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Destiny 20: Benoit vs. Zangief PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kick Please (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kick Please!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zachary Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Please wants to clinch.
Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Please shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Please has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Please paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zachary Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Please throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Please shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kick Please. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones stuns Please with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Please keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones wants a takedown.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Please throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Please wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones tries to clinch there but Please circles away.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Please fails to land the takedown.
Please on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Please closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Please is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Please pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones pulls Please in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones kicks Please off and gets to his feet.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Please shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Please avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jones is working for a kimura here but Please manages to reverse the position and he's now in Jones's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Please trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Please looking to pass the guard.
Please is looking to pass into half guard but Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jones is in guard.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Please gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Please prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Please would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Please really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Please from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zachary Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Please manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Please swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Please swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones clinches up with Please and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones keeps control of Please as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Please uses from the top position.
Please throws a big right hand that misses.
Please is sitting in close to Jones's body. Jones has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Please is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Please is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zachary Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hotaru Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hotaru Kurosaki had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hotaru Kurosaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Zong!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki tries to clinch up.
Kurosaki looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Zong instigates a clinch.
Zong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki pushes Zong up against the cage in a clinch.
Kurosaki has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zong regains guard immediately.
Zong controls Kurosaki momentarily but Kurosaki frees himself.
Zong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zong seems keen to control Kurosaki's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zhang Zong was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zong gets a double leg takedown into Kurosaki's guard.
Kurosaki keeping full guard, as Zong tries to pass.
Zong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zong stands up and waves to Kurosaki to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zong is looking to clinch but Kurosaki is avoiding it.
Zong lands a head kick. Kurosaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zong has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kurosaki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Zong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kurosaki defends it nicely.
Kurosaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kurosaki tries to avoid it but Zong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kurosaki to the ground. Kurosaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hotaru Kurosaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhang Zong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zong gets a clinch.
Zong is trying to pull guard but Kurosaki has him pressed against the cage.
Zong wants to stall.
Zong jumps guard.
Kurosaki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zong controls Kurosaki momentarily but Kurosaki frees himself.
Zong pulls Kurosaki in close to prevent any damage.
Zong looking for a sweep. Not yet Zong, not yet.
Zong manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki is looking for a takedown.
Zong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zong tries to pull guard but Kurosaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Zong drops back down to his feet.
Zong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zong missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Zong to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zong looking for a takedown.
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!
Zong pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Zong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zong is pushing down on Kurosaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kurosaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Zong has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zong is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zong stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kurosaki to get to his feet.
Zong lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zong.
Kurosaki is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zong shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Kurosaki is on queer street and Zong is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Zhang Zong!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bagong Buhay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Buhay might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tatsulok. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bagong Buhay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buhay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Van Buren.
Van Buren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buhay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Buren.
Van Buren throws a right and a left that Buhay avoids nicely.
No joy there for Van Buren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buhay scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Buhay working Van Buren over with strikes.
We've been hearing that Buhay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Buhay looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Buhay trying to control the pace.
Buhay 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buhay seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Van Buren is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bagong Buhay!
An out of breath Bagong Buhay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie Lirving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyrie Lirving!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lirving tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dsafdsfqw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lirving shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dsafdsfqw but Dsafdsfqw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lirving fails with a takedown attempt.
Lirving ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lirving stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lirving wants it to stay on the feet.
Dsafdsfqw changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lirving looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dsafdsfqw thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dsafdsfqw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dsafdsfqw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lirving trying his best to control but Dsafdsfqw has mounted him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dsafdsfqw looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dsafdsfqw looking to secure an arm triangle but Lirving defends it well.
Dsafdsfqw is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lirving has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dsafdsfqw with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lirving could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dsafdsfqw is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lirving is surviving well by controlling Dsafdsfqw's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dsafdsfqw swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lirving is now in Dsafdsfqw's guard. A big mistake from Dsafdsfqw there, giving up the dominant position!
Dsafdsfqw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lirving trying to control but Dsafdsfqw is working from the bottom.
Dsafdsfqw is looking for a triangle but Lirving pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lirving is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lirving is looking to stand up but Dsafdsfqw won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lirving trying to control but Dsafdsfqw is working from the bottom.
Dsafdsfqw had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lirving defends it easily.
