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Destiny 37: High Impact PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Praying Mantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Don (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Praying Mantis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Praying Mantis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Praying Mantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Don!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Don throws out a loose jab but Mantis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Don throws a looping overhand right but Mantis ducks down to avoid it.
Mantis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Mantis does no damage.
Don misses with a hook. Mantis ducked under it nicely.
Mantis slips under a jab.
Mantis throws a shot from downtown. Don moves away and avoids it.
Don throws a big shot that misses.
Don works the jab nicely.
Don misses with a hook.
Don lands an overhand right.
Mantis moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Mantis scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mantis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Mantis.
Mantis manages to break the clinch.
Mantis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Don stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Don looks to score with a jab to the body but Mantis is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mantis.
Don swings widly with a right hand
and Mantis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Mantis finds it's way through Don's defenses.
Don is rocked!
Don defending well as Mantis loads up on a big left hand.
Don is still on wobbly legs! Can Mantis finish him?
Mantis drives through and clinches with Don against the cage.
A short right from Mantis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Mantis.
Don wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mantis has him pressed against the cage.
Mantis drops Don onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Don is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mantis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Don to his knees! Mantis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Praying Mantis!
Praying Mantis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Game Over (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yap kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Game. Jay Yap could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Game Over's chin.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Yap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Game Over!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Over misses with the combination.
Over doesn't manage to clinch there - Yap circles away.
Over shoots in looking for a takedown. Yap tries to sprawl out of it but Over keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yap manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yap slips under a jab from Over.
Over dodges the punch combination from Yap.
Over scores with a shot to the body.
Over tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Over tries to clinch up but Yap circles away and keeps his distance.
Over looks for a takedown but Yap sprawls well.
Over has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A left and a right from Yap both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Game Over has been cut.
Yap scores with a jab to the head.
Yap throws a series of punches but Over moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Over.
Jay Yap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Game Over.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yap scores with a hook to the body. Over takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Yap. No joy for Over on that attempt.
Jay Yap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Over showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yap.
Yap looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Over shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Over was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yap gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yap is trying to maintain the position but Over is very close to passing his half guard.
Over throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Over decides to stand up.
Yap steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Over.
Over closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yap quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yap regains full guard. Nicely done.
Over controlling from the top position.
Over trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Over trying to control but Yap is working from the bottom.
Yap is trying to keep Over in close.
Yap wants to stand but Over is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Over passes Yap's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Over sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yap defending well though.
Over trying to pass the guard but Yap defending well.
Over landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Over trying to control the action but Yap is working from the bottom.
Over stops Yap from getting back to his feet.
Over is trying to work for a kimura but Yap is defending well.
Over is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Over decides to stand and escape the position.
Some wild striking there from Yap.
Yap misses with a few strikes there.
Over tries to clinch up.
Yap cracks a nice hook into Over's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yap scores with a hook to the body. Over takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Yap misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Over doesn't manage to clinch there - Yap circles away.
Game Over seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Over tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Game Over dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Game Over's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yap throws a hook to the side of Over's head but Over sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Over fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Over moves away.
Over fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Over tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Over gets a takedown into half guard.
Over is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yap is just riding it out for now. Over eventually gives up the hold.
Over is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yap is refusing to be controlled, as Over sits in half guard.
Yap keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Over is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Yap reverses the position - he's now on top in Over's guard.
Yap trying to control but Over is working from the bottom.
Over pushes Yap off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Yap scores with a body shot.
Yap connects with a combination that backs up Over into the cage. Yap lands a flurry of punches that gets past Over's guard. Over is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Yap bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Yap!
A relieved looking Jay Yap 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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142 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Van Buren!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco with a poor takedown
and Van Buren counters with a nice uppercut.
Franco looks for a takedown but Van Buren sprawls well.
A nice combination there by Van Buren.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Buren as he connects with a hook.
Franco is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco dives in and grabs Van Buren's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Buren pushes down on Franco's head and hops out.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Buren counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Franco off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Van Buren follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Franco was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Martin Van Buren!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Ketrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batou Otsuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batou Otsuka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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263 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakub Ketrzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Batou Otsuka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otsuka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ketrzynski counters with a head kick.
Ketrzynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Otsuka throws a series of punches but Ketrzynski avoids them all with ease.
Otsuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ketrzynski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Otsuka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ketrzynski. That did some damage!
Otsuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Otsuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Otsuka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ketrzynski moves out of range as Otsuka throws a body kick.
Ketrzynski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ketrzynski slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketrzynski controlling the pace.
Ketrzynski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ketrzynski throwing shots but Otsuka is blocking nicely.
Ketrzynski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ketrzynski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ketrzynski thows a huge punch but Otsuka dodges it nicely.
Ketrzynski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Otsuka is just riding it out for now. Ketrzynski eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski decides to return to a standing position.
A head kick misses from Otsuka.
Otsuka misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ketrzynski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Otsuka did well to prevent Ketrzynski getting side control.
Ketrzynski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Otsuka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ketrzynski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ketrzynski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ketrzynski is thwarting Otsuka's attempts to control the position.
Ketrzynski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Otsuka trying to control from the bottom.
Ketrzynski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've been informed that Otsuka has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ketrzynski stalling.
Ketrzynski throwing shots but Otsuka is blocking nicely.
Otsuka is trying to stand up here but Ketrzynski is controlling him well.
Ketrzynski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ketrzynski 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.
Jakub Ketrzynski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Otsuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ketrzynski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ketrzynski slips a straight right by Otsuka.
Batou Otsuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Otsuka.
Otsuka tries to clinch up but Ketrzynski circles away and keeps his distance.
Otsuka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Otsuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Otsuka. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Otsuka.
Otsuka is looking to land body kicks.
Ketrzynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otsuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Otsuka. Those never looked like landing.
Otsuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Ketrzynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ketrzynski keeps the fight on the outside.
Ketrzynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Otsuka.
Otsuka tries to close the distance and clinch but Ketrzynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ketrzynski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Otsuka on his heels. He'll look to pass Otsuka's guard now, I'm sure.
Ketrzynski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ketrzynski with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ketrzynski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ketrzynski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ketrzynski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Otsuka's head.
It looks like Batou Otsuka has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ketrzynski is stalling in the full guard.
Ketrzynski stands and throws Otsuka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ketrzynski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Otsuka wants to get back to his feet but Ketrzynski drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski tries to score with some ground and pound. Otsuka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ketrzynski staying calm.
Otsuka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ketrzynski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That has opened up Batou Otsuka's cut even more.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otsuka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The cut above Batou Otsuka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakub Ketrzynski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Batou Otsuka's cut.
That's time! Ketrzynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Otsuka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Otsuka swinging wildly here.
Otsuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Otsuka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Batou Otsuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ketrzynski drives through with a takedown into Otsuka's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ketrzynski works over Otsuka with some ground and pound from guard.
Ketrzynski pushes down on Otsuka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ketrzynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ketrzynski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ketrzynski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketrzynski controlling the pace.
Ketrzynski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Otsuka for as long as he can get away with.
Otsuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ketrzynski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ketrzynski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ketrzynski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ketrzynski controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketrzynski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Otsuka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ketrzynski scores with a couple of nice shots.
Batou Otsuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batou Otsuka'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 Batou Otsuka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jakub Ketrzynski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Olynyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olynyk's entrance music is Jag - Versace. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw enters the cage!
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257 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelly Olynyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dsafdsfqw on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Olynyk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dsafdsfqw's hands.
It looks like Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw has been cut.
Dsafdsfqw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Olynyk is fending him off so far but Dsafdsfqw persists. Nope, Olynyk circles away and we're back to standing.
Olynyk scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olynyk lands with a nice body kick.
Dsafdsfqw looks winded!
Dsafdsfqw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Olynyk can pounce on him.
Olynyk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Olynyk keeps Dsafdsfqw at a distance using the push kick.
Dsafdsfqw gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Olynyk gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Dsafdsfqw is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelly Olynyk!
A relieved looking Kelly Olynyk 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiichi Tsuchiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrico Matta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matta has chosen Velociraptor by SUBSONICA as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keiichi Tsuchiya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enrico Matta!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matta lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matta lands a right hook to the body.
Matta closes the distance and clinches.
Matta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsuchiya tries for a takedown but Matta circles away easily
and Matta counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Tsuchiya! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Matta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enrico Matta!
Enrico Matta 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Jabber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Genia!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Genia wants to slow Jabber down by chopping away at his legs.
Genia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Genia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jabber was well out of range. Poor timing from Genia.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jabber throws a head kick but Genia moves out of range.
Jim Jabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Genia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Genia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jabber throws out the jab.
