowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Bukowski.
Buhay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bukowski lands a shoulder strike.
Bukowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buhays head.
Bukowski lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bukowski on the inside.
Bukowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bukowski pushes Buhay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bukowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buhay backwards.
Bukowski throws a big uppercut that drops Buhay! More strikes from Bukowski and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Buhay lies dazed against the cage as Bukowski celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Bukowski!
Piotr Bukowski decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felippe Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiki Hitoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felippe Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daiki Hitoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hitoshi scores with a hook to the body. Francisco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Francisco throws a sloppy head kick and Hitoshi moves out of range easily.
Francisco misses with a hook. Hitoshi ducked under it nicely.
Hitoshi has a takedown stuffed.
Francisco throws a leg kick which misses Hitoshi's front leg but catches the back leg as Hitoshi tries to avoid it.
Hitoshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Francisco was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitoshi.
Francisco scores with a nice right hand.
Francisco tries a head kick but it misses.
Francisco throws a shot from downtown. Hitoshi moves away and avoids it.
Francisco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Francisco tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hitoshi is able to avoid easily.
Francisco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitoshi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Felippe Francisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitoshi digs a good hook to Francisco's body.
Felippe Francisco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitoshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hitoshi lands a slapping body shot.
Francisco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hitoshi avoids the head kick by Francisco.
Hitoshi misses with a body shot.
Hitoshi with a hook.
Francisco tries a head kick but it misses.
Hitoshi misses with a wild combination.
Hitoshi blocks a head kick by Francisco.
Hitoshi misses with a wild body shot.
Francisco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hitoshi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Francisco as he jumps to the side.
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 Hitoshi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hitoshi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Francisco rather than just go for the knockout.
Francisco lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hitoshi avoids the head kick by Francisco.
Francisco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francisco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitoshi.
A head kick from Francisco lands but Hitoshi takes it in his stride.
It looks like Daiki Hitoshi has been cut.
Francisco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francisco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hitoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Francisco.
Francisco throws a quick inside leg kick.
Francisco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hitoshi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Francisco throws a combination. Hitoshi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Francisco throws a sloppy head kick and Hitoshi moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hitoshi. Francisco does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Hitoshi blocks the leg kick.
Hitoshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Francisco.
Hitoshi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Francisco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hitoshi gets the takedown into side control.
Hitoshi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hitoshi working the head and body with strikes.
Hitoshi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Francisco sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hitoshi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Hitoshi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Francisco tries to buck Hitoshi off but Hitoshi is having none of it.
Hitoshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Francisco takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ground and pound from Hitoshi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Francisco knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hitoshi on the ground.
Hitoshi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hitoshi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Francisco on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Francisco tries to get out of the position.
Hitoshi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hitoshi grinds an elbow into Francisco's temple.
Hitoshi lands a nice forearm strike.
Hitoshi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hitoshi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hitoshi working the ground and pound from side control.
Francisco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hitoshi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Francisco is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francisco tries to buck Hitoshi off but Hitoshi is having none of it.
Hitoshi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Francisco!
Hitoshi lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Felippe Francisco has been cut.
Hitoshi raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daiki Hitoshi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hitoshi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hitoshi connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hitoshi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hitoshi is working Francisco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hitoshi chips away with some ground and pound.
Hitoshi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Francisco's head.
Francisco is rocked!
Hitoshi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Francisco is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitoshi loads up on a big left hand. Francisco felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Hitoshi looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Francisco can't hide his disappointment, as Hitoshi celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daiki Hitoshi!
Daiki Hitoshi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Out is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25
150 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Out!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Out to the mat! Out manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Out is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benoit defends well.
Out has his foot on Benoit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benoit works his way back into a safe position though.
Benoit forces his way into half guard.
Benoit lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benoit lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benoit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Benoit drops an elbow to the side of Out's head.
Benoit drops an elbow to the side of Out's head.
Benoit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Benoit wants to control but Out is keeping him busy.
Benoit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Out is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benoit trying to pass the guard but Out defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Out gets back to full guard.
Out keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
Benoit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Out is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benoit is aware though and is defending well.
Out is looking for a triangle but Benoit pushes his legs off easily.
Out is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Benoit has his hands clasped together but Out extends and breaks Benoit's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pablo Out!
Pablo Out is the new featherweight champion!
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