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AJFC 24: Desperation PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Baby Got Back by Sir Mix Alot. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabricio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson tries to clinch but Nogueira is having none of it.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Nogueira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogueira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Nogueira as Wilson shoots in.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Nogueira pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sam Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson tries to clinch but Nogueira is having none of it.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Nogueira circles away.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nogueira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nogueira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nogueira looking for a guillotine from mount but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nogueira jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wilson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nogueira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nogueira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Nogueira tries for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nogueira tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nogueira has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nogueira looks gassed!
Nogueira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Nogueira is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Wilson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Nogueira gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Wilson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Nogueira lets go of the hold and Wilson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fabricio Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Squat Kojack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Du Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Du Dong enters the cage!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Squat Kojack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Du Dong!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kojack just misses with a punch to the body.
Kojack digs a good hook to Dong's body.
Dong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kojack looks to land a body kick but Dong moved away.
Kojack scores with a nice strike.
Kojack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kojack connects with a body shot.
Squat Kojack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dong avoids the body shot from Kojack.
Dong throws a series of punches but Kojack avoids them all with ease.
Dong shoots in for a takedown but Kojack shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kojack darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Kojack - just one landing.
Dong throws a nice looking combination but Kojack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kojack looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kojack.
Kojack thows a body shot but no joy.
Kojack misses with an uppercut.
Kojack just misses with a punch to the body.
Kojack just misses with a punch to the body.
Kojack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong blocks a jab.
Kojack misses with a looping left.
Kojack takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Dong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dong misses with a wild combination.
Kojack scores with a hook.
Dong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kojack sprawls well. Kojack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dong gets slowly back to his feet.
Squat Kojack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Du Dong.
Good standup being displayed there by Kojack as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kojack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kojack avoids it really well and circles away.
Dong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kojack throws out the jab.
Dong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kojack as he jumps to the side.
Dong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kojack as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kojack throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
Kojack misses the shot to the body.
Dong shoots in and drives through. Kojack sprawls well.
Kojack tests Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Kojack does it's job there.
Kojack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dong.
Dong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kojack.
Kojack throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
Kojack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squat Kojack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dong moves out of range as Kojack strikes.
Kojack tests Dong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kojack.
Kojack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kojack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kojack loads up on a big right hand but Dong slips the punch.
Dong shoots in but no luck this time.
Dong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kojack sprawls well. Kojack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dong gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong closes the distance and clinches up with Kojack, looking for a takedown. Dong pushes Kojack against the cage but Kojack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Squat Kojack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Du Dong.
Kojack looks to throw the jab but Dong is out of range.
Dong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kojack.
Kojack throws a good cross that connects.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dong.
Dong misses with a takedown attempt - Kojack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kojack throws a big shot that misses.
Dong is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kojack is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dong.
Kojack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Du Dong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kojack with a jab.
Kojack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong.
Dong slips under a jab.
Dong shoots for a double leg takedown but Kojack sprawls well. He's pushed Dong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kojack misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong shoots in and drives through. Kojack sprawls well.
Kojack throws a sloppy head kick and Dong moves out of range easily.
Kojack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong.
Kojack throws a big shot that misses.
Kojack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kojack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kojack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kojack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kojack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dong manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kojack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kojack scores with the left hand. Dong knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Kojack.
Kojack lands a nice hook to Dong's body. Dong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Kojack as Dong shoots in.
Dong is breathing heavily.
Kojack throws a hook but Dong blocks it.
Dong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kojack to score with a decent uppercut.
Kojack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dong shoots for a takedown but Kojack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Squat Kojack dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dong is rocked!
Dong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong moves away from the strike by Kojack.
Dong defending well as Kojack loads up on a big left hand.
Kojack misses with a body shot.
Kojack cracks Dong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kojack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dong is still on wobbly legs! Can Kojack finish him?
Dong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kojack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dong shoots in for a double leg but Kojack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Kojack does it's job there.
Dong dives in and grabs Kojack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kojack pushes down on Dong's head and hops out.
Kojack throws a hook but Dong avoids it easily.
Dong seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Kojack.
Kojack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kojack cracks Dong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kojack cracks Dong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kojack misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Squat Kojack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Du Dong.
Dong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dong shoots in for a takedown but Kojack shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kojack throws out a loose jab but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kojack darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kojack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kojack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kojack is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kojack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Kojack.
Squat Kojack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kojack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dong shoots in but no luck this time.
Kojack takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Kojack misses with a straight left.
A shot to de liver by Kojack. Beautiful body shot.
Du Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kojack throws an overhand right that lands on Dong's shoulder, as Dong tries to avoid the shot.
