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Destiny 44: Flores vs. Torzoni PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Verne Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Verne Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Robinson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Robinson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Robinson eventually gives up the hold.
Robinson prevents Silva from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Robinson is controlling him well.
Robinson prevents Silva from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Robinson there.
Silva wants to control but Robinson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robinson.
Robinson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Silva defend it? Robinson steps over the head and cranks it - Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Robinson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Verne Robinson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Erikkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Franco has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 2 - 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erik Erikkson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Erikkson.
A combination from Erikkson does no damage.
Erikkson throws a series of punches but Franco moves out of range.
Franco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Erikkson closes the distance but Franco moves to the side
and Franco counters with an inside leg kick.
Franco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Franco showed some decent athleticism there.
Franco decides to return to a standing position.
Good work by Franco as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Erikkson.
Erikkson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franco.
Erikkson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Franco counters with a good low kick that Erikkson was not able to check.
A right-left combo lands from Erikkson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Erikkson.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Franco. No joy for Erikkson on that attempt.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
Erikkson scores with a jab to the head.
Franco darts in and clinches Erikkson up against the cage.
Franco stalls.
Erikkson misses with an elbow strike.
Erikkson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Erikkson manages to break the clinch.
Erikkson swinging wildly here.
Erikkson throws a combination that misses
and Franco holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikkson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco prevents Erikkson from breaking the clinch.
Franco breaks the clinch.
Erikkson tries to close the distance and clinch but Franco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Erikkson misses with a low kick.
Franco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Erikkson is defended easily by Franco.
Erikkson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paulo Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erik Erikkson.
Erikkson looks winded!
Erikkson clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Franco dodges an elbow strike from Erikkson.
Erikkson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franco just leaning against Erikkson, taking a breather.
Erikkson tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franco scores with a head kick.
Erikkson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikkson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Erikkson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franco rushes Erikkson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Franco lands a nice uppercut.
Franco stalling the fight.
Erikkson has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Franco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Erikkson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Franco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Erikkson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Franco throws a hook but Erikkson avoids it easily.
Erikkson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Erik Erikkson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erikkson tries to bum rush Franco with a series of wild strikes but Franco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franco closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Erikkson to the mat! Erikkson manages to get full guard.
Franco gets to his feet - Erikkson follows without any prompting.
Erik Erikkson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Erikkson throws a series of punches but Franco avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Erikkson.
Franco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Erikkson is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Franco to work.
Franco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikkson misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Erikkson down.
Erikkson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franco.
Erikkson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Franco back to the cage. Erikkson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Erikkson gets tackled into the cage by Franco. Franco maintains the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Franco takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
Franco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erikkson misses with the combination.
Paulo Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikkson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Franco throws out a loose jab but Erikkson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erikkson tries to close the distance and clinch but Franco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Erikkson stalks Franco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Franco's face. Franco staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco tries to bum rush Erikkson with a series of wild strikes but Erikkson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franco moves out of range of the body kick.
Erikkson is looking to clinch but Franco is avoiding it.
Franco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Erikkson.
Franco clinches up with Erikkson and pushes him back against the cage.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco breaks from the clinch.
Franco closes the distance and pushes Erikkson back into the cage.
Franco is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erikkson's elbow.
Franco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Erikkson up against the cage.
Erikkson tries to pull guard but Franco holds him up against the cage and eventually Erikkson drops back down to his feet.
Erikkson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Franco gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Erikkson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left lands for Erikkson.
Franco is rocked!
Erikkson swinging wildly here.
Franco shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Erikkson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Erikkson is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Erikkson misses with a series of wild punches.
Erikkson shoots in looking for a takedown. Franco tries to sprawl out of it but Erikkson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Franco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paulo Franco will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Erikkson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Franco moves out of range as Erikkson throws a body kick.
Erikkson fails with the takedown
and Franco counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco throws out a loose jab but Erikkson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erikkson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erikkson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Erikkson slips a jab and a cross from Franco.
Left hook, right uppercut from Erikkson.
Erikkson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Erikkson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erikkson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Franco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Erikkson.
Erikkson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erikkson takes one on the button.
Erikkson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franco changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Erikkson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Franco stands up.
Franco gets a double leg takedown into Erikkson's guard.
Franco decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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!
A good leg kick by Franco.
Erikkson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Erikkson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Franco stands up and beckons Erikkson to his feet.
