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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adlan Amagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adlan Amagov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiden August!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
August lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
August's coach down at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on August's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
August blocks a jab.
August clobbers Amagov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Amagov, right into the meat.
August shoots in looking for a takedown but Amagov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing August's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab from August.
Amagov rushes August and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amagov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
August blocks the elbow strike.
August is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Amagov is keeping busy.
Amagov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Amagov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Amagov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Amagov slaps away a takedown attempt from August, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aiden August seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from August is defended easily by Amagov.
Adlan Amagov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden August.
Amagov tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amagov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
August stalling in the clinch but Amagov improves position.
August blocks an elbow strike.
Amagov breaks from the clinch.
Amagov tries to sprawl but August drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Amagov's coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
August throwing shots but Amagov is blocking nicely.
August tries to pass to full mount but Amagov defends it.
August has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Amagov working to try and regain half guard.
August postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amagov looks a forlorn figure.
Amagov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for August on the ground.
August throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
August dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
August dominating with strikes here.
August unloading with bombs!
Amagov is in all sorts of trouble here.
August with shots to the head and body - Amagov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Amagov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Amagov is rocked!
Amagov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Amagov tries to get out of the position.
August scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Amagov?
Oh Amagov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
August cracks Amagov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
August loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Amagov scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from August land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. August stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiden August!
Aiden August seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shun Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Typhaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaru comes to the cage accompanied by Shoot Me Again. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shun Masaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Typhaze!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Typhaze getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King Typhaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Typhaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masaru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Typhaze misses with a looping right.
Typhaze rushes Masaru and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Typhaze.
It looks like Shun Masaru has been cut.
Masaru lands a hook that snaps the head of Typhaze backwards.
Typhaze lands an elbow just above Masaru 's eye.
Masaru blocks an elbow strike from Typhaze.
Good body shot from Typhaze.
Masaru is trying to stall.
Masaru is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Typhaze to keep the fight standing.
Masaru avoids a wild elbow strike from Typhaze.
Masaru manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masaru keeping moving, preventing Typhaze from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Typhaze looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Typhaze got a little sloppy there for a moment and Masaru has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Typhaze has managed to get both his arms back between Masaru's legs - danger averted.
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!
Masaru working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Typhaze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Masaru is tightening it up a little... Typhaze has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Typhaze reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Typhaze taps out! Nice BJJ there by Masaru!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shun Masaru!
Shun Masaru made sure to mention his sponsor, Tokyo United Fightwear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown darts in and clinches Byrne up against the cage.
Byrne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byrne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Byrne.
Brown can't get the takedown.
Byrne blocking some punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Byrne has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Byrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrne blocks an uppercut.
Byrne is stalling here.
Byrne crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Brown is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
It looks like Bobby Brown has been cut.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Nice elbow from Byrne.
Byrne is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne landing knees to the head.
Byrne digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Byrne is pushing Brown up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Byrne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Nice body punch from Byrne - that landed with a thud.
Byrne lands an elbow inside.
Bobby Brown's cut is getting worse.
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Byrne.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byrne landing knees to the body.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Byrne.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Bobby Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Byrne digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Byrne just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
Byrne pushes Brown against the cage. Byrne is working some dirty boxing. Byrne pushes off with a quick right hook! Brown goes down! Brown tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Byrne moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Byrne!
Jack Byrne very nearly forgot to thank KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Bobby Brown stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry Fans, I'll be back for more'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heishiro Mitsurugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Veijamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heishiro Mitsurugi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matti Veijamo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitsurugi gets a clinch.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mitsurugi obliges.
Mitsurugi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Veijamo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitsurugi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veijamo avoids it.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mitsurugi.
Veijamo tries to circle away but Mitsurugi has him pinned against the cage.
Veijamo taking a breather.
Veijamo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veijamo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitsurugi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veijamo avoids it.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Mitsurugi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mitsurugi lands a nice elbow.
Mitsurugi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mitsurugi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
Veijamo managing to block the knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitsurugi landing knees to the body.
Veijamo stalling in the clinch but Mitsurugi improves position.
Veijamo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitsurugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitsurugi tries a knee to the head but Veijamo blocks it.
Veijamo managing to block the knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
Veijamo lands a right hand.
Veijamo taking a breather.
Veijamo is trying to break the clinch but Mitsurugi has him pressed against the cage.
Mitsurugi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Veijamo is defending well for now.
Veijamo tries to work over Mitsurugi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitsurugi prevents a body shot from Veijamo.
Veijamo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitsurugi slows down the pace here.
Veijamo pushes Mitsurugi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Veijamo managing to block the knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Veijamo is trying to stall.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Veijamo avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
A right handed body shot lands from Veijamo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veijamo misses with the head strike.
