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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Twofoura Bud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai has chosen Sandstorm by Darude as his entrance music. Twofoura Bud has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Twofoura Bud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Sakurai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bud throws a head kick but Sakurai moves out of range.
Bud gets a takedown into half guard.
Sakurai is looking for a sweep. Bud is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bud is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakurai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bud prevents Sakurai from standing back up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakurai gets full guard.
We've been hearing that Bud has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sakurai wants to get back to his feet but Bud is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bud is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakurai has wrist control.
Sakurai wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakurai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bud tries to get to full guard but Sakurai has control of the leg.
Sakurai is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai is thwarting Bud's attempts to control the position.
Bud looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sakurai is looking to advance position but Bud won't allow it.
Bud trying to control but Sakurai postures up.
Bud keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakurai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bud keeps working.
Bud is trying to maintain the position but Sakurai is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sakurai tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bud knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bud trying to control here.
Sakurai is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sakurai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sakurai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bud does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sakurai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is pressing down on Bud's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bud is holding on for now.
Bud could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sakurai is taking a breather. Bud says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakurai tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bud defends well and Sakurai ends up having to push Bud into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bud gets control of Sakurai's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bud will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sakurai throws a big right hand that misses.
Bud looking for subs off his back but Sakurai has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sakurai trying to control the pace.
Bud is not content to let Sakurai control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai controlling the action here.
Sakurai thows a huge punch but Bud dodges it nicely.
Bud is concentrating on defense, preventing Sakurai from advancing position.
Sakurai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hiro Sakurai hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A head kick misses from Bud.
Sakurai closes the distance and pushes Bud back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakurai is trying to pull guard but Bud has him pressed against the ropes.
Sakurai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai breaks the clinch.
Sakurai shoots in but no luck this time.
Twofoura Bud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiro Sakurai.
Sakurai blocks a head kick by Bud.
A right-left combo lands from Sakurai.
Sakurai clinches up against the ropes.
Bud has hold of one of Sakurai's legs. Sakurai is fighting the takedown attempt but Bud gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sakurai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bud doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bud manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bud wants to control from the top but Sakurai keeps moving.
We've been informed that Sakurai has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sakurai is trying to control the position but Bud postures up.
Bud got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sakurai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bud has managed to get both his arms back between Sakurai's legs - danger averted.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bud stands and throws Sakurai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sakurai can't do much from the bottom here.
Bud looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bud is working Sakurai over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bud tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sakurai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is not content to let Bud control the position.
Sakurai wants to get back to his feet but Bud drags him back down.
Bud stands up and beckons Sakurai to his feet.
Sakurai dives in and scores a takedown into Bud's guard.
Sakurai trying to control but Bud is working from the bottom.
Bud has his foot on Sakurai's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakurai works his way back into a safe position though.
Bud is breathing heavily.
Bud keeping moving, preventing Sakurai from controlling successfully.
Sakurai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sakurai is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bud might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sakurai trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bud manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bud wants to control from the top but Sakurai keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakurai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sakurai is thwarting Bud's attempts to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sakurai in particular looking to stall.
Sakurai is stalling here. Bud is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sakurai seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bud has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sakurai is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bud off and has taken his back!
Will Sakurai go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Sakurai controlling from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakurai working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Sakurai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bud scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hiro Sakurai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sakurai is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bud's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bud is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakurai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sakurai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bud trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakurai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sakurai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bud wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bud is working to get back to half guard.
Bud's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bud really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sakurai controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sakurai working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sakurai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sakurai landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakurai landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai looking to control but Bud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bud tries to reverse the position but Sakurai maintains control.
Bud defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sakurai.
Sakurai lands a heavy elbow.
Sakurai looking to control but Bud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sakurai controlling the pace for now.
Bud tries to hold on but Sakurai postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sakurai lands a big elbow.
Sakurai is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bud is squirming around, avoiding Sakurai's attempts to control the action.
Sakurai prevents Bud from getting the reversal.
Sakurai lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bud tries to lock up and control but Sakurai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sakurai tries to control but Bud wriggling away.
Bud throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sakurai. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai wants to control the pace but Bud is squirming around nicely.
Bud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sakurai working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakurai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bud tries to reverse the position but Sakurai maintains control.
Sakurai lands a big elbow.
Bud taking shots to the head.
Sakurai trying to control but Bud is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bud tries to hold on but Sakurai postures up.
Sakurai looking to finish Bud with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bud!
Bud defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sakurai.
Bud defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sakurai.
Bud is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sakurai content just to control the position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bud takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sakurai looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sakurai working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakurai looking to control but Bud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bud is desperately trying to improve his position but Sakurai has a good base and remains in mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bud tries to hold on but Sakurai pushes him away.
Bud wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sakurai looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sakurai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sakurai has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bud's face.
Sakurai wants to control the pace but Bud is squirming around nicely.
Sakurai connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai breaks from Bud's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bud taking shots to the head.
Bud is rocked!
Sakurai looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bud covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Sakurai!
Hiro Sakurai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Lose yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacky Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LeBron James!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan tries to clinch there but James circles away.