A head kick misses from Erikkson.
Franco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erikkson manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Erikkson. Those never looked like landing.
Franco closes the distance and pushes Erikkson back into the cage.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
Erikkson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franco stalling in the clinch.
Franco lands with a light punch inside.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Erikkson's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Franco to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Paulo Franco.
Erikkson misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikkson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erikkson shoots for a double leg takedown but Franco sprawls well. He's pushed Erikkson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Erikkson swinging wildly here.
Erikkson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Franco moves into the clinch successfully.
Franco breaks the clinch.
Franco scores with a jab to the head.
Erikkson throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely.
Erikkson misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franco drives through with a takedown into Erikkson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Erikkson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Franco gets to his feet - Erikkson follows without any prompting.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Erikkson is trying to defend but Franco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Franco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Franco has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keiichi Tsuchiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kano Ueshiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keiichi Tsuchiya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kano Ueshiba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueshiba is looking to clinch.
Tsuchiya misses with an uppercut. Ueshiba saw that one coming.
Tsuchiya lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ueshiba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tsuchiya finds it's way round the side to connect with Ueshiba's head.
Tsuchiya scores with a nice head shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ueshiba is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tsuchiya is defending well.
Ueshiba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tsuchiya walks away with a smile on his face. Ueshiba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tsuchiya misses with a straight left.
Ueshiba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuchiya throws out the jab.
Tsuchiya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ueshiba misses with a takedown attempt
and Tsuchiya moves into the clinch.
Keiichi Tsuchiya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kano Ueshiba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuchiya pulls guard.
Tsuchiya keeping moving, preventing Ueshiba from controlling successfully.
Ueshiba stops Tsuchiya from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuchiya manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Tsuchiya's corner calls for a 1-2. Tsuchiya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ueshiba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tsuchiya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ueshiba at a distance.
Tsuchiya looks to throw the jab but Ueshiba is out of range.
Ueshiba misses the jab.
Keiichi Tsuchiya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tsuchiya lands a nice looking body shot.
Ueshiba misses with a hook. Tsuchiya ducked under it nicely.
Tsuchiya scores with a jab to the body.
Ueshiba misses with an uppercut.
Tsuchiya looks to land a combination but Ueshiba avoids it well.
Ueshiba is looking to clinch but Tsuchiya is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueshiba fails with the takedown
and Tsuchiya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Tsuchiya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ueshiba doesn't seem phased though.
Ueshiba throws a low kick but Tsuchiya moves out of range easily.
Tsuchiya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ueshiba looks to throw a body kick
and Tsuchiya counters with a series of strikes. Ueshiba will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ueshiba is rocked!
Tsuchiya connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ueshiba momentarily.
Ueshiba is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsuchiya finish him?
Tsuchiya throws a one two combo.
Tsuchiya drops Ueshiba with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Ueshiba! Tsuchiya dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keiichi Tsuchiya!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Bautista Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Bautista Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torres scores with a nice strike.
We've been informed that Horiguchi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Torres feints and then cracks Horiguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horiguchi down.
Horiguchi checks the leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Torres has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Horiguchi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Torres momentarily.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Horiguchi is predictable there
and Torres counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Torres postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Torres 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.
Torres engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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!
Horiguchi can't keep his opponent in guard - Torres advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Torres throwing shots but Horiguchi is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Horiguchi's head.
Torres trying to control the action but Horiguchi is working from the bottom.
Torres is looking to advance position but Horiguchi won't allow it.
Torres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Horiguchi is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Torres has latched onto it... Big trouble! Torres pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Horiguchi is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Torres!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Bautista Torres!
Jose Bautista Torres looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Another Steel Penn scrub bites the dust.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazumi Okamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JunJun Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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189 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazumi Okamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunJun Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones drives through and clinches with Okamura against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okamura blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
I was talking to Okamura's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Okamura.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Okamura misses with a knee strike.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Okamura lands an elbow inside.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Okamura's face.
Okamura lands a nice elbow.
It looks like JunJun Jones has been cut.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Okamura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Okamura.
Okamura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Okamura.
Jones tries to pull guard but Okamura won't allow it.
Kazumi Okamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunJun Jones.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones is working for takedown but Okamura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Okamura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Okamura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Okamura tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Okamura connects with a knee to the head.
Okamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okamura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Okamura working Jones over with knees to the body.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Okamura tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okamura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Okamura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Okamura leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Okamura walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Okamura misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamura throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
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!
Okamura throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Okamura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Okamura wants to clinch.
JunJun Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okamura stuffs the takedown.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Okamura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Okamura throws a head kick that misses.
Okamura checks the leg kick.
Okamura lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Okamura tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Okamura manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones looks winded!
Okamura throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Okamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Okamura tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Okamura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones forces Okamura back against the cage and clinches.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Okamura.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Okamura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Okamura.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okamura gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okamura takes an elbow to the temple.
Okamura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okamura throws an elbow that misses.
Okamura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Okamura to keep the fight standing.
Jones is trying to drag Okamura to the mat but Okamura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Okamura tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazumi Okamura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JunJun Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Okamura lands an overhand right.
Okamura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones thows a leg kick but Okamura checks it
and Okamura counters with a leg kick.
Okamura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okamura stuffs the takedown.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Okamura darts in looking for a takedown but Jones gets double underhooks and turns Okamura into the cage.
Okamura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Okamura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okamura blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Okamura prevents it.
Okamura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okamura tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Okamura.
Okamura misses with a knee strike.
Okamura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Okamura lands a nice knee to the body.
Okamura lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Jones is rocked!
Okamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Okamura finish him?
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Okamura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Okamura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kazumi Okamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunJun Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okamura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Okamura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Okamura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Okamura misses with a knee strike.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Okamura's defenses.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Okamura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Okamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Okamura lands a nice elbow.
Okamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Okamura is blocking nicely.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Okamura lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Okamura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Okamura lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Okamura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Okamura pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Okamura lands a knee to the body.
Okamura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okamura throws an elbow that misses.
Okamura lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Kazumi Okamura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Okamura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okamura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Okamura looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones jumps guard but Okamura turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okamura drops Jones with a big knee straight up the middle! Jones is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jab from Okamura.
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!
Okamura shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Kazumi Okamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okamura tries to clinch up.
Okamura goes for a small jab and connects. Now Okamura goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Jones stumbles back but Okamura runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Jones to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Jones will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kazumi Okamura!
Kazumi Okamura made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Proudly Supported by Team Goroshi - Tokyo United Fightwear - Zombie Nutrition'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colin Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jabber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
162 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jabber!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller slips under a jab.
Jabber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
It looks like Colin Miller has been cut.
Jabber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Miller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jabber stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jabber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jabber fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Miller square on the jaw! Damn, Miller is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jim Jabber!
Jim Jabber 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar SvenSoleson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musial Stanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SvenSoleson comes to the cage accompanied by If I had a heart. Musial Stanson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnar SvenSoleson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musial Stanson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SvenSoleson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanson moves away.
Ragnar SvenSoleson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SvenSoleson misses with a hook.
Stanson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from SvenSoleson as Stanson shoots in.
Stanson throws a sloppy head kick and SvenSoleson moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown by Stanson or perhaps it was just good defense by SvenSoleson which made him look bad.
SvenSoleson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stanson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stanson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stanson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
SvenSoleson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stanson blocking the ground and pound attempt from SvenSoleson.
SvenSoleson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stanson on the ground.
SvenSoleson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stanson defends it well.
Stanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
SvenSoleson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SvenSoleson prevents Stanson from standing back up.
Stanson is controlling SvenSoleson's trapped leg to prevent SvenSoleson from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stanson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
SvenSoleson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stanson trying to control the position.
Stanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. SvenSoleson manages to get himself to full guard.
Stanson stopping the sweep attempt from SvenSoleson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson passes into half guard.
SvenSoleson is looking to get back to full guard here but Stanson has managed to pass to side control instead.
SvenSoleson is trying to buck Stanson off.
Stanson throws a strike aimed at the side of SvenSoleson's head but SvenSoleson avoids it well.
SvenSoleson struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
SvenSoleson prevents Stanson from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson wants to control but SvenSoleson is keeping him busy.
SvenSoleson is trying to buck Stanson off.
SvenSoleson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if SvenSoleson tries to get out of the position.
Stanson is looking to take a break and control but SvenSoleson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SvenSoleson can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Stanson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stanson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stanson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
SvenSoleson has hold of one of Stanson's legs. Stanson is fighting the takedown attempt but SvenSoleson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stanson is on top in guard.
