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Destiny 25: Collision Course PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nikolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan comes to the cage accompanied by Refused - New Noise. The key to victory for Atticus Dylan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atticus Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Nikolov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolov scores with a takedown into Dylan's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nikolov with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nikolov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nikolov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nikolov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nikolov throws a big elbow that misses.
Dylan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nikolov is controlling him.
Nikolov cracks Dylan with a solid left hand.
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!
Nikolov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nikolov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dylan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nikolov is controlling him.
Nikolov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dylan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nikolov controlling from the top position.
Nikolov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nikolov postures up and lands a big shot to Dylan's brow.
Nikolov won't allow Dylan to get back to his feet.
Nikolov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dylan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nikolov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikolov is in close to Dylan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nikolov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nikolov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nikolov stands up over Dylan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nikolov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nikolov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dylan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nikolov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nikolov wants to control from the top but Dylan keeps moving.
Nikolov won't allow Dylan to get back to his feet.
Nikolov throwing strikes from guard but Dylan blocks nicely.
Nikolov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nikolov trying to control but Dylan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Nikolov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nikolov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dylan circles away.
Dylan tries to clinch there but Nikolov circles away.
Dylan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nikolov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dylan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dylan wants to clinch up but Nikolov keeps it at a distance.
Nikolov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dylan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikolov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dylan some visible discomfort.
Dylan dodges the ground and pound from Nikolov.
Nikolov is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolov lands a nice forearm strike.
Nikolov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikolov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Nikolov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nikolov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dylan quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nikolov lands a nice short elbow.
Nikolov moves nicely into side control.
The strikes coming from Nikolov are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nikolov working the ground and pound.
Dylan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nikolov lands an elbow.
Nikolov scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikolov cracks Dylan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dylan is rocked!
Dylan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oh Dylan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nikolov cracks Dylan with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Nikolov immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Dylan is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Nikolov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Nikolov!
A relieved looking Ivan Nikolov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Satorzoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Miki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takashi Miki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Satorzoda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Miki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miki takes the fight into the clinch.
Miki breaks the clinch.
Miki lands a head shot.
Miki rushes Satorzoda and presses him up against the cage.
Satorzoda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've been hearing reports that Satorzoda has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Miki breaks the clinch.
Satorzoda tries a head kick but it misses.
Satorzoda forces Miki back against the cage and clinches.
Miki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Satorzoda is trying to pull guard but Miki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Satorzoda jumps guard but Miki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Miki landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miki lands a good knee to the midsection. Satorzoda won't want to take too many of those.
Satorzoda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miki moves into range and clinches up with Satorzoda.
Miki manages to break the clinch.
Satorzoda throws a series of punches but Miki moves out of range.
Satorzoda misses with a takedown attempt - Miki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Satorzoda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Miki lands but Satorzoda takes it in his stride.
Miki lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Satorzoda can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Miki and Satorzoda drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Miki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Miki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ali Cali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hranica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cali comes to the cage accompanied by It's a Fight. Ali Cali is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Cali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hranica!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hranica misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hranica is defended easily by Cali.
Hranica moves into the clinch.
Cali using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hranica jumps guard but Cali turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hranica manages to pull guard.
Cali wants to stand but Hranica is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hranica tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cali wants to stand but Hranica has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hranica is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hranica wants to stand and escape but Cali is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hranica fails with the takedown.
Ali Cali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hranica.
Hranica dives in for a single leg takedown but Cali sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cali lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hranica backwards.
Cali misses with a knee to the head.
Cali missing with knees to the body.
Cali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hranica is trying to break the clinch but Cali has him pressed against the cage.
Hranica blocks an elbow strike.
Cali lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cali lands an elbow that stopped Hranica in his tracks for a moment.
Cali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hranica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cali looking to throw knees to the head but Hranica is blocking nicely.
Hranica avoiding damage as Cali throws knees to the body.
Hranica has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Hranica breaks from the clinch.
Hranica wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cali tries to close the distance and clinch but Hranica swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cali stuffs the takedown attempt from Hranica. Hranica gets slowly back to his feet.
Hranica scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cali in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hranica instigates a clinch.
Hranica dodges an elbow strike from Cali.
Cali wants to stall.
Cali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hranica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hranica gets control of Cali's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hranica will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cali has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hranica is proving hard to escape from.
Hranica looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cali stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hranica is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hranica rushes Cali and presses him up against the cage.
Hranica wants to break free but Cali has control.
Cali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hranica blocks it with crossed arms.
Hranica is working for takedown but Cali is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hranica's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hranica is looking for a takedown.
Cali tries a knee to the head but Hranica blocks it.
Hranica is trying to break the clinch but Cali has him pressed against the cage.
