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QFC Tournament 367 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimon Jou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory McDonald (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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimon Jou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rory McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jou listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jou tries to clinch but McDonald moves away
and McDonald counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDonald.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McDonald gets to his feet. Jou looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Jou moves out of range easily.
Jou rushes McDonald with punches - McDonald moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, McDonald goes down! Jou follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimon Jou!
Jimon Jou gave a mention to Speed Junkie Supps + Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Monsoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam McGuiness (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Monsoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monsoon counters with a stiff right hand.
McGuiness misses with a left hand
and Monsoon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Monsoon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McGuiness misses with a lunging right hand
and Monsoon counters with a one-two to the body.
McGuiness misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from McGuiness.
McGuiness dodges the punch combination from Monsoon.
McGuiness misses with a straight left.
McGuiness misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuiness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Monsoon scores with a jab to the body.
McGuiness looks to land a left hand but Monsoon moved out of range nicely.
McGuiness throws a right hand that misses
enabling Monsoon to counter with a crisp jab.
Monsoon pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGuiness is out of range and Monsoon settles back down.
McGuiness throws a looping overhand right but Monsoon ducks down to avoid it.
McGuiness doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
Monsoon moves out of range as McGuiness strikes.
McGuiness might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch lands to the side of McGuiness 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McGuiness ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monsoon scores with a punch to the head.
Monsoon missing with a left hand there. McGuiness was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGuiness sends Monsoon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McGuiness is motioning to the referee to let Monsoon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monsoon lands a nice looking body shot.
Monsoon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuiness throws out the jab.
McGuiness throws a lazy uppercut
and Monsoon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Monsoon.
McGuiness throws a shot from downtown. Monsoon moves away and avoids it.
Monsoon misses with a two punch combination.
Monsoon with a nice cross.
Liam McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuinesss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McGuiness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Monsoon to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuiness misses with a looping right.
McGuiness throws a hook to the side of Monsoon's head but Monsoon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monsoon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McGuiness lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGuiness takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McGuiness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Monsoon to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuiness throws an off balance right hand
and Monsoon counters with a three punch combo that has McGuiness backing up. McGuiness nods at Monsoon to acknowledge the strikes.
Monsoon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monsoon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Monsoon dips to his left and cracks McGuiness with an uppercut!
Monsoon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuiness misses with a lunging right hand
and Monsoon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McGuiness misses with a left hand
and Monsoon counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuiness throws a poor cross that misses
and Monsoon counters with a left and a right that stings McGuiness.
Monsoon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monsoon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McGuiness slips a straight right by Monsoon.
Monsoon is working the combinations to good effect here.
A jab from McGuiness misses.
McGuiness throws a lazy right hand but Monsoon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuiness throws a lazy uppercut
and Monsoon counters with a nice uppercut.
McGuiness has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Monsoon throws a head kick but McGuiness moves out of range.
McGuiness misses with a lunging right hand
and Monsoon counters with a three punch combo that has McGuiness backing up. McGuiness nods at Monsoon to acknowledge the strikes.
McGuiness looks to land a left hand but Monsoon moved out of range nicely.
McGuiness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monsoon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monsoon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monsoon cracks McGuiness with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness cracks Monsoon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McGuiness has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Monsoon to stand back up!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monsoon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGuiness backs up against the cage.
McGuiness cracks Monsoon with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Monsoon looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McGuiness finish him?
Monsoon is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of McGuiness 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Monsoon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monsoon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuinesss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monsoon seems to have got his legs back now.
McGuiness closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monsoon ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monsoon moves away from the strike by McGuiness.
McGuiness throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Monsoon to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuiness misses with a straight left.
McGuiness missing with a left hand there. Monsoon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McGuiness dominated that round.
That's time! Monsoon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monsoon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuiness misses the shot to the body.
McGuiness throws a poor cross that misses
and Monsoon counters with a one-two to the body.
McGuiness looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McGuiness throws a right hand that misses
enabling Monsoon to counter with a crisp jab.
Monsoon blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Monsoon misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Monsoon might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Monsoon slips a straight right by McGuiness.
Monsoon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McGuiness misses with a left hand
and Monsoon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuiness throws a lazy right hand but Monsoon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut
letting Monsoon counter with a right hand.
Monsoon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuiness throws out the jab.
McGuiness misses with a lunging right hand
and Monsoon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsoon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGuiness slows down the pace here.
Monsoon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuiness throws a right hand that misses
and Monsoon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monsoon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGuiness is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Monsoon.
Mikey Monsoon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGuiness scores with a jab.
Liam McGuiness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monsoon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monsoon stuns McGuiness with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monsoon sizes up McGuiness with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Monsoon sizes up McGuiness with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut. Monsoon saw that one coming.