Mitsurugi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Veijamo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veijamo avoiding damage as Mitsurugi throws knees to the body.
Veijamo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitsurugis head.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitsurugi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veijamo avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Veijamo avoids the damage to the body.
Veijamo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Veijamo working hard to break the clinch.
Veijamo scores with a hook to the body.
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Veijamo avoids the damage to the body.
Mitsurugi landing knees to the body.
Mitsurugi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Veijamo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veijamo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
Veijamo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitsurugi trying to land knees to the body.
Mitsurugi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veijamo.
Mitsurugi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Veijamo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veijamo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitsurugi circles away quickly and effectively.
Veijamo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch there but Veijamo circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Veijamo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Veijamo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Veijamo moves away
and Veijamo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitsurugi walks into a stiff left hand from Veijamo.
Mitsurugi doesn't manage to clinch there - Veijamo circles away.
Mitsurugi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mitsurugi misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Veijamo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veijamo.
Mitsurugi prevents Veijamo from breaking the clinch.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitsurugi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heishiro Mitsurugi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mitsurugi throws a sloppy head kick and Veijamo moves out of range easily.
Mitsurugi tries to close the distance and clinch but Veijamo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitsurugi wants to clinch but Veijamo slips to the side
and Veijamo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitsurugi wants to clinch.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch up.
Veijamo keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Veijamo moves away
and Veijamo counters with a three punch combo that has Mitsurugi backing up. Mitsurugi nods at Veijamo to acknowledge the strikes.
Matti Veijamo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Veijamo moves out of range.
Mitsurugi wants to clinch up but Veijamo keeps it at a distance.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Veijamo moves out of range.
Veijamo 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.
Mitsurugi wants to clinch.
Mitsurugi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Veijamo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitsurugi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Veijamo.
Veijamo misses with a double jab.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch but Veijamo moves out of range.
Mitsurugi tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Veijamo misses.
Mitsurugi takes the fight into the clinch.
Mitsurugi trying to land knees to the body.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitsurugi blocks an uppercut.
Mitsurugi taking a breather.
Mitsurugi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitsurugi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Veijamo is defending well for now.
Veijamo avoids the elbow strike from Mitsurugi, against the cage.
Mitsurugi missing with knees to the body.
Veijamo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Veijamo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitsurugi backwards.
Mitsurugi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veijamo.
Veijamo is trying to force a seperation but Mitsurugi has the dominant position.
Mitsurugi trying to land knees to the body.
Veijamo stalling in the clinch but Mitsurugi improves position.
Veijamo digs a right hand underneath Mitsurugi's ribcage. Mitsurugi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Veijamo avoids the damage to the body.
Veijamo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Veijamo stalling in the clinch but Mitsurugi improves position.
Veijamo managing to block the knees to the body from Mitsurugi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veijamo.
Veijamo avoiding damage as Mitsurugi throws knees to the body.
Veijamo avoiding damage as Mitsurugi throws knees to the body.
Mitsurugi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veijamo.
Veijamo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitsurugi tries to land knees in the clinch but Veijamo avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Veijamo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Veijamo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitsurugi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veijamo avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Veijamo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veijamo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitsurugi slips a jab and a cross from Veijamo.
Veijamo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitsurugi wants to clinch up but Veijamo keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veijamo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitsurugi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Mitsurugi.
Veijamo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mitsurugi is rocked!
A low kick from Mitsurugi misses
and Veijamo counters with a crisp right that sends Mitsurugi to the canvas! Veijamo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Veijamo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Li-Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chao Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chao Ming acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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243 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Li-Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chao Ming!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ming misses with a looping right.
Li-Taylor gets tackled into the cage by Ming. Ming maintains the clinch.
Li-Taylor misses with a body punch.
Li-Taylor lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li-Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Ming.
Ming breaks from the clinch.
Ming moves into the clinch.
Li-Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Li-Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li-Taylor comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ming working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor is trying to pull guard but Ming turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li-Taylor lands an uppercut.
Ming prevents a body shot from Li-Taylor.
Li-Taylor misses with an elbow strike.
Ming is trying to break free.
Li-Taylor gets control of Ming's arms and successfully pulls guard. Li-Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ming wanted to stand there but Li-Taylor had control of the position.
Li-Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Li-Taylor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ming knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Li-Taylor in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ming works his way to full guard. Good work.
Li-Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ming is keeping the position for now.
Li-Taylor trying to control but Ming is working from the bottom.
Ming really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li-Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Li-Taylor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li-Taylor taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Ming is defending well.
Li-Taylor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ming has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ming is trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ming can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li-Taylor trying to control the position but Ming is working away.
Li-Taylor is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ming is trying to escape and Li-Taylor transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ming is forced to tap! Nice work there by Li-Taylor! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Li-Taylor!