Hranica is trying to push Cali away but Cali has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cali tries a knee to the head but Hranica blocks it.
Cali tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cali stalling in the clinch but Hranica improves position.
Hranica blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Hranica will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hranica throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cali tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hranica is in Cali's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hranica wants to get up but he can't break Cali's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hranica must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hranica decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cali, up you get!
Hranica keeps the fight on the outside.
Cali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hranica.
Ali Cali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hranica looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cali moves into the clinch.
Cali throws an elbow that misses.
Cali misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cali fails to land.
Cali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hranica escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cali tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hranica blocks an elbow strike from Cali.
Cali connects with a knee to the head.
Hranica pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hranica throws a lazy head kick
and Cali counters with a big head kick but Hranica shrugs it off.
Hranica fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ali Cali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hranica.
Hranica avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hranica lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've been told by Cali's head coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Hranica clobbers Cali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cali stuffs the takedown attempt from Hranica. Hranica gets slowly back to his feet.
Hranica gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cali with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cali looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ali Cali has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hranica avoids the elbow strike from Cali, against the cage.
Hranica blocks an elbow strike.
Hranica successfully pulls guard.
Cali is looking to stand up but Hranica won't let him.
Hranica has control of Cali's left arm, preventing Cali from doing any damage.
Cali is looking to stand up but Hranica won't let him.
Hranica controlling Cali's posture.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Hranica manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cali holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hranica is trying to pull guard but Cali turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cali tries to land a knee to the head but Hranica blocks with his arms.
Hranica looking to throw knees to the head but Cali is blocking nicely.
Cali misses with an elbow strike.
Cali tries to land knees in the clinch but Hranica avoids the damage to the body.
Cali misses with an elbow strike.
Cali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hranica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hranica lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cali backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cali wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cali throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cali tries to land a knee to the head but Hranica blocks with his arms.
Cali creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hranica managing to block the knees to the body from Cali.
Hranica avoiding damage as Cali throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Hranica will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cali avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hranica fails with the takedown
and Cali counters with a nice body kick.
Hranica closes the distance and clinches.
Hranica blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Cali.
Hranica takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hranica blocks it with crossed arms.
Cali throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cali tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hranica prevents a body shot from Cali.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cali throws an elbow but misses.
Cali throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cali tries to land knees in the clinch but Hranica avoids the damage to the body.
Cali with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cali misses with a punch to the body.
Cali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hranica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cali gets underhooks to prevent Hranica's takedown attempt.
Hranica breaks from the clinch.
Cali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ali Cali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Hranica.
Cali has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hranica.
Hranica rushes Cali and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hranica successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hranica is on top in guard.
Hranica postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cali is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hranica, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hranica looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cali wanted to stand there but Hranica had control of the position.
Hranica wants to sweep but no luck.
Hranica keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hranica pulls Cali in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hranica fails with the takedown
and Cali counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hranica's guard now.
Cali stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hranica misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hranica bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hranica throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cali's waist but Cali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hranica off to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hranica has his takedown stuffed
and Cali counters with a series of strikes. Hranica will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cali manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hranica on his heels. He'll look to pass Hranica's guard now, I'm sure.
Hranica looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ali Cali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hranica trying to control the position.
Cali loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hranica is working an open guard so Cali takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cali gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hranica tries to pull guard but Cali won't allow it.
Cali using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hranica has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mike Hranica is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hranica is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Cali showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hranica has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Hranica!
Our winner, Mike Hranica, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ali Cali spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck it, I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mehbrahtu Kidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong Dong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mehbrahtu Kidane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong Dong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong lands a jab to Kidane's midsection.
Dong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kidane avoids the body shot from Dong.
Kidane could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dong misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Dong.
Dong scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Mehbrahtu Kidane has been cut.
Kidane misses with a wild combination.
Kidane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dong jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kidane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidane slips a straight right by Dong.
Dong connects with a right that clearly hurt Kidane. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Dong proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Kidane collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chong Dong!
Chong Dong 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.
The defeated Mehbrahtu Kidane had this to say: 'Eu dei a bunda ontem.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Grainger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Risley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Grainger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh Grainger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Risley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Hugh Grainger has been cut.
Risley connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid body kick from Risley.
Risley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Risley lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Risley lands a jab to Grainger's midsection.
Grainger is breathing heavily.
Risley throws an overhand right that drops Grainger like a sack of potatoes! Risley dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Risley!
In his post fight interview, Joe Risley gave a big smile as he said 'I want rematch against Jay Yap!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Cloud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brunon Grzywa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brunon Grzywa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Victor Cloud's chin.
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190 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brunon Grzywa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzywa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cloud wants to control but Grzywa postures up.