McGuiness throws an overhand right that lands on Monsoon's shoulder, as Monsoon tries to avoid the shot.
McGuiness throws an off balance right hand
and Monsoon counters with a nice body shot.
McGuiness throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuiness lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monsoon misses with a double jab.
McGuiness catches Monsoon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Monsoon throws a hook but McGuiness avoids it easily.
McGuiness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monsoon sizes up McGuiness with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Monsoon.
Monsoon connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsoon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness misses with a hook
and Monsoon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab by Monsoon.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
Monsoon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Monsoon looks to throw the jab but McGuiness is out of range.
Monsoon ducks under a wild hook from McGuiness.
McGuiness throws an off balance right hand
and Monsoon counters with a series of strikes. McGuiness will be more careful next time no doubt.
Monsoon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Monsoon connects with a jab.
Monsoon swinging wildly here.
Monsoon scores with a hook to the body. McGuiness takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monsoon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness throws a shot from downtown. Monsoon moves away and avoids it.
McGuiness misses with a wild combination.
Monsoon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGuiness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monsoon counters with a left to the body.
Monsoon moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuiness has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McGuiness there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGuiness misses with a hook
and Monsoon counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuiness misses with a hook
and Monsoon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from McGuiness finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuiness throws a lazy right hand but Monsoon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monsoon works McGuiness's body with a nice hook.
Monsoon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuiness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McGuiness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McGuiness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGuiness misses with a looping right.
McGuiness cracks Monsoon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McGuiness has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Monsoon to stand back up!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monsoon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuiness throws out the jab.
Monsoon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGuiness throws a hook but Monsoon blocks it.
McGuiness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuiness takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGuiness is stalking Monsoon. Monsoon circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from McGuiness, and it's lights out! Monsoon really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liam McGuiness!
Mikey Monsoon was interviewed post fight and said 'The better man won today and I wish him luck in the rest of the tournament. I'm going to get back in the gym and train my ass off!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weichung Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen comes to the cage accompanied by Hatsune Miku - Secret Police. Kenway is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Drunken Sailor. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Weichung Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway tries to clinch but Nguyen is having none of it.
Nguyen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kenway, pushing him back against the cage.
Nguyen lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Nguyen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nguyen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kenway is trying to force a seperation but Nguyen has the dominant position.
Kenway fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kenway blocks an uppercut.
Kenway working hard to break the clinch.
Nguyen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kenway tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nguyen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Weichung Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Kenway.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nguyen.
Nguyen lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nguyen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kenway looks winded!
Nguyen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nguyen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kenways head.
Nguyen lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Nguyen creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Kenway out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Weichung Nguyen!
A very excited looking Weichung Nguyen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael P Everton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasmus Ristolainen (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chael P Everton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rasmus Ristolainen !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ristolainen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Everton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ristolainen . That's going to slow Everton down.
Everton throws an off balance right hand
and Ristolainen counters with a three punch combo that has Everton backing up. Everton nods at Ristolainen to acknowledge the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Everton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ristolainen - the referee stops the clock and Everton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ristolainen . Everton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ristolainen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ristolainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ristolainen !
Ristolainen closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ristolainen lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ristolainen wanted to stand there but Everton had control of the position.
Everton is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Ristolainen rolls with it to try and escape but Everton cranks on the arm and Ristolainen is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chael P Everton!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taz Ruttun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ji Lu (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taz Ruttun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ji Lu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruttun.
Lu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Lu. Those never looked like landing.
Lu misses with a few strikes there.
Ruttun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lu throws a right hand that misses
and Ruttun counters with a two punch combo.
Lu tries to move into range but Ruttun moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ruttun throws a hook but Lu blocks it.
Lu thuds a left hand into Ruttun's body.
Ruttun slips a jab and a cross from Lu.
Lu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruttun counters with a stiff right hand.
Lu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruttun but Ruttun pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Ruttun does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ruttun walks into a straight right hand from Lu.
Lu misses the body punch
and Ruttun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruttun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lu.
Ruttun avoids the body shot from Lu.
A left and a right from Ruttun both land. Nice combination.
Lu swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Lu misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruttun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Ruttun.
Ji Lu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruttun is breathing heavily.
Ruttun needs to keep his hands up - Lu had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttun misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lu. Ruttun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lu looks to land a combination but Ruttun avoids it well.
A combination from Lu does no damage.
Lu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ruttun counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruttun dodges the punch combination from Lu.
Ruttun jabs at Lu's body.
Lu throws an off balance right hand
and Ruttun counters with a one-two to the body.
Ruttun lands with a nice combination. Lu backs away looking to recover.
