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TMG 26: Title Match's PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Rostowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burza has chosen Du Hast - Rammstein as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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139 lbs
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148 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Rostowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aron Burza!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rostowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burza was well out of range. Poor timing from Rostowski.
Burza shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rostowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rostowski tries to get out of the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rostowski is trying to keep Burza in close.
Rostowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Rostowski, not yet.
Rostowski is working hard here to advance position.
Burza wants to control from the top but Rostowski keeps moving.
Rostowski wants to sweep here but Burza controlling him for the moment.
Rostowski is trying to control the position but Burza postures up.
Burza advances position into side control!
Burza wants to control but Rostowski is keeping him busy.
Burza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Burza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rostowski keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burza cracks Rostowski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rostowski tries to improve position but can't.
Rostowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burza on the ground.
Burza in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Rostowski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Burza regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rostowski is one step ahead there.
Rostowski throwing strikes but missing.
Rostowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rostowski has managed to get both his arms back between Burza's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rostowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Burza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rostowski is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Burza has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Rostowski is looking to defend but Burza has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Rostowski! Burza pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Rostowski taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aron Burza!
Post fight, Aron Burza stared into the camera and said 'I fight for the fans! I hope you all enjoyed this fight. Thank you!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lou Nahtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick Stagliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nahtic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sleeping My Day Away. Lou Nahtic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kendrick Stagliano's chin.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
7 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lou Nahtic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendrick Stagliano!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahtic shoots in for a double leg but Stagliano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stagliano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stagliano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nahtic.
Stagliano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nahtic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at [CBK] Punch-kicker Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Stagliano stuffs the takedown.
Stagliano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stagliano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nahtic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nahtic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nahtic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nahtic has closed the distance and engaged Stagliano in a clinch.
Stagliano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stagliano looking to slow down the pace here.
Nahtic is looking to control Stagliano's arms but Stagliano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nahtic has his back to the cage.
Stagliano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stagliano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Stagliano.
A punch lands to the side of Nahtic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Stagliano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nahtic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stagliano moves in looking to clinch but Nahtic pushes him off.
Stagliano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Stagliano.
Nahtic is rocked!
Stagliano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Nahtic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nahtic gets through Stagliano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stagliano breaks the clinch.
Stagliano drops Nahtic with a big left hand! Nahtic is injured, injured bad! Stagliano jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kendrick Stagliano!
After winning the bout, Kendrick Stagliano thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jorvee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey's entrance music is Gunther -Ding Dong Song . A fine choice. Malutin Andrey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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146 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jorvee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorvee throws an off balance right hand
and Andrey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andrey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jon Jorvee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andrey.
Andrey lands a high kick!
Jorvee is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jorvee is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Andrey just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Jorvee has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Malutin Andrey!
Malutin Andrey 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 Jason Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Venture comes to the cage accompanied by Party Hard by Andrew W.K.. Joe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Venture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Joe.
Joe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Venture on the side of the head.
Joe closes the distance and pushes Venture back into the cage.
Venture tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Venture lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Venture is trying to break the clinch but Joe has him pressed against the cage.
Joe lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe pulls Venture into guard.
Joe has his hands on Venture's head, controlling the position.
Venture drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Venture jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Joe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Joe holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kid Joe has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Joe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Venture tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Joe is in Venture's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Venture is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Venture'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.
Venture doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Joe chips away with some ground and pound.
Venture is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Joe defends well.
Joe working some strikes from top position.
Joe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Joe landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe is in close to Venture's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joe distracts Venture with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joe pushes down on Venture's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Joe working over Venture with some ground and pound. Venture looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joe working Venture over with strikes.
Joe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is just content to waste time from the top position. Venture takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Joe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Venture looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Venture throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joe is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venture isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Joe stacks Venture on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Joe!
Joe is chipping away with strikes.
Joe looks up at the clock and then as Venture takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Joe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Joe scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Venture to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Venture throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Venture is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Joe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Joe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Venture!
Venture is working to avoid the ground and pound but Joe connects with a decent elbow.
Joe has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Venture!
Joe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joe with a couple of short strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Joe working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
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!
Joe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Joe.
Venture is rocked!
Joe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Joe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Venture is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Venture! Joe sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Venture and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kid Joe!