Genia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by Jabber - just one landing.
Jabber misses with a low kick.
Genia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Genia fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jabber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jabber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Jabber.
Genia misses with a head kick.
Genia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jabber throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jabber pinned against the cage. Jabber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Genia clinches up with Jabber and pushes him back against the cage.
Genia lands a knee to the body.
Jabber is looking to break free of the clinch but Genia has double underhooks.
Jabber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jabber manages to break the clinch.
Genia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jabber manages to avoid it.
A big right from Jabber misses.
Jabber gets tackled into the cage by Genia. Genia maintains the clinch.
Jabber stalling against the cage.
Genia blocks a body shot from Jabber.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Genia lands an elbow inside that Jabber shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jabber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jabber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Genia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jabber avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Genia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jabber avoids the damage to the body.
Genia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Jabber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Genia.
Jabber has had enough of the clinch but Genia keeps him there for the moment.
Genia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jabber looking to stall.
Jabber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jabber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Genia backwards.
I was talking to Jabber's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Genia misses with a knee strike.
Genia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Genia looking to throw knees to the head but Jabber is blocking nicely.
Genia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Genia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jabber blocks the elbow strike.
Genia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Genia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jabber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Genia has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia trying to control the position but instead, Jabber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Genia into the cage.
Genia misses with a knee strike.
Jabber avoiding damage.
Jabber is trying to push Genia away but Genia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Genia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jabber blocks it with crossed arms.
Genia takes a shot to the head.
Genia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jabber misses with a punch on the inside.
Genia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jabber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Genia's elbow.
Jabber lands an uppercut.
Jabber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Genia trying to land knees to the body.
Jabber tries a body shot but Genia blocks it.
Genia scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Genia working Jabber over with knees to the body.
Jabber is breathing heavily.
Genia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jabber's face.
Genia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabber avoids it.
Genia missing with knees to the body.
Jabber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jabber throws a right hand that Genia ducks under and follows up with a left that Genia also avoids with ease.
Jabber looks to land a left hand but Genia moved out of range nicely.
Genia takes the fight into the clinch.
Genia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jabber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Genia lands an elbow inside.
Genia lands a good knee to the midsection. Jabber won't want to take too many of those.
Genia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jabber has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Genia obliges.
Nice elbow from Genia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Genia lands an elbow inside that Jabber shrugs off.
Jabber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jabber throws a punch but it's blocked by Genia.
Jabber tries to break free but Genia pushes him back against the cage.
Jabber taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Genia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jabber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jabber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jabber throws a hook but Genia blocks it.
Genia bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Genia misses with a low kick as Jabber jumps back.
Genia closes the distance and clinches up with Jabber, looking for a takedown. Genia pushes Jabber against the cage but Jabber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Genia throws a head kick that misses.
Will Genia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jabber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Genia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jabber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jabber misses with a looping right.
Genia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Genia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jabber.
Jabber looks to land a combination but Genia avoids it well.
Genia moves in looking to clinch but Jabber pushes him off.
Good work by Genia as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jabber.
Jabber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabber misses with a body shot.
Genia plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jabber takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jabber checks a leg kick.
Genia checks a low kick from Jabber.
Genia clinches up with Jabber and pushes him back against the cage.
Genia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jabber.
Jabber breaks from the clinch.
Jabber lands a nice looking body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jabber.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Genia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jabber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Genia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jabber's calf.
Genia is looking to clinch but Jabber is avoiding it.
Jabber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Genia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jabber counters with a left and a right that stings Genia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabber.
Jabber throws a head kick but Genia moves out of range.
Jim Jabber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Genia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jabber as he jumps to the side.
Jim Jabber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Genia.
A head kick from Genia lands but Jabber takes it in his stride.
A big left from Jabber misses.
Jabber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Genia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jabber blocks a head kick by Genia.
Jabber misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Genia.
Jabber throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jabber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Genia.
Genia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Jabber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabber tries to bum rush Genia with a series of wild strikes but Genia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jabber scores with a jab. Genia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Genia scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Jabber. That snapped Genia's head back.
Jabber throws a body kick that misses.
Jabber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot by Jabber.
Jabber misses with a leg kick.
Genia blocks a head kick by Jabber.
Jabber takes a swing at Genia's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Genia.
Genia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jabber wants to control but Genia postures up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Genia working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jabber tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genia controlling the pace for now.
