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QFC Tournament 267 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ry Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laipui Liana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Brawler
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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, Ry Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laipui Liana!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liana takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liana's waist but Liana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ray off to one side.
Ray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liana has a takedown stuffed.
Ray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Liana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ray pinned against the cage. Ray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Liana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ray circles away.
Ry Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laipui Liana.
Liana shoots for a takedown but Ray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Liana fails with a takedown attempt.
Liana fails with the takedown
and Ray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liana fails to land the takedown.
Ray tries to sprawl but Liana drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liana looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liana is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ray has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ray is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liana is working for a submission of some sort.
Ray trying to hold on to Liana's head to control him but Liana postures up.
Liana is looking for a kimura here.
Ray trying to control from the bottom.
Liana is trying to work for a kimura but Ray is defending well.
Liana is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray regains full guard. Nicely done.
Liana drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ray manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Liana has Ray in his guard.
Ray is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Liana has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ray is looking to defend but Liana has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ray! Liana pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ray taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Laipui Liana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Lepikhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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, Ricardo Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikhail Lepikhin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira lands a leg kick that knocks Lepikhin off balance momentarily.
Lepikhin swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Oliveira blocks a jab.
Lepikhin blocks the body kick.
Oliveira lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lepikhin's sensitive parts.
Lepikhin gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lepikhin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Oliveira!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lepikhin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lepikhin on the ground.
Lepikhin lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Lepikhin.
Lepikhin with a couple of short strikes.
Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Oh Oliveira is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lepikhin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oliveira looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lepikhin's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Lepikhin!
Mikhail Lepikhin tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Salnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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, Johnny Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dmitri Salnik!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson fails to land the takedown.
Eriksson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eriksson is looking to clinch.
Eriksson shoots for a takedown but Salnik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salnik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Eriksson pinned against the cage. Eriksson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salnik shoots for a takedown but Eriksson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnny Eriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitri Salnik.
Horrible takedown by Salnik or perhaps it was just good defense by Eriksson which made him look bad.
Salnik shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Eriksson is trying to defend but Salnik finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Eriksson is trying to escape back to his feet but Salnik uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salnik landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Salnik working the body and head with strikes.
Eriksson tries to bench press Salnik off him but Salnik keeps the position.
Eriksson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Eriksson tries to get out of the position.
Salnik lands a decent elbow from side control.
Salnik has an Americana. Eriksson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Salnik is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Salnik hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dmitri Salnik!
A less than humble Dmitri Salnik 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Fireman Sam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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, Fireman Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Don!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Fireman Sam has been cut.
Don lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Don throws out a powerful jab.
Sam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Don sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Don looks to score with a jab to the body but Sam is just out of range.
Sam fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Don to the ground. Sam is now in Don's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Don is looking for a triangle but Sam pushes his legs off easily.
Sam wants to pass the guard but Don is keeping the position.
Don had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sam defends it easily.
Sam stands up over Don, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Don has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sam is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Don.
Sam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam trying to control the action but Don is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Don sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sam trying to pass the guard but Don defending well.
Don is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sam pulls his head out easily.
Sam thows a huge punch but Don dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam controlling the action here.
Don looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Don is looking for a sweep. Sam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Don is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Don looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Don looking for submissions off his back.
Don looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam wants to advance to full mount but Don doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sam trying to control the position from guard on top but Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Don is keeping the position for now.
Sam trying to control the position from guard on top but Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Don can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sam controls the pace.
Don is looking for a triangle but Sam pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam is looking to work some ground and pound but Don has wrist control.
Don had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sam defends it easily.
Don is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sam has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Don has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Don is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sam wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Don dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fireman Sam's cut.
That's time! Sam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Don lands a nice hook to Sam's body. Sam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Don dips to his left and cracks Sam with an uppercut!
Don slips under a jab.
Don swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sam.
Don lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sam drops his hands momentarily and Don takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Don gets tackled into the cage by Sam. Sam maintains the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Don is trying to push Sam away but Sam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sam turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sam manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Don is looking for a sweep.
Don trying to control but Sam flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Sam struggling to keep hold of the position.
Sam tightening his grip on Don, looking for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Sam is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Don has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sam is hanging on to Don's back as he tries to escape.
Don trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Don wants to escape the position.
Sam is trying to stick to Don's back but Don is turning into Sam. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sam's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Don.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Don looking to sit in guard and control but Sam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Don working for a triangle but Sam defends it easily.
Don Don has got the better of the ground game so far.
Don wants to sweep here but Sam controlling him for the moment.
Don is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sam defends well.
Don has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sam doesn't defend quickly enough and Don has managed to lock this one up! Can Sam escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Don on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Don Don!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jr Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams has chosen 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad as his entrance music. 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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191 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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, Tristan Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jr Adams!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adams smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Adams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Adams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Adams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Adams moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lee has worked his arm free - good work by Lee!
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams landing strikes.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Adams trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Adams scoring with punches and elbows.