Stanson trying to control but SvenSoleson is working from the bottom.
SvenSoleson wants to get back to his feet but Stanson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musial Stanson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
SvenSoleson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
SvenSoleson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
SvenSoleson tries to stand but Stanson is controlling from the bottom.
Stanson is trying to control the position but SvenSoleson postures up.
Stanson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stanson has control of SvenSoleson's left arm, preventing SvenSoleson from doing any damage.
Musial Stanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Musial Stanson.
Stanson shoots in looking for a takedown. SvenSoleson tries to sprawl out of it but Stanson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. SvenSoleson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from SvenSoleson as Stanson shoots in.
SvenSoleson feints and as Stanson raises his hands in defense, SvenSoleson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SvenSoleson trying to control but Stanson is working from the bottom.
Stanson controlling the position.
SvenSoleson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stanson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stanson is on top in guard.
SvenSoleson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stanson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson passes SvenSoleson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
SvenSoleson is looking to get back to is feet but Stanson passes into side control.
Stanson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stanson works to advance to full mount. SvenSoleson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Stanson wants to control the pace but SvenSoleson is squirming around nicely.
Stanson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson thowing shots but they're missing.
SvenSoleson is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Stanson has taken his back!
Stanson tightening his grip on SvenSoleson, looking for the choke.
SvenSoleson trying to control the action but Stanson just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
SvenSoleson is trying to get back to his feet but Stanson has full control of the position and if anything, SvenSoleson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Stanson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
SvenSoleson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanson is striking well from the back but SvenSoleson escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
SvenSoleson tries to kick Stanson off but Stanson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musial Stanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stanson moves in looking to clinch but SvenSoleson pushes him off.
SvenSoleson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stanson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. SvenSoleson is in Stanson's guard.
SvenSoleson looking to sit in guard and control but Stanson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stanson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. SvenSoleson is keeping the position for now.
SvenSoleson working for a triangle but Stanson defends it easily.
SvenSoleson wants to improve his position but instead Stanson has moved into half guard.
Stanson stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SvenSoleson wants to get back to his feet.
SvenSoleson tries to kick Stanson off in order to stand up. Stanson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Stanson controlling the position from side mount.
Stanson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stanson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ragnar SvenSoleson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson working away.
Stanson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but SvenSoleson is avoiding damage well.
Stanson is looking to take a break and control but SvenSoleson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stanson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Stanson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stanson looking to control but SvenSoleson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson content just to control the position here.
Stanson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stanson controlling from the full mount.
SvenSoleson blocking the ground and pound.
Stanson punching from mount but SvenSoleson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stanson looking for a guillotine from mount but SvenSoleson is having none of it.
Stanson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanson throws some wild stikes that SvenSoleson manages to avoid easily.
SvenSoleson tries to buck Stanson off but he can't manage it.
SvenSoleson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stanson controlling the position easily from mount.
Musial Stanson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stanson lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musial Stanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stanson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Musial Stanson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hollow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Ketrzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollow's entrance music is Right The Lightning. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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21
290 lbs
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26
263 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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 Amsterdam, Jack Hollow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jakub Ketrzynski!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ketrzynski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hollow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ketrzynski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hollow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ketrzynski scrambles back to his feet.
Ketrzynski shoots in but Hollow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hollow misses with a hook.
Hollow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hollow throws a nice looking combination but Ketrzynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ketrzynski ducks under a wild hook from Hollow.
Hollow thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hollow.
Hollow connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Ketrzynski tumbling to the canvas! Hollow pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Ketrzynski was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Hollow!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Hollow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose My Mind. Yap has chosen The Game as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Dux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Yap!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yap falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Dux counter with a right hand.
Yap bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dux throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Dux.
Yap scores with a decent looking hook.
Yap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yap lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Dux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yap misses with a double jab.
Yap avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Yap throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yap throws an overhand right that lands on Dux's shoulder, as Dux tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dux lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yap's sensitive parts.
Dux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dux.
Yap fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dux manages to avoid it.
Dux misses with an uppercut.
Yap throws a nice looking combination but Dux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Yap does no damage.
A punch combination from Yap misses.
Dux cracks Yap with an open hand slap.
Dux with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dux works the jab nicely.
Dux swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yap.
Yap has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Yap.
Jay Yap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dux.
Yap misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dux misses with a looping right.
Yap with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dux to score with a decent uppercut.