Jabber tries to control the position but Genia now has his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Will Genia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Jabber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Genia misses the shot to the body.
Genia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jim Jabber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jabber misses with a head kick.
Jabber is looking to land body kicks.
Genia shoots in for a takedown but Jabber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Genia throws a nice head kick!
Jabber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jabber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jabber.
Genia blocks a head kick by Jabber.
Jabber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jabber walks forward, straight into a front kick from Genia.
Genia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jabber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Genia shoots in looking for a takedown. Jabber tries to sprawl out of it but Genia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jabber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jim Jabber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Genia.
Jabber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Genia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabber tries a head kick but it misses.
Jabber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Genia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jabber rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Genia slips under a jab.
Jabber throws a hook but Genia blocks it.
Jabber on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Genia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jabber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jabber throws a head kick but Genia moves out of range.
Genia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jabber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Genia prevents Jabber from breaking the clinch.
Genia is trying to maintain a safe position but Jabber gets an underhook and turns Genia into the cage.
Jabber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Genia walks into a left hand.
Genia is looking to clinch.
Will Genia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jabber.
Genia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jabber misses with a hook. Genia ducked under it nicely.
Genia slips a jab and a cross from Jabber.
Genia on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jabber throws a series of punches but Genia moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Genia.
Jabber throws a body punch but Genia moves out of range.
Jabber blocks a head kick by Genia.
Genia throws a sloppy head kick and Jabber moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Jabber.
Genia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jabber on the side of the head.
Genia pushes Jabber up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Genia.
Genia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Will Genia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia lands an elbow inside.
Genia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jabber wants to break free but Genia has control.
Jabber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jabber pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jabber is trying to force a seperation but Genia has the dominant position.
Jabber throws a punch but it's blocked by Genia.
Jabber has had enough of the clinch but Genia keeps him there for the moment.
Genia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jim Jabber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Genia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabber wants to break free but Genia has control.
Jabber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jabber throws a head punch that misses.
Jabber throws a punch but it's blocked by Genia.
Genia blocks an uppercut.
Genia lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jim Jabber has been cut.
Jabber misses with a body punch.
Genia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Genia crunches a lovely knee into Jabber's ribcage.
Genia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jabber avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Genia has Jabber pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Jabber is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Genia - that's hurt Jabber badly! Oh, another knee lands and Jabber is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Jabber doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Will Genia!
Will Genia decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odin Tualasamony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nari Vari (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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Odin Tualasamony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tualasamony throws a low kick, looking for Vari's leg but Vari calmly moves out of range.
Vari works Tualasamony's body with a nice hook.
That kick from Vari tenderised Tualasamony's leg. Tualasamony is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tualasamony will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tualasamony lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Nari Vari has been cut.
Vari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tualasamony checks it well.
Vari moves out of range of the body kick.
Tualasamony misses with a low kick.
Tualasamony uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vari.
Vari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tualasamony throws out a leg kick but Vari moves out of range and Tualasamony only half commits.
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!
Vari lands a really nice looking cross but Tualasamony seems unphased.
Vari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tualasamony under the eye.
A punch lands to the side of Tualasamony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tualasamony takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tualasamony tries to clinch there but Vari circles away.
A shot to the body from Tualasamony misses
and Vari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tualasamony thinking.
Tualasamony misses with a wild body shot.
Vari lands a nice hook to Tualasamony's body. Tualasamony takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tualasamony misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tualasamony.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tualasamony.
Tualasamony takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tualasamony moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vari cracks Tualasamony with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tualasamony throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vari.
Vari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tualasamony misses with a body kick.
Tualasamony ducks under a wild hook from Vari.
Vari throws a leg kick but Tualasamony sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tualasamony is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tualasamony moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Odin Tualasamony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vari blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vari checks a leg kick.
Vari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tualasamony.
Tualasamony takes the fight into the clinch.
Tualasamony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vari.
Vari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vari breaks from the clinch.
Vari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Vari blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Tualasamony misses
and Vari counters with a thumping low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tualasamony - the referee stops the clock and Vari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tualasamony. Vari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good leg kick by Vari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tualasamony looks to land a right hand but Vari moved out of range.
Tualasamony misses with a body shot.
Vari throws a wild body kick that Tualasamony sees coming a mile off.
Vari throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Tualasamony misses.
Vari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tualasamony.
Vari checks a low kick from Tualasamony.