Kid Joe very nearly forgot to thank Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Jason Venture had this to say: 'I partied a bit too hard... thanks to all my fans! I'll show up sober next time! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Powerslave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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205 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Powerslave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darth Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powerslave tests Penguin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penguin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerslave swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerslave works over Penguin's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Darth Penguin has been cut.
Powerslave fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penguin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Powerslave finds it's way round the side to connect with Penguin's head.
Penguin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penguin gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Powerslave gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Powerslave!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Eddie Powerslave waved his t-shirt featuring Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Czarek Marnota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marnota is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Zawsze Jak Król. Czarek Marnota has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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300 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Czarek Marnota!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marnota doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lin drops an elbow to the side of Marnota's head.
It looks like Czarek Marnota has been cut.
Marnota manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marnota is trying to control the position but Lin postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marnota is on top in guard.
Lin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marnota postures up.
Lin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lin controls Marnota momentarily but Marnota frees himself.
Marnota wants to control from the top but Lin keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marnota gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marnota!
Marnota tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marnota struggling a bit here.
Marnota is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lin off and has taken his back!
Lin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marnota on the ground.
Marnota has his arm under Lin's chin here. Game over son! Marnota squeezes tightly and Lin is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Czarek Marnota!
Czarek Marnota thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I want it all. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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300 lbs
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287 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Sapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp throws a hook to the side of Bruce's head but Bruce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sapp drops Bruce with a beautiful combination! Bruce stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sapp is looking for the KO!
Bruce is rocked!
It looks like Simon Bruce has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Sapp has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of 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!
Sapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sapp keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. Sapp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by Sapp!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sapp pushing down on Bruce's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sapp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sapp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bruce is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bruce tries to roll over but Sapp keeps him under control.
Sapp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp misses with a head shot. Bruce uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bruce looking for a sweep. Not yet Bruce, not yet.
Bruce 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.
Sapp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Sapp from controlling successfully.
Sapp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruce works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sapp tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruce is retaining full guard.
Bruce wants to sweep but no luck.
Bruce is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bruce pulls Sapp in to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bruce walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Sapp.
Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Bob Sapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bruce showed some decent athleticism there.
Bruce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sapp's head.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sapp's head.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bruce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sapp is looking to escape.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bruce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bruce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throwing shots but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Bruce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bruce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bruce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruce wants to control but Sapp is keeping him busy.
Bruce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bruce is looking to take a break and control but Sapp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sapp has hold of Bruce's hands but Bruce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sapp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
That's time! Sapp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bruce connects with a leg kick. Sapp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sapp swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bruce counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sapp won't be happy with that.
Sapp stops Bruce from passing to mount.
Sapp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bruce tries to score with some ground and pound. Sapp controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bruce tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bruce scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bruce misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bruce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sapp has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bruce tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bruce throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bruce tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bruce wants to control for a moment but Sapp uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sapp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
Bruce with the ground and pound but Sapp uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bruce tries to free his leg and advance position but Sapp is retaining full guard.
Simon Bruce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Sapp keeps moving.
Bruce chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bruce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. Sapp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by Sapp!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sapp throwing strikes but missing.
Sapp preventing the sweep.
Sapp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bruce is controlling Sapp's posture.
Sapp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bruce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sapp.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sapp won't allow Bruce to sweep him here.
Bruce doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sapp tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruce is retaining full guard.
Bruce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sapp wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sapp misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sapp throws a jab when Bruce was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bruce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sapp misses with a wild combination.
Sapp throws a nice looking combination but Bruce bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob Sapp is winning the standup battle so far.
Sapp cracks Bruce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sapp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Bruce makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sapp thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Sapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sapp misses with an uppercut
and Bruce decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sapp's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce gets to his feet. Sapp looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sapp misses with a left hand
and Bruce counters with a shoot takedown. Sapp fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce postures up in Sapp's guard and throws a big left but Sapp blocks it.
Bruce throws a strike but Sapp rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bruce is on top in guard.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.
Sapp can't keep his opponent in guard - Bruce advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bruce thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sapp keeps working.
Bruce throwing shots but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Bruce is looking to advance position but Sapp won't allow it.
Bruce throwing shots but Sapp is blocking nicely.
Bruce thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
Bruce throwing shots but Sapp is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruce thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
Sapp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
Bruce wants to pass the guard but Sapp is defending well.