After the big win, Roy Li-Taylor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Keelock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Susanoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Keelock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lord Susanoo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susanoo avoids a kick to the body.
Keelock throws a series of punches but Susanoo avoids them all with ease.
Susanoo throws a chopping leg kick but Keelock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Keelock scores with a hook.
Keelock throws a right and a left that Susanoo avoids nicely.
Susanoo throws a right and a left that Keelock avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Susanoo.
Keelock with a nice cross.
Keelock scores with a jab.
Keelock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keelock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Susanoo misses with a straight left.
Keelock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Keelock scoring well with a low kick there.
Susanoo looks winded!
Keelock throws a series of punches but Susanoo moves out of range.
Keelock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Lord Susanoo has been cut.
Matt Keelock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keelock scores with a jab.
Susanoo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susanoo walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Keelock! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Keelock!
An out of breath Matt Keelock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ellen Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ellen Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shintaro Nomo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice combination there by Nomo.
Nomo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler's head backwards.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nomo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler is in Nomo's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nomo keeping moving, preventing Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler from controlling successfully.
Nomo has his foot on Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nomo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler has managed to get both his arms back between Nomo's legs - danger averted.
Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler wants to control from the top but Nomo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler manages to get himself to full guard.
Nomo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nomo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Nomo yanks on the arm and Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Nomo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Ellen Littlejohn Wilson Greenbaum Hagler had this to say: 'This fight's not over until my opponent tests negative for performance-enhancing drugs...and given his past history, I doubt that his system's clean.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buan Chaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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20
210 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Vengeance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buan Chaka !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chaka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chaka landing a few strikes.
Chaka wants to stand but Vengeance is controlling his arm.
Vengeance's coaches at Beauty School have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Chaka landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from Chaka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vengeance is trying to get back to his feet.
Chaka lands some shots froms side control.
Chaka lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaka throws a strike aimed at the side of Vengeance's head but Vengeance avoids it well.
Chaka works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Chaka 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Vengeance is trying to buck Chaka off.
Chaka throwing strikes but Vengeance manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vengeance is controlling him well.
Chaka gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vengeance knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chaka on the ground.
Chaka is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vengeance pulls his head out easily.
Chaka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Chaka regains full guard. Nicely done.
Vengeance has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chaka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vengeance would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chaka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vengeance defends well.
Chaka has a closed guard, preventing Vengeance from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaka is looking for a triangle but Vengeance pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vengeance avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vengeance wants to stand but Chaka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vengeance 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.
Chaka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance wanted to stand there but Chaka had control of the position.
Chaka has his foot on Vengeance's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vengeance works his way back into a safe position though.
Chaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chaka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vengeance can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chaka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vengeance got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chaka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vengeance has managed to get both his arms back between Chaka 's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance wants to get up but he can't break Chaka 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chaka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vengeance can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vengeance defends it easily.
Chaka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vengeance is posturing up here but Chaka has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Vengeance tries to roll out but it's too tight and Vengeance has to tap! Slick submission there by Chaka !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buan Chaka !
After winning the bout, Buan Chaka 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Reznick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Reznick is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
223 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trevor Reznick!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznick misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reznick, right into the meat.
Mahoney tries to keep at a distance but Reznick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reznick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reznick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mahoney's efforts to push away.
Reznick trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney tries to pull guard but Reznick holds him up against the cage and eventually Mahoney drops back down to his feet.
Mahoney is trying to pull guard but Reznick has him pressed against the cage.
Mahoney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Reznick as the two fighters clinch.
Mahoney is trying to pull guard but Reznick has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mahoney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznick lands a knee to the body.
Reznick throws an elbow that misses.
Mahoney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reznick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mahoney tries to pull guard but Reznick won't allow it.
Mahoney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reznick gets through Mahoney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reznick lands a right hand.
Reznick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Mahoney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahoney wants to get back to striking at distance but Reznick won't allow it.
Mahoney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reznick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reznick lands a left hand.
Reznick lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like John Mahoney has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznick lands an uppercut.
Mahoney has had enough of the clinch but Reznick keeps him there for the moment.
Reznick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reznick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mahoney or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reznick lands a big right hand that drops Mahoney! The killer instinct kicks in and Reznick finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Reznick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Reznick!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juicy Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
265 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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20
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juicy Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nigel Butler!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay throws a leg kick which misses Butler's front leg but catches the back leg as Butler tries to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jay, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butler. Jay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jay throws a leg kick but Butler sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Butler looks winded!
Jay lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jay scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jay looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Jay backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Butler's temple! It sends Butler violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Jay celebrates and the doctors try to help Butler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Juicy Jay!
A very excited looking Juicy Jay 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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