Kojack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kojack scores with a nice right hand.
Dong wants to clinch.
Kojack lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Dong falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kojack dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Squat Kojack!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chester Cheeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brosif Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chester Cheeta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brosif Stalin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cheeta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cheeta looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Stalin decides to stand back up.
Stalin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cheeta as he avoids it easily.
Stalin shoots in looking for a takedown. Cheeta tries to sprawl out of it but Stalin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cheeta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cheeta closes the distance and clinches up with Stalin, looking for a takedown. Cheeta pushes Stalin against the cage but Stalin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stalin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stalin showed some decent athleticism there.
Stalin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cheeta is just riding it out for now. Stalin eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheeta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stalin is working away from the top position though.
Stalin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cheeta is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brosif Stalin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cross Lavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cross Lavi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavi fails with a takedown attempt.
Dux throws a series of punches but Lavi avoids them all with ease.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Dux keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lavi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cross Lavi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dux lands a left and a right that send Lavi crashing to the mat, dazed. Dux thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lavi is rocked!
It looks like Cross Lavi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lavi slips a jab and a cross from Dux.
Oh Lavi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dux tries to bum rush Lavi with a series of wild strikes but Lavi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lavi wants to clinch up but Dux keeps it at a distance.
Lavi seems to have got his legs back now.
Dux fails to land with a series of punches.
Dux sends Lavi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dux is motioning to the referee to let Lavi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lavi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dux.
Lavi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dux's waist but Dux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lavi off to one side.
Lavi is breathing heavily.
Lavi closes the distance and clinches up with Dux, looking for a takedown. Lavi pushes Dux against the cage but Dux circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lavi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dux can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dux wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dux is not content to let Lavi control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lavi prevents Dux from escaping the position.
Lavi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dux is avoiding damage well.
Lavi tries for a kimura but Dux is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dux clinches up with Lavi and pushes him back against the cage.
Dux changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lavi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dux tries to clinch but Lavi is having none of it.
Dux clinches up with Lavi and pushes him back against the cage.
Dux pulls guard successfully.
Lavi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lavi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lavi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lavi dives into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dux bucks up and tries to throw Lavi off but instead Lavi has got his back!
Lavi trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cross Lavi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dux throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice sprawl there from Dux as Lavi shoots in.
Dux instigates a clinch.
Dux tries for a takedown but Lavi manages to get underhooks.
Dux has Lavi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lavi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lavi stops a takedown attempt from Dux.
Cross Lavi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
Lavi misses with a punch to the body.
Lavi pulls Dux into guard.
Dux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lavi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lavi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lavi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dux drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dux jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lavi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lavi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dux to the mat! Dux manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lavi wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
Dux wants to stand and escape but Lavi is having none of it.
Dux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lavi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavi wants to pass the guard but Dux is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lavi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lavi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lavi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lavi tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dux is looking to clinch but Lavi is avoiding it.
Dux leaves Lavi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dux swinging wildly here.
No luck for Lavi with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dux moves in looking to clinch but Lavi pushes him off.
Dux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dux misses with a double jab.
Dux clinches with his opponent.
Dux has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lavi uses from the top position.
Lavi wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Dux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cross Lavi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dux shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lavi defends it nicely.
Lavi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dux but Dux pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dux shoots in and drives through. Lavi sprawls well.
Dux closes the distance and clinches.
Lavi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dux walks away with a smile on his face. Lavi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lavi tries to clinch but Dux is having none of it.
Dux shoots in looking for a takedown. Lavi tries to sprawl out of it but Dux keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lavi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cross Lavi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Dux.
Dux shoots in but Lavi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lavi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lavi lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lavi stops Dux from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lavi is looking to work some ground and pound but Dux has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lavi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dux is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lavi is controlling him.
Lavi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dux is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lavi controls the pace.
Lavi gets to his feet - Dux follows without any prompting.
Lavi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dux sprawls well. Dux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lavi gets slowly back to his feet.
Cross Lavi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Dux.
Dux gets caught flat footed, as Lavi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lavi is controlling him.
Lavi trying to control the position from guard on top but Dux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lavi tries to free his leg and advance position but Dux is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dux wants to stand up but Lavi is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cross Lavi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dux has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Dux!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
200 lbs
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20
205 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Best. Best gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Best is breathing heavily.
Best tries to escape but Silva is in control.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Best.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Best is blocking nicely.
Best takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Best's face.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva working Best over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva gets through Best's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Best lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Best escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Best paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Best tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Best shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva shoots in and bounces Best off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Best has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Best keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva tries to clinch there but Best circles away.
Silva has Best up against the cage in a clinch.
