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Battlegrounds 2: Clash! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kova Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Grazie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kova Nyrkki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kova Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Grazie!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grazie moves forwards but Nyrkki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nyrkki scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Matt Grazie has been cut.
Grazie shoots for a takedown but Nyrkki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grazie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grazie rushes Nyrkki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nyrkki breaks from the clinch.
Nyrkki cracks Grazie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grazie is rocked!
Grazie leaves his chin hanging out and Nyrkki seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Grazie crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kova Nyrkki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Matsuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyung Seul Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim has chosen H.O.T. - The Castle Outsiders as his entrance music. Hyung Seul Kim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ryo Matsuda's chin.
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160 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyung Seul Kim!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim shoots in and bounces Matsuda off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kim wants to control from the top but Matsuda keeps moving.
Kim lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kim forces his way into half guard.
Kim seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matsuda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matsuda is looking to improve his position.
Kim working Matsuda over with strikes.
Matsuda actively working from the bottom here.
Matsuda is breathing heavily.
Kim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matsuda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Matsuda has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kim escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kim!
Matsuda is not content to let Kim control the position.
Matsuda taking a bit of punishment here - Kim scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.
Kim scoring with punches and elbows.
Kim is putting a hurting on Matsuda here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kim controlling the position.
Kim in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Matsuda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Matsuda regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim passes to full mount!
Matsuda is looking to improve his position but Kim isn't that keen on the idea.
Kim loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Matsuda scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kim land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kim stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hyung Seul Kim!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mako Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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213 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mako Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Hand!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Mako Yoshida has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hand, as that shot connected.
Yoshida is rocked!
Yoshida throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oh Yoshida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Hand's front leg but catches the back leg as Hand tries to avoid it.
Yoshida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yoshida seems to have got his legs back now.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Hand moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
Hand on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshida. Yoshida obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Hand's front leg but catches the back leg as Hand tries to avoid it.
Hand looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoshida wants to land a leg kick but Hand is out of range.
Hand checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hand throws a series of punches but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A leg kick checked by Hand.
Yoshida tries to score with a low kick but Hand moves his leg out of the way.
Hand checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hand lands a jab to the nose.
Hand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoshida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoshida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hand is out of range and Yoshida settles back down.
Hand throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoshida throws a leg kick but Hand sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hand to score with a decent uppercut.
Yoshida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yoshida moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hand.
Yoshida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Hand misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoshida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mako Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Hand blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida's corner calls for a 1-2. Yoshida obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hand fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hand moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshida.
Hand keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Hand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshida.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hand slips under a jab from Yoshida.
Hand chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshida can pounce on him.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mako Yoshida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mako Yoshida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hand comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoshida is looking to score with low kicks.
Hand checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hand lands with a shot to the body.
Hand lands with a nice body punch.
Yoshida throws a leg kick which misses Hand's front leg but catches the back leg as Hand tries to avoid it.
Yoshida lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hand is breathing heavily.
Yoshida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Hand ducks under and follows up with a left that Hand also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Hand misses.
Yoshida scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yoshida tries to work over Hand's front leg with a kick but Hand checks it.
Yoshida throws a head kick but Hand moves out of range.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand digs a good body shot into Yoshida's ribs.
Hand looks for a takedown but Yoshida sprawls well.
An inside leg kick from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida slips a jab and a cross from Hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshida.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Yoshida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mako Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshida is looking to slow Hand down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hand blocks the leg kick.
Dan Hand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hand throws a right and a left that Yoshida avoids nicely.
Yoshida lands a head kick that stumbles Hand and the fighters go to the mat.
Hand is rocked!
Hand wants to hit a switch here but Yoshida passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hand there!
Hand is still in real trouble! Can Yoshida finish him?
Yoshida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hand seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hand is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoshida controlling the pace for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mako Yoshida dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mako Yoshida'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Yoshida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hand to score with a decent uppercut.
Hand jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yoshida misses with a straight left.
Hand connects with the punch.
Yoshida connects with a high kick.
Yoshida has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yoshida counters with a good low kick that Hand was not able to check.
Hand swinging wilding here.
Hand throws a hook to the side of Yoshida's head but Yoshida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hand throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Yoshida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yoshida.
Hand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Yoshida.
Yoshida misses with a low kick.
Hand lands a hook that stumbles Yoshida back into the cage. Hand follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Yoshida to the canvas! Hand pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Yoshida has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan Hand!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Gart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Gart !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gart moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Whack! Gart lands a heavy head kick that drops Silva. The ref tackles Gart to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Silva was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Floyd Gart !
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