Dux fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yap.
Yap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dux is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Dux.
Dux scores with a nice head shot.
Yap is rocked!
Yap on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yap is still on wobbly legs! Can Dux finish him?
Dux lands with an overhand left.
Yap throws a series of punches but Dux avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Dux misses.
A slow jab from Dux misses its intended target.
Yap throws a nice looking combination but Dux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dux lands with a hook. Yap tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dux misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux is looking to slow Yap down with leg kicks.
Dux circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Yap to the canvas! Yap doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Dux keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Dux!
John Dux retains his welterweight title!
A victorious John Dux thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesco Torzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torzoni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Red Cola Music - Arsone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Flores!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Torzoni!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torzoni lands a nice hook to Flores's body. Flores takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Flores throws a leg kick which misses Torzoni's front leg but catches the back leg as Torzoni tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Torzoni.
Flores bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Torzoni. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Torzoni.
Torzoni misses with a lunging right hand
and Flores cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flores on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torzoni lands the left hand.
Torzoni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flores looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torzoni misses with a straight right.
Torzoni fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Torzoni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torzoni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torzoni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Torzoni checks a leg kick.
Flores lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torzoni at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torzoni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Torzoni on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've been told by Flores's head coaches at Team Hopkins that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Torzoni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flores fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torzoni manages to avoid it.
Francesco Torzoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores misses with an uppercut.
Flores tries to clinch up.
Flores throws a leg kick that misses.
Torzoni misses with a wild body shot.
Flores throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torzoni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flores scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Flores scores with a spinning back kick!
Torzoni throws the kick towards the body but Flores avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flores falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torzoni decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flores's guard.
Torzoni prevents Flores from getting back to his feet.
Torzoni trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni drops back looking for a leg! Flores is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flores manages to kick Torzoni off! Torzoni jumps back into Flores's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torzoni is controlling him.
Flores trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Flores on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Flores tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flores swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torzoni is looking to advance position but Flores has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Flores wants to stand but Torzoni is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Torzoni bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Torzoni stops Flores from standing up.
Torzoni controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torzoni wants to pass the guard but Flores is keeping the position.
Torzoni is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Torzoni won't allow Flores to get back to his feet.
Torzoni tries to free his leg and advance position but Flores is retaining full guard.
Torzoni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torzoni tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torzoni has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Torzoni working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francesco Torzoni will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flores lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torzoni's sensitive parts.
Torzoni drops his hands momentarily and Flores takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Flores scores with a jab to the body.
Edward Flores is winning the standup battle so far.
Torzoni avoids the head kick by Flores.
Torzoni throws a body kick that misses.
Flores digs a good body shot into Torzoni's ribs.
Torzoni lands a jab to the head.
Torzoni misses with an uppercut
and Torzoni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torzoni does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torzoni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Flores. That's going to slow Torzoni down.
Torzoni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Flores fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torzoni checks it well.
Flores is looking to clinch.
Torzoni keeps the fight on the outside.
Flores thows a body shot but no joy.
Torzoni cracks Flores with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torzoni tries a low kick but Flores avoids it.
Flores slips under a jab.
Torzoni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flores checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torzoni connects with a body shot that sends Flores's belly button to the back.
Torzoni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Flores fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Flores pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torzoni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Flores on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Flores lands the left hand.
Flores throws a jab but it's blocked by Torzoni.
Flores keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flores moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torzoni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Flores. Beautiful body shot.
Flores scores with a nice body kick.
Torzoni avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flores. Torzoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flores lands a nice leg kick that just misses Torzoni's sensitive parts.
Torzoni sizes up Flores with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Torzoni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Torzoni throws a leg kick which misses Flores's front leg but catches the back leg as Flores tries to avoid it.
Torzoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flores counters with a body kick.
Torzoni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Flores connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Torzoni momentarily.
Flores tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torzoni counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Torzoni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Flores defends it well.
Torzoni is just content to waste time from the top position. Flores takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni drops back looking for a leg! Flores is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flores manages to kick Torzoni off! Torzoni jumps back into Flores's guard.
Flores is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torzoni is controlling him.
Torzoni throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flores works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torzoni passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Torzoni trying to control the action but Flores is working from the bottom.
Torzoni in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Flores is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francesco Torzoni!
Francesco Torzoni is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Francesco Torzoni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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