Vari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tualasamony blocks a head kick by Vari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tualasamony throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vari throws an off balance right hand
and Tualasamony counters with a nice leg kick.
Tualasamony tries to land a front kick but Vari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vari throws a sloppy head kick and Tualasamony moves out of range easily.
Tualasamony connects with the punch.
Vari keeps the fight on the outside.
Vari throws a series of punches but Tualasamony moves out of range.
Vari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tualasamony gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vari.
Tualasamony moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vari throws a body punch but Tualasamony moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vari - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tualasamony throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tualasamony.
Vari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tualasamony.
Vari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tualasamony throws a leg kick but Vari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vari clobbers Tualasamony with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tualasamony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vari.
Vari cracks Tualasamony with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vari throws a push kick but Tualasamony slaps the foot to one side.
Tualasamony throws a sloppy head kick and Vari moves out of range easily.
Vari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tualasamony forces Vari back against the cage and clinches.
Tualasamony trying to land knees to the body.
Vari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vari misses with a low kick.
Tualasamony attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vari. Tualasamony does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tualasamony on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vari. Vari obviously looking to wear him down.
Tualasamony is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Tualasamony.
Vari connects with a solid leg kick.
Vari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tualasamony on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Odin Tualasamony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nari Vari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vari lands a high kick!
Tualasamony swings for the body but Vari moves out of range.
Vari swings widly with a right hand
and Tualasamony counters with a thumping low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Vari as he connects with a hook.
Tualasamony misses with a two punch combination.
Tualasamony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tualasamony throws a chopping leg kick but Vari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That kick from Tualasamony tenderised Vari's leg. Vari is trying to keep his angry face on.
A low kick from Tualasamony misses
letting Vari counter with a right hand.
Vari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tualasamony.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tualasamony throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tualasamony throws a leg kick but Vari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Odin Tualasamony is winning the standup battle so far.
Vari throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Vari.
Vari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Tualasamony.
Vari is breathing heavily.
Vari checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Tualasamony misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tualasamony lands a left and a right that send Vari crashing to the mat, dazed. Tualasamony thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vari is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vari tries to get into range but Tualasamony steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Vari! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Tualasamony scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Odin Tualasamony!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coconut Sprinkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars has chosen Solaar Pleure by Solaar as his entrance music. Coconut Sprinkles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
9 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprinkles looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sprinkles stands up over Mars, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sprinkles slips nicely into half guard.
Sprinkles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sprinkles working over Mars with some ground and pound. Mars looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sprinkles seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mars does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sprinkles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mars defending well though.
Sprinkles wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mars keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mars avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles is looking to advance position but Mars won't allow it.
Sprinkles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sprinkles has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sprinkles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sprinkles frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sprinkles lands a big elbow.
It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
Mars tries to lock up and control but Sprinkles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprinkles is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sprinkles throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sprinkles sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars working to try and regain half guard.
Sprinkles jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mars is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mars and Sprinkles has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sprinkles throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars is not content to let Sprinkles control the position.
Sprinkles throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sprinkles goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mars rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sprinkles's guard! Nice work there by Mars!
Sprinkles trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coconut Sprinkles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Mars's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sprinkles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mars scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mars defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mars manages to avoid it.
Sprinkles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sprinkles throws a combination that misses
and Mars counters with a nice kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mars.
Vincent Mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mars takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mars tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mars throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sprinkles. Mars does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sprinkles takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sprinkles stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mars.
Jab, jab by Mars - just one landing.
Sprinkles shoots for a double leg takedown but Mars sprawls well. He's pushed Sprinkles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sprinkles tries to move into range but Mars moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mars throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sprinkles on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sprinkles's calf.
Sprinkles cracks Mars with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mars is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sprinkles lands with a nice body punch.
Mars darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sprinkles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mars throws a body kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mars.
Mars jabs Sprinkles right on the nose. Sprinkles blinks but takes it well.
Sprinkles thuds a left hand into Mars's body.
The fighters circling - Sprinkles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sprinkles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprinkles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mars.
Sprinkles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mars was well out of range. Poor timing from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mars pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mars lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles lands a jab to Mars's midsection.
Mars tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Mars.
Sprinkles misses with a body shot.
Mars stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sprinkles misses the shot to the body.
Sprinkles misses with a wild body shot.
Vincent Mars is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sprinkles takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mars wants to clinch.