Grzywa trying to control the action but Cloud is working from the bottom.
Grzywa blocks the strikes from Cloud.
Grzywa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cloud has escaped the position, nice work there.
Grzywa tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Grzywa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cloud tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Grzywa presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Grzywa wants to get back to his feet but Cloud is holding on tight.
Grzywa breaks from Cloud's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grzywa avoids the attempt from Cloud to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grzywa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzywa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cloud tries to hold on but Grzywa postures up.
Cloud reaches up to try and control the position but Grzywa seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Cloud rolls and tries to escape and now Grzywa has his back!
You can see the frustration on Cloud's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cloud breaks Grzywa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cloud passes into half guard.
Cloud is working for a kimura but Grzywa is defending it quite comfortably.
Cloud trying to control the action but Grzywa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grzywa won't allow Cloud to pass to mount.
Well, if Cloud is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cloud wants to take a breather but Grzywa is having none of it.
Grzywa missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cloud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cloud wants to pass to mount but Grzywa is defending the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grzywa flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzywa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cloud is working away from the top position though.
Grzywa won't allow Cloud to pass to mount.
Cloud is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cloud tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cloud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cloud manages to capitalize on a mistake by Grzywa to take his back!
Cloud is hanging on to Grzywa's back as he tries to escape.
Grzywa trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cloud seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cloud softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Grzywa is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cloud controlling the position well here. Grzywa rolled but Cloud kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud is not going to allow Grzywa to sit and survive in this position.
Cloud looking for the choke but no joy.
Cloud has the hooks in. Grzywa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Even with his hooks in, Cloud manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Cloud tightening his grip on Grzywa, looking for the choke.
Grzywa trying to control the position but Cloud manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Cloud dominated that round.
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.
Grzywa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cloud counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cloud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cloud trying to control from half guard but Grzywa is working away.
Grzywa wants to improve his position but Cloud is controlling well.
Cloud wants to pass to mount but Grzywa is defending the position.
Grzywa is looking for a sweep. Cloud is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cloud looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grzywa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cloud passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud looking to control but Grzywa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Grzywa is trying to escape the mount.
Cloud lands a big elbow.
Cloud looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Grzywa wants to hold on but Cloud pushes him away.
Grzywa working to try and regain half guard.
Cloud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grzywa is desperately trying to improve his position but Cloud has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud lands a big elbow.
Grzywa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cloud wants to pass to mount but Grzywa is defending the position.
Cloud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grzywa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cloud.
Grzywa tries to roll over but Cloud keeps him under control.
Grzywa is refusing to be controlled, as Cloud sits in half guard.
Grzywa actively working from the bottom here.
Cloud thows a huge punch but Grzywa dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud controlling the action here.
Cloud seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grzywa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cloud seems to be working for a kimura but Grzywa defends the submission attempt.
Grzywa tries to roll over but Cloud keeps him under control.
Grzywa wants to control but Cloud is keeping busy.
Cloud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grzywa is trying to control but Cloud manages to pass to mount!
Grzywa is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cloud trying to control but Grzywa is having none of it.
Victor Cloud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grzywa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cloud working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grzywa is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cloud fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grzywa really wants to buck Cloud off and get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cloud unloads with some shots from mount but Grzywa bucks and avoids them well.
Grzywa looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Grzywa preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cloud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Cloud dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Grzywa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grzywa lands in his opponent's guard.
Grzywa wants to stand but Cloud has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cloud trying to control the position.
Grzywa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cloud is keeping the position for now.
Grzywa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cloud is proving hard to escape from.
Cloud looking for a guillotine here but Grzywa defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grzywa is looking to work some ground and pound but Cloud has wrist control.
Cloud is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cloud looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
My spies in Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM inform me that Grzywa has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cloud throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Grzywa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cloud throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cloud keeping full guard, as Grzywa tries to pass.
Victor Cloud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzywa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grzywa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grzywa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cloud is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cloud is trying to control Grzywa's posture but Grzywa avoids it.
Grzywa in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Grzywa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grzywa working away.
Grzywa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cloud is trying to control Grzywa's posture but Grzywa avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzywa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Grzywa working away.
Grzywa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grzywa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grzywa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grzywa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzywa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brunon Grzywa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cloud can't do much from the bottom here.
Grzywa lands a decent elbow from side control.
Grzywa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grzywa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brunon Grzywa.
I think Cloud 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Cloud!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felippe Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Ketrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakub Ketrzynski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
240 lbs
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263 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felippe Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakub Ketrzynski!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Francisco.
Francisco throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Francisco.
Francisco lands with a kick to the ribs.
Felippe Francisco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francisco keeps Ketrzynski at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Francisco.