Lu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruttun is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu throws out a loose jab but Ruttun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruttun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ruttun lands with a nice combination. Lu backs away looking to recover.
Lu throws a right hand that Ruttun ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruttun also avoids with ease.
Lu misses with a left hand
and Ruttun counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lu throws a body punch but Ruttun moves out of range.
Ruttun throws a series of punches but Lu avoids them all with ease.
Ruttun misses with a left hand
and Lu counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ruttun is trying to buck Lu off.
Ruttun tries to bench press Lu off him but Lu keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lu slows the pace down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lu is looking to take a break and control but Ruttun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruttun is trying to escape the position but Lu is controlling the position.
It looks like Lu might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Lu lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruttun can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ji Lu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lu misses with a straight left.
Lu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruttun momentarily.
Ruttun displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lu.
Ruttun slips a straight right by Lu.
Lu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruttun.
Lu throws a right and a left that Ruttun avoids nicely.
Lu lands with a cross.
Lu misses with a combination
and Ruttun counters with a series of strikes. Lu will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Ruttun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lu.
Ruttun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taz Ruttun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruttun slips a jab and a cross from Lu.
Lu is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Ruttun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruttun connects with a looping right hand.
Lu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lu swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ruttun to counter with a crisp jab.
Lu throws a combination that misses
and Ruttun counters with a left and a right that stings Lu.
Lu misses with a combination
and Ruttun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruttun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruttun scores with a three punch combo!
Ruttun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lu shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruttun manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruttun throws a series of punches but Lu avoids them all with ease.
Ji Lu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ruttun defends well and Lu ends up having to push Ruttun into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Taz Ruttun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ji Lu.
Ruttun is trying to force a seperation but Lu has the dominant position.
Ruttun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruttun's elbow.
Ruttun leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lu misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ruttun pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lu misses with the head strike.
Ruttun is looking to break free of the clinch but Lu has double underhooks.
Ruttun tries to break free but Lu pushes him back against the cage.
Ruttun wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ruttun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lu.
Ruttun is looking to break free of the clinch but Lu has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lu prevents Ruttun from breaking the clinch.
Ruttun tries to circle away but Lu has him pinned against the cage.
Ruttun is trying to push Lu away but Lu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ruttun tries to break free but Lu pushes him back against the cage.
Ruttun stalling in the clinch.
Lu has Ruttun pressed against the cage, preventing Ruttun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lu can't find room to land a body shot as Ruttun controls the action.
Ruttun breaks from the clinch.
Lu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ruttun connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lu scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lu swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Ruttun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ji Lu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ruttun sizes up Lu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruttun misses with a two punch combination.
Lu misses with the combination.
A combination from Ruttun does no damage.
Ruttun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruttun lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ruttun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lu.
Ruttun misses with a two punch combination.
Lu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ruttun counters with a series of strikes. Lu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lu throws a nice looking combination but Ruttun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruttun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lu misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ruttun.
Lu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ruttun on the side of the head.
A cross from Ruttun lands.
Lu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruttun swinging wildly here.
Nice body punch from Lu.
Lu misses with a combination
and Ruttun counters with a left and a right that stings Lu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruttun misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruttun tries to bum rush Lu with a series of wild strikes but Lu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruttun lands an overhand right.
Taz Ruttun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ruttun throws a series of punches but Lu avoids them all with ease.
Lu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruttun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lu throws a series of strikes that have Ruttun backpedaling.
A shot to the body from Lu misses
and Ruttun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruttun is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lu takes one on the button.
Ruttun throws a right and a left that Lu avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruttun misses with the combination.
Ruttun slips a jab and a cross from Lu.
Ruttun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lu has a takedown stuffed.
Ruttun looks to land a combination but Lu avoids it well.
Ruttun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lu misses with a series of wild punches.
Lu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruttun counters with a series of strikes. Lu will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ruttun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lu misses with a wild body shot.
Ruttun lands with a nice body punch.
Ruttun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ruttun is fending him off so far but Lu persists. Nope, Ruttun circles away and we're back to standing.
Lu shoots in but no luck this time.
Taz Ruttun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ji Lu.
A shot to the liver by Lu. Beautiful body shot.
Ruttun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruttun is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lu throws a series of punches but Ruttun avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lu looks to land a combination but Ruttun avoids it well.
Ruttun lands with a nice combination. Lu backs away looking to recover.
Lu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruttun at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taz Ruttun.
I think Lu 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ji Lu!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ji Lu!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Ji Lu!
Ji Lu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fa Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hadyn Coiro (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fa Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hadyn Coiro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Coiro coming out on top.
It looks like Fa Choi has been cut.
Coiro lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Choi out cold! Choi is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hadyn Coiro!
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