Bruce is trying to control. Sapp wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bruce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bruce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bruce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bruce is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bruce throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BOOM! Bruce connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bruce really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
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.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sapp swings widly with a right hand
and Bruce counters with a nice uppercut.
Sapp blocks a head kick by Bruce.
Sapp cracks a nice hook into Bruce's ribs.
Sapp swings widly with a right hand
and Bruce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sapp throws a looping overhand right but Bruce ducks down to avoid it.
Sapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
Sapp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruce lands with a straight right. Sapp didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sapp misses with a body shot.
Sapp missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapp misses with a hook
and Sapp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sapp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sapp throws an overhand right that lands on Bruce's shoulder, as Bruce tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Sapp.
Bruce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sapp throws a sloppy body shot
and Bruce counters with a leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sapp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruce counters with a shoot takedown. Sapp fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bruce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sapp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruce postures up and lands a big shot to Sapp's brow.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Sapp has wrist control.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Sapp has wrist control.
Bruce throwing strikes from guard but Sapp blocks nicely.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. Sapp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by Sapp!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sapp manages to get himself to full guard.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bruce postures up in Sapp's guard and throws a big left but Sapp blocks it.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Sapp keeping moving, preventing Bruce from controlling successfully.
Bruce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
Bruce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Sapp has wrist control.
Bruce postures up in Sapp's guard and throws a big left but Sapp blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce tries to free his leg and advance position but Sapp is retaining full guard.
Bruce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bruce dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sapp looks to land a right hand but Bruce moved out of range.
Sapp throws the left hand but Bruce avoids the punch easily.
Sapp avoids the body shot from Bruce.
Sapp misses with a wild combination.
Bruce is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sapp.
Sapp misses with a straight left.
Sapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sapp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sapp scores with a hook to the body. Bruce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruce is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sapp.
Sapp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sapp misses with a body shot.
Sapp slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
Sapp throws a poor cross that misses
and Bruce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sapp.
Sapp throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sapp is refusing to be controlled, as Bruce sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to free his trapped foot but Sapp is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sapp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sapp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sapp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sapp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sapp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
Sapp taking some punishment here, with Bruce in his half guard.
Bruce drops an elbow to the side of Sapp's head.
Sapp tries to kick Bruce off but Bruce keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bruce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sapp defending well though.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sapp's head.
Bruce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bruce thows a huge punch but Sapp dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sapp is just riding it out for now. Bruce eventually gives up the hold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce works his way into full mount!
Simon Bruce is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce misses with some ground and pound and Sapp recovers position to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Bruce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bruce 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Bruce!
A very excited looking Simon Bruce rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Do could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vitor Gracie's chin.
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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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Do defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Do into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do breaks from the clinch.
Do misses with a looping right.
Do throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Do scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Do misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Billy Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Do loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Do lands a jab.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Do defends it nicely.
Billy Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Do. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do scores with a nice strike.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Do defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Do into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike from Do.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Do crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Do throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Do prevents a takedown attempt there.
Do throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gracie blocks the elbow strike.
Do avoids a wild elbow strike from Gracie.
Gracie blocks an elbow strike.
Do manages to break the clinch.
Do misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Do misses.
Do shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Do has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends and breaks Do's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitor Gracie!
Vitor Gracie is the new welterweight champion!
Vitor Gracie decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Severn (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Severn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn slips under a jab.
Severn catches Chavo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like El Chavo has been cut.
Chavo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chavo fails to land the takedown.
Chavo shoots in and drives through. Severn sprawls well.
Chavo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for El Chavo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severn motions for Chavo to come forward. Severn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Severn lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Severn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Severn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Severn thumps Chavo with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Chavo - just one landing.
Chavo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Severn's waist but Severn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chavo off to one side.
Chavo moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn digs a good body shot into Chavo's ribs.
Bas Severn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavo is breathing heavily.
Severn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Severn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
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!
Severn lands a big right hand that sends Chavo crashing to the mat! Severn stays standing though and waves Chavo back to his feet!
Chavo is rocked!
El Chavo's cut is getting worse.
Crack! A monster head kick from Severn and Chavo falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Severn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bas Severn!
Bas Severn is the new super heavyweight champion!
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