Ketrzynski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Francisco tries a head kick but it misses.
Francisco has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Francisco connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Francisco lands a head kick. Ketrzynski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francisco throws a sloppy head kick and Ketrzynski moves out of range easily.
Francisco lands a high kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ketrzynski has time to react.
Francisco swings for the body but Ketrzynski moves out of range.
Francisco connects with a leg kick. Ketrzynski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Francisco misses with a head kick.
Francisco throws a head kick but Ketrzynski moves out of range.
Francisco scores with a head kick. Ketrzynski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Francisco throws a lazy head kick
and Ketrzynski counters with a solid body kick.
Francisco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Francisco throws a head kick that misses.
Francisco dips to his left and cracks Ketrzynski with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ketrzynski avoids the head kick by Francisco.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Francisco.
Ketrzynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francisco.
Felippe Francisco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Francisco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Francisco tries a head kick but it misses.
Francisco scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Francisco.
Ketrzynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Francisco throws out the jab.
Francisco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ketrzynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Francisco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco lands with an overhand left.
Francisco lands a slapping body shot.
Francisco lands a jab to the nose.
Ketrzynski is rocked!
Ketrzynski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ketrzynski is still on wobbly legs! Can Francisco finish him?
Ketrzynski looks winded!
Francisco feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Ketrzynski collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Felippe Francisco!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afa Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Afa Sila has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Afa Sila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabber needs to keep his hands up - Sila had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sila lands a body shot.
Jabber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sila misses the shot to the body.
Afa Sila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jabber.
Sila just misses with a punch to the body.
Sila avoids the head kick by Jabber.
Sila has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jabber.
Sila swings for the body but Jabber moves out of range.
Jabber throws a big shot that misses.
Jabber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jabber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sila.
Sila looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jabber!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sila trying to control the position but Jabber is working away.
Sila thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've been hearing good reports from Sila'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.
Sila tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jabber is trying to escape and Sila transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jabber is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sila! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Afa Sila!
Afa Sila retains his lightweight title!
Afa Sila really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Mango Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slick Customer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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202 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slick Customer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tebato Nakara!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Customer dives in and grabs Nakara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nakara pushes down on Customer's head and hops out.
Customer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Customer misses with a body shot.
Nakara doesn't manage to clinch there - Customer circles away.
Customer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nakara is able to avoid easily.
Customer lands a right hook to the body.
Customer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nakara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Customer avoids the head kick by Nakara.
A head kick misses from Nakara.
Customer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nakara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakara looks for a takedown but Customer sprawls well.
Nakara walks into a straight right hand from Customer.
Nakara moves into the clinch successfully.
Customer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Customer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Customer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nakara uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nakara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Customer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nakara throws a big right hand that misses.
Customer has his hands on Nakara's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Customer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakara is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakara throwing strikes from guard but Customer blocks nicely.
Nakara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Customer is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Customer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Customer working for a triangle but Nakara defends it easily.
Customer has his foot on Nakara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakara works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Customer is looking to sweep but instead, Nakara has passed into half guard.
Customer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Customer is working hard here to advance position.
Customer works his way to full guard. Good work.
Customer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Nakara frees his head nicely. Oh but Customer has switched to an armbar! Nakara is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Slick Customer!
A relieved looking Slick Customer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daiki Hitoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coconut Sprinkles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daiki Hitoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitoshi misses with a straight left.
Hitoshi throws a right hand that misses
and Sprinkles counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sprinkles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Daiki Hitoshi has been cut.
Sprinkles trying to control but Hitoshi is working from the bottom.
Hitoshi looking for a guillotine here but Sprinkles defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sprinkles is pushing down on Hitoshi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hitoshi is fighting to maintain full guard but Sprinkles has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've been hearing that Sprinkles has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sprinkles wants to take a breather but Hitoshi is having none of it.
Hitoshi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sprinkles pulls his head out easily.
Sprinkles winds up and cracks Hitoshi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hitoshi tries to roll over but Sprinkles keeps him under control.
Hitoshi keeps trying to improve his position.
Hitoshi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sprinkles working Hitoshi over with strikes.
That has opened up Daiki Hitoshi's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitoshi actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitoshi gets full guard.
Hitoshi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hitoshi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hitoshi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sprinkles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hitoshi looks winded!
Hitoshi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sprinkles cracks Hitoshi with a solid left hand.
Sprinkles cracks Hitoshi with a solid left hand.
The cut above Daiki Hitoshi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hitoshi keeping moving, preventing Sprinkles from controlling successfully.
Hitoshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitoshi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sprinkles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sprinkles is in close to Hitoshi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daiki Hitoshi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daiki Hitoshi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Coconut Sprinkles!
Coconut Sprinkles retains his heavyweight title!
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