Lirving stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dsafdsfqw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lirving's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyrie Lirving has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lirving throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dsafdsfqw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lirving looks for a takedown but Dsafdsfqw sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyrie Lirving. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lirving tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dsafdsfqw defends well and Lirving ends up having to push Dsafdsfqw into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lirving breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Lirving wants to clinch up but Dsafdsfqw keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lirving misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dsafdsfqw shoots in for a double leg but Lirving sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dsafdsfqw misses with a takedown attempt - Lirving sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dsafdsfqw looks for a takedown but Lirving sprawls well.
Lirving feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lirving trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lirving forces his way into half guard.
Dsafdsfqw tries to get to full guard but Lirving has control of the leg.
Lirving thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dsafdsfqw's head.
Lirving trying to pass the guard but Dsafdsfqw defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lirving wants to get back to his feet.
Lirving looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lirving is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dsafdsfqw. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dsafdsfqw is pressing down on Lirving's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dsafdsfqw is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Lirving frees his head nicely. Oh but Dsafdsfqw has switched to an armbar! Lirving is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Pacioretty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins has chosen Heaven Shall Burn - Combat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 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
4 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimbo Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacioretty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacioretty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pacioretty is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pacioretty avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pacioretty takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Pacioretty avoids them all with ease.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown.
Jenkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pacioretty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jenkins can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Pacioretty moves out of range easily.
Pacioretty shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jenkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pacioretty sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pacioretty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacioretty won't allow Jenkins to get back to his feet.
Pacioretty controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pacioretty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pacioretty throwing strikes but missing.
Pacioretty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pacioretty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Pacioretty working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jenkins's head.
Pacioretty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pacioretty won't allow Jenkins to get back to his feet.
Pacioretty lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jenkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pacioretty trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins wants to stand up but Pacioretty is controlling him.
Pacioretty with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jenkins looking to control but Pacioretty passes into half guard.
Jenkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pacioretty looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jenkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pacioretty lands with a punch from half guard.
Jenkins is rocked!
Pacioretty seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenkins is still in real trouble! Can Pacioretty finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacioretty scores with a big shot! Jenkins's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jenkins! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Pacioretty!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lerry Sancio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sancio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Faint. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shinoki 's choice of entrance music: wadiako. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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21
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lerry Sancio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naya Shinoki !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sancio lands a head kick. Shinoki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sancio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sancio throws a series of punches but Shinoki moves out of range.
Sancio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shinoki .
A chopping leg kick lands by Sancio.
Shinoki throws a series of punches but Sancio moves out of range.
Shinoki looks to land a combination but Sancio avoids it well.
Shinoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Sancio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shinoki 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sancio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sancio looks to land a left hand but Shinoki moved out of range nicely.
Shinoki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shinoki stays in close to Sancio's body and controls the position.
Shinoki is looking to pass into half guard but Sancio pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sancio is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki is looking for a triangle but Sancio pushes his legs off easily.
Shinoki has a closed guard, preventing Sancio from standing up.
Sancio wants to control from the top but Shinoki keeps moving.
Sancio looking to sit in guard and control but Shinoki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sancio can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shinoki controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancio wants to hit a switch here but Shinoki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sancio there!
Shinoki unloads with some shots from mount but Sancio bucks and avoids them well.
Shinoki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shinoki looking to finish with strikes here!
Sancio tries to hold on but Shinoki postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sancio is looking to escape.
Shinoki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
My spies in [CBK] ONI Grappling Academy inform me that Shinoki has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sancio has given up his back here. Will Shinoki look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Shinoki working for a choke but Sancio reverses nicely into Shinoki 's guard.
Sancio trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shinoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sancio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sancio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shinoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sancio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sancio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sancio wants to stand but Shinoki is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sancio defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naya Shinoki dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sancio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shinoki backs up against the cage.
Sancio wants to clinch
and Shinoki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sancio is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sancio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shinoki looks to land a combination but Sancio avoids it well.
Sancio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinoki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sancio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sancio checks a leg kick nicely.
Sancio misses with a kick to the body.
Shinoki shoots in looking for a takedown. Sancio tries to sprawl out of it but Shinoki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sancio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sancio drops Shinoki with a naaaaasty hook - Shinoki is in real trouble here! Sancio dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lerry Sancio!
Lerry Sancio is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Lerry Sancio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Naya Shinoki had this to say: ' Didn't go my way Congrats to my opponent an best of luck in the future thanks you all for the support'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raven Arcturus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arcturus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is People Equal Sh*t. Raven Arcturus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raven Arcturus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Tennant!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tennant throws a series of punches but Arcturus moves out of range.