James circles away from the clinch attempt
and James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
James missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
Chan wants to get back to his feet.
James landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James winds up and cracks Chan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
James thows a huge punch but Chan dodges it nicely.
James looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chan blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan wants to get back to his feet.
James missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
James seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from James there.
James working Chan over with strikes.
Chan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
James thows a huge punch but Chan dodges it nicely.
Chan is breathing heavily.
James working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chan blocking the ground and pound attempt from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James winds up and cracks Chan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
James works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chan is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
James with good strikes from the mount here!
James with a couple of short strikes.
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
James lands a big shot to the head and Chan winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). LeBron James!
A very excited looking LeBron James made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Bekoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur Bekoyan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Artur Bekoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Ashton!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashton closes the distance and clinches up with Bekoyan, looking for a takedown. Ashton pushes Bekoyan against the ropes but Bekoyan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bekoyan as he jumps to the side.
Ashton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ashton showed some decent athleticism there.
Bekoyan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bekoyan.
Bekoyan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ashton frees his head nicely. Oh but Bekoyan has switched to an armbar! Ashton is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Artur Bekoyan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Hayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takayanagi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All Rounder Meguru. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meguru Takayanagi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sho Hayashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takayanagi.
Meguru Takayanagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayashi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takayanagi counters with a takedown into side control.
Takayanagi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hayashi keeps working.
Takayanagi working away.
Takayanagi scoring with punches and elbows.
Takayanagi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hayashi down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayashi wants to get back to his feet but Takayanagi drags him back down.
Hayashi is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Takayanagi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Takayanagi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hayashi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Takayanagi connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takayanagi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takayanagi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hayashi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hayashi tries to escape back to his feet but Takayanagi has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Hayashi's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Hayashi is tapping! Takayanagi saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Meguru Takayanagi!
Meguru Takayanagi retains his featherweight title!
Meguru Takayanagi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Kagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scotty Nguyen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Scotty Nguyen is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Kagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scotty Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagawa clinches.
Nguyen taking a breather.
Kagawa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nguyen wants to get back to striking at distance but Kagawa won't allow it.
Kagawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kagawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nguyen is defending well for now.
Kagawa is struggling to control the position.
Nguyen prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagawa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nguyen up against the ropes.
Kagawa jumps guard and drags Nguyen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nguyen is standing up over Kagawa. Kagawa looks to escape but Nguyen dives into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
You can see the frustration on Kagawa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nguyen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kagawa tries to roll over but Nguyen keeps him under control.
Kagawa punching from the bottom.
Kagawa regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kagawa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is sitting in close to Kagawa's body. Kagawa has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nguyen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nguyen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kagawa.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shinji Kagawa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eraser Heads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Siblas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siblas has chosen Furious Angels by Rob Dougan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tony Siblas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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249 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eraser Heads!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Siblas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heads swinging wildly here.
Heads misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siblas throws a big shot that misses.
Siblas throws out a loose jab but Heads uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heads misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heads lands a two punch combo.
Heads misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Heads. Those never looked like landing.
Heads misses with a combination
and Siblas counters with a single leg into guard. Heads didn't expect that.
Heads working a defensive guard but Siblas manages to pass into side control anyway.
Heads dodges the ground and pound from Siblas.
Siblas trying to control the action but Heads is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heads managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Siblas.
Siblas lands a few punches from side control.
Siblas tries to score with some ground and pound. Heads controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Siblas slows the pace down.
Sloppy strikes there by Siblas.
Siblas throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Siblas controlling from side mount.
Siblas wants to control for a moment but Heads uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heads keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Siblas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Heads keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Siblas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Siblas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Heads doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Siblas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siblas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siblas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Siblas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Heads!
Siblas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Siblas unloads with some shots from mount but Heads bucks and avoids them well.
Siblas landing shots from mount.
Heads is breathing heavily.
Siblas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Siblas throwing strikes here but Heads is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siblas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Siblas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Siblas controlling his opponent.
Siblas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Siblas working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Siblas! Heads is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Siblas!
Tony Siblas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sung Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes to the ring accompanied by brock lesnar theme. Kang has chosen Tarzan Boy by Baltimora as his entrance music. Brock Lesnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sung Kang's chin.
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286 lbs
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25
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sung Kang!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body kick from Kang.
Kang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kang closes the distance and clinches.
Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Kang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kang presses Lesnar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Kang manages to break the clinch.
Kang rushes Lesnar and presses him up against the ropes.
Lesnar takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Kang on the inside.
Brock Lesnar's cut is getting worse.
Kang drops Lesnar with a big knee straight up the middle! Lesnar is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lesnar is rocked!
Lesnar get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Lesnar stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Kang runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sung Kang!
Sung Kang is the new super heavyweight champion!
Sung Kang made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Saidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Lepa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saidov comes to the ring accompanied by Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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32
202 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ismail Saidov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Lepa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lepa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lepa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saidov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Stefan Lepa has been cut.
Lepa throws an off balance right hand
and Saidov counters with a right hand from hell and Lepa is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ismail Saidov!
Ismail Saidov is the new middleweight champion!
Ismail Saidov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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