Best takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Best's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working Best over with knees to the body.
Best is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Best jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Best gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Best sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva prevents Best from standing back up.
Best pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Best. Best gets slowly back to his feet.
Best takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Best fails with a takedown attempt.
Best walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Stan Best is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Best was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva works over Best with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva prevents Best from getting back to his feet.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Best wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Best keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva distracts Best with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Best works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Best utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva gets to his feet. Best looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Best.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Best tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Best somewhat.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva feints and as Best raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Best has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva stands up from Best's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva gets a clinch.
Best has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Best. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Best is blocking nicely.
Best tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Best drops back down to his feet.
Best working hard to break the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Best blocks it.
Best is trying to break free.
Best is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Best in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Best.
Best is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Best takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Best in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Best wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Best's head.
Silva wants to stand but Best has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Best manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Best dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wales Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jack Yu enters the cage!
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270 lbs
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255 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wales Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu lands with a straight right. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio didn't see that one coming.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yu did well to prevent Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio getting side control.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio thows a huge punch but Yu dodges it nicely.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yu defending well though.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio wants to control but Yu is keeping him busy.
Yu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio throwing shots but Yu is blocking nicely.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio is nestled in close to Yu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio lands strikes from half guard.
Yu has hold of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio's hands but Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yu is defending against the submission attempts here by Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio working over Yu with some ground and pound. Yu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Yu is trying to stand up here but Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio is controlling him well.
Yu looks gassed!
Yu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yu's head.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio there.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio thows a huge punch but Yu dodges it nicely.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio moves into full mount! Yu won't be happy about that!
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio lands a big shot there that rocks Yu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That has opened up Jack Yu's cut even more.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio.
The cut above Jack Yu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Yu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wales Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Broseph Stalin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winai Montri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Winai Montri enters the cage!
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Broseph Stalin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Winai Montri!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stalin clinches.
Stalin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montri is defending well for now.
Stalin is trying to maintain a safe position but Montri gets an underhook and turns Stalin into the cage.
Stalin misses with a knee to the head.
Stalin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Montri lands a takedown into guard.
Montri stays in close to Stalin's body and controls the position.
Montri slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Montri is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stalin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Montri is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stalin has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montri is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stalin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Montri is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stalin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montri is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stalin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stalin is looking for a sweep.
Montri in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Stalin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Winai Montri!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristian de Souza Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Kamikaze (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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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristian de Souza Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Kamikaze!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamikaze looks to land a body kick but Augusto moved away.
Kamikaze misses with a low kick.
Kamikaze misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Kamikaze.
It looks like Cristian de Souza Augusto has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Kamikaze as Augusto shoots in.
Augusto moves out of range of the strikes.
Augusto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kamikaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamikaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Augusto. That did some damage!
Kamikaze misses with a low kick as Augusto jumps back.
Augusto staying out of range there.
Yoshi Kamikaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augusto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristian de Souza Augusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamikaze throws a series of punches but Augusto moves out of range.
Kamikaze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kamikaze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Augusto backs up against the cage.
Kamikaze connects with a solid leg kick.
Kamikaze throws a solid leg kick but Augusto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamikaze.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kamikaze.
Kamikaze scores with a hook to the body. Augusto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Augusto is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augusto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kamikaze lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto checks a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kamikaze. Augusto shrugs it off though.
Kamikaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Augusto circles away quickly and effectively.
Kamikaze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kamikaze scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kamikaze.
Kamikaze scores with the left hand. Augusto knows he should have avoided that one.
Kamikaze scores with a three punch combo!
Cristian de Souza Augusto's cut is getting worse.
Kamikaze lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Augusto falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kamikaze dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshi Kamikaze!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Son Goku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Nogueira has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Son Goku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Goku. No joy for Nogueira on that attempt.
Nogueira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goku defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Son Goku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Nogueira.
Jab from Goku.
Nogueira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goku swivels and escapes.
Nogueira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goku avoids it really well and circles away.
Nogueira shoots in looking for a takedown. Goku tries to sprawl out of it but Nogueira keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goku manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Goku shows good takedown defense.
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goku is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, Goku circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goku pushes Nogueira up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Goku shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Son Goku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira looks gassed!
Goku scores with a nice right hand.
Nogueira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goku.
Nogueira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
Goku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goku wants it to stay on the feet.
Nogueira shoots for a takedown but Goku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goku feints and then cracks Nogueira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nogueira down.
Goku with a jab.
Nogueira is rocked!
Nogueira is trying desperately to land a takedown but Goku is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nogueira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goku scores with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goku lands a big knee to the head and Nogueira goes down! Goku pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Son Goku!
Son Goku retains his heavyweight title!
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