Arcturus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tennant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arcturus counters with a straight right hand.
Tennant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arcturus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tennant.
Danga de danga de dang - Tennant scores with a four punch combination!
Arcturus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tennant throws a right and a left that Arcturus avoids nicely.
Arcturus tries to clinch up.
Tennant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arcturus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arcturus throws a combination. Tennant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like David Tennant has been cut.
Tennant throws a jab but it's blocked by Arcturus.
Arcturus dodges the punch combination from Tennant.
Tennant throws a nice looking combination but Arcturus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcturus cracks Tennant with a good jab.
Arcturus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tennant was well out of range. Poor timing from Arcturus.
Tennant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arcturus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tennant.
Tennant misses with a double jab.
Arcturus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tennant moves away.
Arcturus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tennant misses with a two punch combination.
Tennant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arcturus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arcturus pushes Tennant up against the cage in a clinch.
Tennant throws a punch but it's blocked by Arcturus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tennant.
Arcturus scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcturus throws a head punch that misses.
Arcturus scores with a shot to the side of Tennant's head.
Arcturus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arcturus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arcturus lands a hook that snaps the head of Tennant backwards.
Arcturus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tennant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Arcturus does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arcturus. That's going to slow Tennant down.
Arcturus misses with a body shot.
Tennant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arcturus backs up against the cage.
Arcturus throws an off balance right hand
so Tennant counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tennant postures up in Arcturus's guard and throws a big left but Arcturus blocks it.
Arcturus wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant trying to control but Arcturus is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tennant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arcturus keeping moving, preventing Tennant from controlling successfully.
Tennant is looking to work some ground and pound but Arcturus has wrist control.
Arcturus keeping moving, preventing Tennant from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arcturus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tennant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Arcturus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant throwing strikes but missing.
Tennant trying to control but Arcturus is working from the bottom.
Tennant is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
David Tennant has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tennant misses with a combination
and Arcturus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arcturus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arcturus scores with a jab.
Tennant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tennant throws a right and a left that Arcturus avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Tennant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Tennant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tennant misses with a few strikes there.
Arcturus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tennant.
Tennant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
David Tennant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arcturus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tennant, pushing him back against the cage.
Arcturus blocks an uppercut.
Arcturus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arcturus.
Tennant misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tennant swings wildly with an uppercut but Arcturus uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arcturus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arcturus misses with the head strike.
Arcturus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tennant backwards.
Tennant has a couple of punches blocked by Arcturus.
Arcturus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
David Tennant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcturus misses with a left hand
and Tennant counters with a shoot takedown. Arcturus fights it but they end up in guard.
Arcturus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tennant on the ground.
Tennant stopping the sweep attempt from Arcturus.
Tennant trying to control the position from guard on top but Arcturus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tennant stops Arcturus from standing up.
Tennant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Arcturus can't keep his opponent in guard - Tennant advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tennant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tennant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tennant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arcturus keeps working.
David Tennant has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arcturus is staying active underneath Tennant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tennant is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tennant wants to control the pace but Arcturus is squirming around nicely.
Tennant raining down shots from the mount!
Tennant tries to control but Arcturus wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tennant thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tennant throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Arcturus because Tennant loaded up on that one.
Tennant throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Arcturus because Tennant loaded up on that one.
Tennant throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tennant lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tennant looking to ground and pound but Arcturus is blocking nicely.
Tennant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tennant sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Tennant connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tennant unloads with some shots from mount but Arcturus bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Tennant.
Tennant lands with some strikes.
Arcturus is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Tennant! Arcturus is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Tennant!
David Tennant 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giannis Bakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giannis Bakos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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213 lbs
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213 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giannis Bakos!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sithole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sithole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sithole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sithole changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bakos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sithole looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bakos is avoiding damage well.
Sithole lands an elbow.
Bakos tries to improve position but can't.
Sithole misses with the ground and pound.
Sithole throws a strike aimed at the side of Bakos's head but Bakos avoids it well.
Bakos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Sithole.
Bakos tries to buck Sithole off but Sithole is having none of it.
Sithole in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bakos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sithole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Sithole tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bakos is not content to let Sithole control the position.
Sithole working away.
Sithole misses with the ground and pound.
Sithole working away.
Bakos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sithole tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bakos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sithole is trying to control the action in half guard but Bakos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bakos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bakos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sithole.
Bakos tries to roll over but Sithole keeps him under control.