Sprinkles misses with a takedown attempt - Mars sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coconut Sprinkles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mars uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sprinkles.
Sprinkles misses with a straight right.
Mars ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sprinkles moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mars turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mars throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Sprinkles slams his shin into Mars's torso.
Sprinkles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mars lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mars scores with a nice body kick.
Mars misses with a looping right.
Mars tries to work over Sprinkles's front leg with a kick but Sprinkles checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mars, right into the meat.
Mars thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Sprinkles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sprinkles loads up on a big right hand but Mars slips the punch.
Sprinkles misses with a straight left.
Sprinkles throws a jab when Mars was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice sprawl there from Mars as Sprinkles shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkles moves forwards but Mars connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sprinkles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mars defends well and Sprinkles ends up having to push Mars into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mars misses with some punches.
Sprinkles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mars has a couple of punches blocked by Sprinkles.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mars.
Mars lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sprinkles backwards.
Mars misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mars lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mars tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mars pushes Sprinkles back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mars lands with a right to the head.
Mars scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sprinkles is rocked!
Mars stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Sprinkles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Mars - that landed with a thud.
Mars unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sprinkles! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mars is unloading with more strikes now! Sprinkles drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Mars!
Vincent Mars is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Vincent Mars thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pacioretty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pacioretty!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacioretty misses with a wild body shot.
Pacioretty loads up on a big right hand but Austin slips the punch.
No joy there for Pacioretty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Austin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pacioretty goes for a double leg but Austin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Austin continues to drive forward.
Austin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacioretty drops down looking for an ankle pick but Austin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pacioretty doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Austin counters with a good low kick that Pacioretty was not able to check.
Landon Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Pacioretty.
Pacioretty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Austin. Austin obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Austin.
It looks like Max Pacioretty has been cut.
Pacioretty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacioretty on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Austin. Austin obviously looking to wear him down.
Pacioretty fails with a takedown attempt.
Austin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacioretty.
Austin moves into range and clinches up with Pacioretty.
Austin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Austin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pacioretty or not.
Pacioretty looks winded!
Pacioretty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacioretty pulls guard successfully.
Austin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Austin throwing strikes but missing.
Austin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
Austin postures up and lands a big shot to Pacioretty's brow.
Austin trying to control but Pacioretty is working from the bottom.
Pacioretty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pacioretty is looking to stand up but Austin isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin chips away with some ground and pound.
Austin landing with the ground and pound.
Austin throws a big elbow that misses.
Austin wants to control from the top but Pacioretty keeps moving.
Pacioretty trying to control the position here.
Austin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty can't keep his opponent in guard - Austin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Austin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pacioretty has managed to free his arm - good work.
Austin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Austin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Austin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pacioretty defending well though.
Austin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacioretty keeps working.
Austin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pacioretty is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacioretty regains full guard. Nicely done.
Austin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Austin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pacioretty has Austin pulled in close to control his posture.
Pacioretty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Austin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Austin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin throws a strike but Pacioretty rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacioretty won't allow Austin to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Pacioretty's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pacioretty tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
Pacioretty misses with an uppercut
and Austin counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Austin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Max Pacioretty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pacioretty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Austin scores with the left hand. Pacioretty knows he should have avoided that one.
Austin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacioretty. That did some damage!
Austin tries to clinch but Pacioretty is having none of it.
Max Pacioretty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Pacioretty.
A big left from Pacioretty misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Austin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin connects with a body shot.
Pacioretty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacioretty takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pacioretty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Austin tries to avoid it but Pacioretty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Austin to the ground. Austin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Austin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pacioretty, pushing him back against the cage.
Pacioretty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Austin.
Austin pushes Pacioretty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pacioretty is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin lands an uppercut.
Austin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pacioretty as Austin tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Austin.
A hook to the body from Austin.
Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacioretty can do to turn this around?
Austin prevents a body shot from Pacioretty.
Landon Austin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Austin gets through Pacioretty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Austin scores with a hook to the body.
Pacioretty takes a shot to the head.
Austin stalling.
Austin lands with a light punch inside.
Pacioretty is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin stalls.
Pacioretty is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
Pacioretty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pacioretty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pacioretty seems to have recovered his senses.
A left hand lands to the body for Austin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Austin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Austin lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Pacioretty to his knees! Austin keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Landon Austin!
Landon Austin retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Landon Austin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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