Lee stops Adams from passing to mount.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Adams is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lee to his feet.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Adams lands a couple of digs.
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adams with a nice head shot there.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Adams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adams forces his way into half guard.
Lee could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Adams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Adams eventually gives up the hold.
Adams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Adams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Adams.
Adams working the head and body with strikes.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams is working away from the top position though.
Lee is defending against the submission attempts here by Adams.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to work for an arm triangle but Lee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lee is in trouble now - Adams has advanced to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Adams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams landing strikes from the mount.
Adams is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Adams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jr Adams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adams drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee is rocked!
Adams avoiding damage.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Adams has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee tries to pull guard but Adams won't allow it.
Lee trying to stall but Adams improves his position.
Adams stalling in the clinch.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adams 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.
Lee wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him.
Adams advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams not doing much here.
Adams trying to mount his opponent but Lee defends it.
Adams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Adams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lee takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Adams's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jr Adams!
Jr Adams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jungle Boogie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DJESUS MAN. Boogie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jungle Boogie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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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, Daniel James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jungle Boogie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from James as Boogie shoots in.
Boogie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James fails to land the takedown.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
James looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot lands for Boogie.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boogie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogie looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
Boogie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
James lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boogie takes a step back to recover.
Boogie missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boogie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogie can't break the clinch.
Boogie prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Boogie slowing the pace effectively.
Boogie avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Boogie avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Boogie won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boogie misses with a hook to the ribs.
James manages to break the clinch.
Boogie tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
Boogie rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
Boogie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Boogie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boogie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but James is defending well.
Boogie misses with a punch to the body.
Boogie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boogie has James pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. James manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Daniel James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jungle Boogie.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boogie's efforts to push away.
Boogie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by James after a bit of a struggle.
Boogie has had enough of the clinch but James keeps him there for the moment.
Boogie has had enough of the clinch but James keeps him there for the moment.
Boogie tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boogie misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boogie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boogie lands a shot to the body.
Boogie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boogie throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Boogie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boogie.
Boogie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James blocks a body shot from Boogie.
James manages to break the clinch.
Boogie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James dives in and grabs Boogie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boogie pushes down on James's head and hops out.
Boogie throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jungle Boogie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boogie loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boogie throws a big shot that misses.
James with a poor takedown
and Boogie counters with a nice body shot.
James fails with the takedown
and Boogie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in James's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boogie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Boogie from controlling successfully.
Boogie stays in close to James's body and controls the position.
Boogie throwing strikes but missing.
Boogie postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Boogie throws a big elbow that misses.
Boogie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boogie throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boogie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Boogie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boogie postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Boogie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boogie trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boogie postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boogie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boogie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boogie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boogie landing some decent shots from guard.
Boogie throwing strikes but missing.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boogie trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boogie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boogie connects with a couple of short punches.
Boogie distracts James with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jungle Boogie has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Boogie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boogie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boogie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boogie sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boogie'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.
Jungle Boogie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boogie.
Boogie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boogie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging James to the ground. Boogie is now in James's guard.
Boogie postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to stand and escape but Boogie is having none of it.
Boogie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boogie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boogie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boogie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boogie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jungle Boogie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
James slips a straight right by Boogie.
The crowd cheers as Boogie lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boogie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boogie.
James misses with a takedown
and Boogie counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boogie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boogie throws out the jab.
Boogie misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
Daniel James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Boogie.
It looks like Daniel James has been cut.
Boogie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boogie scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boogie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boogie lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Boogie.
James is rocked!
Boogie lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! James goes down and covers up as Boogie starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jungle Boogie!
Jungle Boogie was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryusaki Yagami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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, Ryusaki Yagami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruiz shoots in looking for a takedown but Yagami manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruiz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yagami swivels and escapes.
Yagami changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown but Yagami shows good takedown defense.
Ryusaki Yagami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Ruiz.
Yagami is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Victor Ruiz has been cut.
Ruiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yagami's waist but Yagami gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruiz off to one side.
Ruiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruiz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yagami drops his shoulder and cracks Ruiz with a huge uppercut! Ruiz goes down! Can Yagami finish him?
Ruiz is still in real trouble! Can Yagami finish him?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yagami drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yagami jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yagami has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yagami has gone for a leg lock! Ruiz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Yagami's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yagami working for a triangle but Ruiz defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yagami escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yagami is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ruiz defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yagami throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruiz seems to have recovered his senses.
Ruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yagami knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ruiz on the ground.
Ruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruiz looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yagami has his foot on Ruiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Ruiz drops back looking for a leg! Yagami is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yagami manages to kick Ruiz off! Ruiz jumps back into Yagami's guard.
Ruiz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruiz is posturing up here but Yagami has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ruiz tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ruiz has to tap! Slick submission there by Yagami!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryusaki Yagami!
Ryusaki Yagami seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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