Sithole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sithole not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Sithole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bakos's head.
Sithole is just content to waste time from the top position. Bakos takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sithole wants to control from the top but Bakos keeps moving.
Sithole distracts Bakos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bakos looking to control.
Sithole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sithole 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Bakos wants to sweep but no luck.
Sithole 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.
Bakos looking to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Giannis Bakos wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bakos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sithole.
Sithole lands a nice forearm strike.
Bakos is not content to let Sithole control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sithole cracks Bakos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bakos can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sithole tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bakos's legs.
Sithole throws an elbow but Bakos slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sithole looks up at the clock and then as Bakos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sithole smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sithole working the head and body with strikes.
Bakos is rocked!
Sithole is looking to take a break and control but Bakos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bakos wants to control but Sithole postures up.
Bakos is looking to regain half guard here but Sithole keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sithole controlling the position from side mount.
Sithole in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Sithole dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sithole looks to land a body kick but Bakos moved away.
Sithole tests Bakos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sithole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sithole throws a shot to the body.
Sithole throws a sloppy head kick and Bakos moves out of range easily.
Bakos throws out a leg kick but Sithole moves out of range and Bakos only half commits.
Moses Sithole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sithole dives in and scores a takedown into Bakos's guard.
Sithole loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sithole working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sithole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sithole throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sithole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bakos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole is working hard here to advance position.
Bakos controls Sithole momentarily but Sithole frees himself.
Bakos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sithole trying to control the position from guard on top but Bakos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sithole cracks Bakos with a solid left hand.
Sithole throwing strikes but missing.
Sithole wants to control from the top but Bakos keeps moving.
Moses Sithole overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sithole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakos wants to sweep but no luck.
Sithole trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sithole passes Bakos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sithole sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bakos defending well though.
Bakos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sithole slows the pace down in half guard.
Bakos taking some punishment here, with Sithole in his half guard.
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!
Bakos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sithole.
Sithole passes to side control.
Sithole tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole controlling from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Bakos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sithole cracks Bakos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sithole sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bakos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sithole lands some shots froms side control.
Sithole lands a nice forearm strike.
Bakos is still in real trouble! Can Sithole finish him?
Sithole throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bakos seems to have recovered his senses.
Sithole working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sithole working the ground and pound.
Sithole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bakos can do to turn this around?
Sithole scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bakos to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakos tries to improve position but can't.
A big shot lands for Sithole! That's hurt Bakos! Will he recover? Sithole fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Sithole!
Moses Sithole retains his light heavyweight title!
Moses Sithole decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daiki Hitoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Obradovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daiki Hitoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zoran Obradovic!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obradovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Obradovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Obradovic slips a straight right by Hitoshi.
Hitoshi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obradovic can pounce on him.
Hitoshi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hitoshi loads up on a big right hand but Obradovic slips the punch.
Zoran Obradovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitoshi misses with a straight right.
Obradovic takes one to the side of the head.
Obradovic is looking to land body kicks.
Hitoshi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Obradovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Hitoshi moves away from the strike by Obradovic.
We've been hearing reports that Hitoshi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hitoshi throws a series of punches but Obradovic moves out of range.
Obradovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Hitoshi misses the shot to the body.
Obradovic tries to sprawl but Hitoshi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hitoshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Obradovic defending well though.
Obradovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Hitoshi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hitoshi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Obradovic's head.
Obradovic is looking to improve his position.
Hitoshi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Obradovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Obradovic keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Obradovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hitoshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hitoshi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hitoshi throwing shots but Obradovic is blocking nicely.
Hitoshi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Obradovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hitoshi uses his free foot to push down on Obradovic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Obradovic.
Hitoshi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hitoshi looking to finish with strikes here!
Obradovic wants to hold on but Hitoshi pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi unloads with some shots from mount but Obradovic bucks and avoids them well.
The referee warns Obradovic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Obradovic told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Obradovic can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hitoshi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitoshi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitoshi looking to ground and pound but Obradovic is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hitoshi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Obradovic because Hitoshi loaded up on that one.
Obradovic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hitoshi.
Hitoshi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hitoshi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hitoshi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hitoshi looking to secure an arm triangle but Obradovic defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitoshi looking to finish Obradovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Obradovic!
Hitoshi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Obradovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hitoshi unloading with bombs!
Hitoshi breaks from Obradovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hitoshi raining down shots from the mount!
Obradovic is rocked!
Hitoshi postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Obradovic in real trouble here! The ref calls for Obradovic to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daiki Hitoshi!
Daiki Hitoshi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We Own It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benoit pinned against the cage. Benoit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zangief gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benoit to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Benoit trying to control but Zangief is working from the bottom.
Benoit distracts Zangief with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Benoit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zangief told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Zangief wants to stand and escape but Benoit is having none of it.
Zangief avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benoit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benoit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zangief works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benoit throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zangief is keeping the position for now.
Benoit is looking to work some ground and pound but Zangief has wrist control.
Benoit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benoit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benoit passes into half guard.
Benoit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zangief's head.
Zangief is looking for a sweep. Benoit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benoit prevents Zangief from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Benoit.
Benoit is working for a kimura but Zangief is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit wants to control but Zangief is keeping him busy.
Benoit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zangief defending well though.
Benoit prevents Zangief from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benoit connects with a nice short shot to Zangief's temple.
Benoit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zangief has managed to free his arm - good work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benoit connects with a nice short shot to Zangief's temple.
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!
Zangief looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing good reports from Benoit's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Zangief is trying is best to control the position here.
Benoit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zangief wants to get back to full guard.
Benoit passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zangief!
Benoit with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands with some strikes.
Benoit jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Zangief is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Zangief and Benoit has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Benoit working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benoit tries to advance to mount but Zangief denies him.
Zangief on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Benoit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Benoit lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Benoit dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zangief throws a chopping leg kick but Benoit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Zangief slaps away a takedown attempt from Benoit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frank Benoit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benoit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zangief counters with a head kick. That will keep Benoit thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Benoit looks for a takedown but Zangief sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zangief leaves Benoit with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benoit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Benoit throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zangief tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Benoit is in Zangief's guard.
Zangief manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benoit manages to get himself to full guard.
Zangief trying to control the position from guard on top but Benoit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benoit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benoit tries to get out of the position.
Zangief tries to free his leg and advance position but Benoit is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief trying to control the position from guard on top but Benoit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Travis Zangief wasn't active enough on the ground.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zangief sprawls well. Zangief wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benoit gets slowly back to his feet.
Benoit throws a leg kick that misses.
Benoit darts in looking for a takedown but Zangief gets double underhooks and turns Benoit into the cage.
Benoit looking for a takedown.
Zangief tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benoit just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benoit looks for a takedown but Zangief sprawls well.
Zangief connects with a high kick.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zangief as he jumps to the side.
Benoit fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zangief lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zangief displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benoit.
Zangief stuffs the takedown attempt from Benoit. Benoit gets slowly back to his feet.
Zangief throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benoit scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Benoit seems to be working for a kimura but Zangief defends the submission attempt.
Benoit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zangief's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benoit connects with a nice short shot to Zangief's temple.
Zangief pushes Benoit off looking to stand but Benoit dives back in and keeps control.
Frank Benoit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit seems to be working for a kimura but Zangief defends the submission attempt.
Benoit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zangief is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zangief is trying to stand up here but Benoit is controlling him well.
Zangief avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benoit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zangief pushes Benoit off looking to stand but Benoit dives back in and keeps control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Zangief will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Benoit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zangief gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Benoit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benoit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zangief is keeping the position for now.
Benoit is looking to work some ground and pound but Zangief has wrist control.
Benoit scoring with some ground and pound.
Zangief preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benoit working some strikes from top position.
Benoit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zangief wants to get back to his feet but Benoit is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Benoit wants to control from the top but Zangief keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benoit throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Zangief holds on and takes a little breather.
Benoit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benoit advances position into side control!
Benoit grinds an elbow into Zangief's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zangief, who protects the arm well.
Benoit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zangief is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Benoit tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zangief avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Benoit.
Zangief is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Benoit fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit cracks Zangief with a big elbow.
Benoit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zangief is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benoit swings around for an armbar but Zangief sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Benoit's guard.
Zangief trying to control but Benoit is working from the bottom.
Benoit wants to improve his position but instead Zangief has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zangief wants to advance to full mount but Benoit doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Benoit keeping moving, preventing Zangief from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Benoit holds on and takes a little breather.
Benoit wants to improve his position but instead Zangief has moved into half guard.
Zangief prevents Benoit from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zangief not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Benoit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benoit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Benoit!
Frank Benoit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Travis Zangief stepped up to the mic, saying 'Im still in shock,I did my best and I'll come back even stronger'.
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